The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to share the tremendous progress made on three projects that aim to improve the rate and quality of data collection for commercial ocean fishing and law enforcement.
The Marine Logs System (MLS) includes a web-based app that allows commercial fishing passenger vessel (CPFV, or party/charter boat) operators to record and submit fishing data to CDFW electronically. Using a portable Internet-enabled device such as a tablet or smartphone, party boat operators can record fishing data in real time, even without an Internet connection, and then submit the information electronically to CDFW at the conclusion of their fishing trip…