Fish-X Project Objectives
DataSpace (Digital Tools)
The Fish-X Project will primarily develop a Fisheries’ Dataspace (Fish-X) and an Insight Platform that is based on smart orchestrated architecture and open interoperable technology via Gaia-X. The dataspace and platform will allow users to utilize the data for improved fishing methods and protected endangered fish species. Moreover, the project also targets to streamlining the Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) Processes to support the implementation of Common Fisheries Policies (CFP). The project also brings together different stakeholders like large to small scale fisheries, fishermen associations, regulators, relevant ministries, and decisionmakers, to participate in the consultative process of developing and refining new technologies in view of the changes and revisions in CFP.
Fish-X Insight platform
Effective tool to reach to the special insights
The insight platform will be the most effective tool to reach to the special insights by analysing the data and reading the different patterns of fisheries. The insight platform will be developed, using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Technologies, with simple user interface and based on marine charts to analyse the fishing patterns and host the fisheries data.
- Special insights by analysing data
- Using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Technologies
- Simple user interface
Fish-X Traceability Application
Efficient traceability of vessels and fisheries
Fish-X Traceability Application is meant for the Small-scale Fisheries (SSF) that will help traceability of vessels and fisheries and will also support in identification of the data, collect and verify it, and make it usable for the stakeholders to draw analysis.
It will focus on better traceability of fisheries’ products; integration of historic open and satellite data into the Dataspace to aid in generating insights; making the Dataspace a hub for applications in fisheries enabling; and ensuring the Dataspace and related hardware technologies optimise fishing operations and support a sustainable management of marine biological resources.
- Vessels and fisheries are effectively traceable
- Usable for the stakeholders to draw analysis
- Integration of historic open data and satellite data
Fish-X Use Cases
Use Case
Targeting Marine Basins for different technologies with local fishers and local partners and test existing fisheries digitisation initiatives such as those deployed by the National Marine Research Lab (IPMA) in Portugal that can ease the introduction of the technologies to be tested and build trust with local fisheries communities.
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Use Case
Monitor compliance with new fisheries regulations in Atlantic fisheries from Portuguese and/or Spanish communities. New regulations may include VMS, electronic logbook, landing declaration, VMS tracks anonymized, verification of consistence between landings and fishing effort Met-ocean and cetacean distribution maps for integration of monitoring and testing data into the Insight Platform.
Use Case
In Baltic Fisheries, target German and Danish Ports to focus on traceability and promote acceptance by industrial fishers for the Traceability Application. Undertake monitoring on compliance with new fisheries regulations (VMS tracks anonymized, electronic logbook, landing declarations), and take feedback, analyse catch details and fish storage onboard the vessel, entered through the Traceability Application.
Fish-X Project Structure
In a nutshell, the project will develop a technology roadmap and sets of interoperable software and digital tools to undertake a credible pathway to fair, healthy, safe, climate-and-environment‑friendly, resilient fisheries’ system from primary production to consumption, ensuring food and nutrition security for all.
