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Written question asked by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Thursday, 11 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 March 2021. It was answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative) on Friday, 19 March 2021 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Fishing Catches: Software

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at what stage of development is the Catch App catch monitoring system.

Answer

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) led catch recording application currently remains in a ‘public beta’ phase, which includes a rollout of the service to the fishing sector. During this phase the MMO has published information, advice and guidance to provide support to all users. Current figures indicate over 80% of the active under 10 metre fleet have adopted the new recording method with over 80,000 catch records successfully submitted.

The MMO remains committed to continuous improvement based on feedback from stakeholders to improve the app’s functionality and since launching the app this feedback has helped inform additional system improvements. This has included increasing the number of ports available within the app and the ability to record weights of fish lower than 1kg.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
167313
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Software Fishing catches
Link
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