Post on 04-Jul-2015
FishNETDigital Mapping Technology to Fight Coastal Threats
Shah SelbeWith support from Stanford University
and the Center for Ocean Solutions
The FishNET Solution
• An integrated, web-based
information platform
incorporating:
– Real-time user input
– Inexpensive detection
solutions
– Input from existing systems
• Aimed at stopping destructive
and/or illegal activities in our oceans
• Allows for global tracking and monitoring analytics for targeted
enforcement solutions by coastal protection organizations
cloud
A map-based, integrated data collection and management tool to
track, monitor, and analyze coastal threats
Location-specific threats have
far-reaching implications on:
• Environment
• Economy
• Marine Spatial Planning
• Human Rights
• Food Security
• Treaties and
International
Regulations
Intelligent Solutions to Location-Based
Coastal Threats are needed
Pollution &
dumping
Illegal Fishing
& Overfishing
Ecosystem
Destruction
Resource
Misuse
Trespassing &
Trafficking
Effective monitoring, control, and surveillance is the key to
eliminating these threats from harming our coasts
Intelligent Solutions to Location-Based
Coastal Threats are needed
Coastal Patrols
Untargeted and
Ineffective
Military Surveillance
Costly and lacking
coverage area
Reporting Means
Nonexistent or
bureaucratic
Poor Data Systems
Stovepipedand guarded
cloud
Governing organizations at the local-, national-,
regional- and international-levels have a clear
incentive to collaborate
Old Methods: New Approach:
FishNET Benefits
✚ Low cost and high scalability
✚ High network effects and data integrity capabilities
✚ Promotion of improved data standards for tracking ocean threats
✚ Multiple avenues of data input and reporting
✚ Prosecution tool to stop repeat offenders
✚ Utilizes existing technologies and can incorporate data feeds from developing technologies
Current Capabilities:
User and Community Input
Call-in hotline
Mobile phone SMS
integration
Smartphone app
FishNET website
APIs
Fis
hN
ET
cloud
Record:
Infraction info
Location
Time/Date
Vessel info
Including:
Pictures
Video
GPS info
Other
metadata
Crowd-sourcing of reporting expands capacity beyond coastal
enforcement organizations
Input Methods:Data Collected:System:
Current Capabilities:
Data Coordination and Integration
RFMO dataVessel Registry
VMS dataPosition Reports
LicensesNational databases
Current SystemsExisting databases
Port Inspection
Observer Reports
Catch Logs
Fis
hN
ET
MCS datacloud
• Comprehensive record based
on infraction type or vessel
– Incorporate existing legacy
systems
– Allow for input from new
systems
• Real-time visualization and
analytics for:
– Targeted patrolling
– Enforcement
– Prosecution of offenders
• Working with relevant partner
organizations to ensure
scalability, usability, and focus
Data Types:
Current Capabilities
Website built with open source
software
Incorporated public illegal
fishing blacklist records
Pilot implementations
identified with contacts
Next Steps:
• Integration of other data sources
• Verification and reputability
technologies
• Additional monitoring technologies
incorporated
• Addition of information from current
legacy systems
• Implementation plan and a directed
marketing strategy
FishNET baseline:
Risk Analysis
Risks are minimal and manageable
Development Roadmap
5-Year Technology Roadmap
FishNET Team
Shah Selbe – Focus: Founder and leader
– Career Background: Boeing Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer, Systems Architect; Engineers Without Borders Los Angeles, President
– Over 2½ years dedicated to studying tech solutions to ocean threats
– Educational background: Masters in Systems Architecture and Engineering, USC; Masters in Management Science and Engineering (in progress), Stanford University; Chemical Engineering, UC Riverside
Omeed Selbe– Focus: Operations and technology development
– Career background: International development and public sector contracting experience
– Educational background: MBA, Harvard Business School; Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley
Key Advisors:– Prof.Tom Kosnik, Stanford University Professor of entrepreneurship and
management science
– Center for Ocean Solutions, Research Partnership between Stanford University, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute to develop sustainable solutions to address ocean issues
Support and Backing
• FishNET born from Stanford Engineering graduate studies with ongoing support from advisor Prof. Tom Kosnik
• Support from notable ocean-conservation orgs
– Center for Ocean Solutions
– Environmental Defense Fund
– Pew Environment Group
• Sustainability competition honors:
– Buckminster Fuller Challenge, Semifinalist
– Katerva Award, nomination in Protected Areas
– Savannah Ocean Exchange, Finalist
• Ushahidi open-source mapping tool
utilized for initial development
Strong support networks provide regular feedback and advice to
ensure a realistic and high-impact solution
Shaping the Future of our Coasts
Information
Crowdsourcing
Collaboration
System Builders
Environmental
• Key to sustainable management
• Major enabler of illegal activities when absent
• Communication technologies are changing the world
• Give a voice to
• Leverage data management with current technology capabilities
• Strong network effects
• Reimagine legacy systems
• Assembling heterogeneous elements in new ways
• Document the tragedy of the commons in our oceans
• Advocacy and protection
The Time is Now
• Ocean ecosystems in a fragile state and must be protected now
• Increased monitoring capacity will give us
– Better control over the sustainability of our fisheries
– Smarter decisions about fishing quotas
– Quantifiable assessment of our ocean’s state of health
• Improved access to technology allows for greater data gathering and tracking
• Network effects can reduce data collection cost and increase data quality to all participating organizations
• Increased traceability and stakeholder engagement helps communicate the issue and foster environmental stewardship
Maintaining environmental sustainability, improving economic livelihoods,
promoting food security, and filling in critical information gaps
Thank You