Project description DEENESFRITPL Smart sensors to save fish populations Sustainable fishing ensures that fisheries continue to thrive. While efforts have been made to ensure fish populations do not decline over time, marine resources are still not being exploited sustainably. This has resulted in seabed destruction, by-catch & by-mortality, ghost fishing and plastic pollution. The EU-funded SUNFISH project will develop a sustainable, cost-effective and passive fishing concept that sustains responsible and rational fish capture based on technical, scientific, social and economic information. InnoCatch uses collapsible and stackable trap technology fitted with sensors to monitor fish in the trap and collect other data such as geolocation, depth and temperature. It will reduce by-catch levels by 75 % and practically eliminate by-mortality, seabed destruction and ghost fishing. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Despite the social and economic importance of fisheries, attempts to exploit marine resources in a sustainable manner have been largely unsuccessful, leading to widespread concerns about fishing impacts, such as: seabed destruction, bycatch & by-mortality, ghost fishing, plastic pollution, fuel consumption, etc. Therefore, there is a clear need and business opportunity (€2.1Bn market value, CAGR 4,5%) for more sustainable fishing methods that are able to keep in mind that fishing is an economic activity that can only exist if it is profitable. With the SUNFISH project, Innomar aims to pursue this huge market opportunity by bringing to market a ground-breaking, sustainable, cost-effective and passive fishing concept – InnoCatch – that sustains its responsible and rational fish capture on technical, scientific, social and economic information, while keeping in mind maximum profit.InnoCatch uses a proprietary, collapsible and stackable trap-technology that will use sensors to monitor the fish in the trap and collect other data such as geolocation, depth, salinity, and temperature. InnoCatch uses, preferentially, a light attractant to passively and selectively attract fish without bait. Due to its design and passive nature, InnoCatch will reduce in 75% the bycatch levels, and virtually eliminating by-mortality, seabed destruction and ghost fishing. Moreover, the fish can swim relaxed in the traps until the catch is collected, resulting in a product with high quality and value but also in fish wellbeing. The data collected by the sensors will allow fishermen to access to real-time information in the trap and help him to maximise their ecological and fishing efficiency, by avoiding “hit and miss” or non-productive trips.With both the grant and equity contributions from EIC Accelerator, SUNFISH project will further differentiate Innomar among competitors positioning Innomar as leading supplier (through sales and leasing model) of sustainable fishing gear market. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheriesengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Keywords Sustainable fishing profitable fishing biodiversity preservation sustainable food system fair food system Programme(s) H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges Main Programme H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Topic(s) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2020-4 - H2020-EIC Accelerator pilot –SME Instrument - Green Deal Call for proposal H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-4 Funding Scheme SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2 Coordinator INNOMAR AS Net EU contribution € 2 414 825,00 Address BARK SILAS VEI 5 4870 Fevik Norway See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Norge Agder og Sør-Østlandet Agder Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 3 449 750,00
