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Small-scale fishermen turn to apps and AI to tackle climate change

Small-scale fishermen turn to apps and AI to tackle climate change

MICHAEL TAYLOR FROM weather-predicting apps to using artificial intelligence to monitor the fish they catch, small-scale fishermen and coastal communities are increasingly turning to digital tools to help them be more sustainable and tackle climate change. Overfishing and illegal fishing by commercial vessels inflict significant damage on fisheries and the environment, and take food and jobs from millions of people in coastal communities who rely on fishing, environmental groups say. In addition, climate change affects small-scale fishermen - who account for about 90% of the world's capture fishermen and fish workers - include fish moving to new areas in search of cooler…
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