Fishing Catches: Computer Software

(asked on 9th February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the fishing catch records service is effective.


This question was answered on 23rd February 2021

To date, over 80% of invited vessels have registered on the under 10 metre catch recording application and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) continues to engage with industry and provide support during its roll-out across the fleet.

Before launching the app, significant amounts of user research was undertaken and fishers were directly involved in testing a prototype of the app. This feedback was used to develop the service and its functionality before launching it externally.

The MMO is also committed to continuous improvement and based on feedback from those using the app has already improved its functionality and made additional system improvements. This has included increasing the number of ports available within the app, the ability to record weights of fish lower than 1kg and allowing catch to be landed and then weighed on a stable platform prior to being moved for onward sale.

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