West Coast Processors Partner on Electronic Monitoring Pilot to Cut Compliance Costs
The West Coast Seafood Processors Association has partnered with AIS Inc. on a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-funded project to test electronic monitoring systems at processing facilities, potentially reducing the "significant cost drivers" associated with current 100% shoreside monitoring requirements.
The pilot will deploy camera systems, AI-assisted species identification, and automated data capture at participating groundfish and Pacific hake processing plants in Washington, Oregon, and California.
"For processors, monitoring isn't optional—we're effectively operating under 200% monitoring in the groundfish fishery...
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