S3C delivered another 75 AngelFish vessel tracker and emergency beacons to its Madagascan partner Ibonia for installation on fishing vessels. Part of the UKSA IPP programme, S3C and Spire Maritime are proud to work towards increased safety for Malagasy fishers.

S3C’s AngelFish is proven as a cornerstone technology for enabling subsistence fishermen to join the Hook-to-Cook economy. The MESA Discovery Phase Project was conducted in Mauritius from November 2020 until April 2021, funded by Demonstrate Impact in Developing Countries Programme, which is part of the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).

Five governmental agencies and a rainy start. This is the story of how, within the scope of a single trial, five Madagascan government entities aligned and came out in strong support for an operational deployment of the combined system of AngelFish trackers and Spire Marine’s exactTrax™ services.

The human faces of an IUU disaster. Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing is a global US$23 billion per year problem and with one fifth of the global catch originating from IUU, all consumers across the world are linked to this tragedy. None of us can plead ignorance. We need to find the chilling balance between today’s hunger and tomorrow’s fish stocks.

The anchovy has always formed the historic economic base for Zanzibar’s fishing sector. However, growing this industry to supply an international market comes with a host of challenges. Potential offset markets require certification systems to be put in place; certain food safety requirements needs to be ensured and documentation has to be presented proving sustainability, to name just but a few.