BREVIUS

Estimates show the world's Oceans may be fishless by 2048 and unmonitored and irresponsible fishing practices are the major culprits behind this potential disaster. Small Scale Fisheries (SSF) fleets, which account for 80% of the entire EU fishing fleet are currently completely unmonitored. In addition, large numbers of fishing gear are lost/abandoned and cannot be tracked for retrieval neither can ownership be traced. These "ghost" nets, often nearly invisible in the dim light, gets caught on a rocky reef or drift in the open sea. This fishing gear causes pollution and is a hazard to marine animals and sea vessels. Brevius is a system consisting of a hydro-acoustic transmitter (pinger or tag), hydro-acoustic receiver buoys with near real-time communication capability based on cellular mobile and satellite networks, and cloud services providing data aggregation, analysis, and delivery. The hydro-acoustic tag is securely attached to fishing gear (nets). The buoy is also attached to the..