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With a mobile phone, fishery stakeholders can now find out where commercial fishing boats are located as well as the type of species these have caught.

This is possible with a Fish Landing App recently launched in the Philippines by marine scientist, Dr. Stephen Box, who presented it through a web conference from his office at the Smithsonian Marine Station at Port Pierce in Florida. He serves as the institute’s program coordinator of the Integrated Marine Planning and Conservation Tools.

The mobile app—that also includes a fisherfolk registry and vessel monitoring system—was designed for Android devices and can be used by industry stakeholders and organizations.

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