Report of the SCRS Sub-Group on Electronic Monitoring Systems (EMS) & other meeting documents

Note that documents in French & Spanish can be found by following the hyperlink. Four documents from the meeting are attached here. Notes from the summary report follow:

SCRS Technical Sub-group on EMS - Background

In 2019 ICCAT, established Recs 19-02 and 19-05 (pertaining to tropical tunas and billfishes):
The Permanent Working Group for the Improvement of ICCAT Statistics and Conservation Measures (PWG), in cooperation with
the SCRS, shall work to develop recommendations on the following issues for consideration at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the
Commission:
a) Minimum standard for an electronic monitoring system such as:
(i) the minimum specification of the recording equipment (e.g., resolution, recording time capacity, data storage type, data
protection)
(ii) the number of cameras to be installed at which points on board
b) What shall be recorded
c) Data analysis standards (e.g., converting video footage into actionable data by the use of artificial intelligence)
d) Data to be analyzed (e.g., species, length, estimated weight, fishing operation details)
e) Reporting format to the Secretariat