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Innovation ID269
Version ID85
Innovation TitleBig data technology and system to improve small-scale fisheries management
Innovation description A digital catch documentation system combined with tamper-proof, solar powered trackers (developed by partner Pelagic Data Systems) provides near real-time small-scale fisheries production and effort information to government fisheries managers on a decision dashboard using open-source software.
Reporting Staff Alexander Tilley (WorldFish)
Year (Reporting)2018
Reporting statusDraft
Innovation TypeResearch and Communication Methodologies and Tools

Stage reached

Stage of InnovationStage 1: discovery/proof of concept
Year (Stage)2018
Stage DescriptionPiloted in Timor-Leste with one year trials of trackers complete on 80 boats. This is now being scaled up to ~300 boats Timor-Leste wide in 2019 with interest to scale in Bangladesh and other sites. Winner of the Big Data Platform's Inspire Challenge 2018.
Has a lead organizationyes
Lead OrganizationWorldFish
Top 5 contributorsBioversity International; ; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture; Bioversity International

Contributions and mapping

All partners
Main CGIAR portfolio CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems
Flagship project FP2-Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries
Cluster FP2-1-Resilient coastal fisheries
Other CGIAR portfolios-Flagships-Clusters

Scope

Geographic scopeNational
Regions
CountriesTimor-Leste

Targeted outcomes

Main Sub-IDO Enhanced institutional capacity of partner research organizations
Other Sub-IDO More productive and equitable management of natural resources
Other Sub-IDO

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Outcome Impact Case
Policy