Fishing Tracking

Regulatory fishing tracking is a system enforced by authorities to monitor fishing activities, ensuring sustainable practices and compliance with laws to prevent overfishing, illegal catch, and habitat destruction, using technologies like GPS and satellite communication to report locations and catch data in real-time.

Regulatory Fishing Made Easy

The preservation and safeguarding of the marine environment rank as a top priority in governmental agendas and strategic planning efforts worldwide. In addition to their commitment to promoting responsible fishing practices and combating illegal fishing activities, both local and national governments are increasingly emphasizing the implementation of enhanced regulatory measures to ensure the safety and well-being of crew members at sea. This heightened focus also extends to monitoring access to protected ecological zones and exclusive economic zones (EEZ).

The provision of dedicated onboard satellite communication (satcom) connectivity plays a pivotal role in empowering the fishing industry. It facilitates access to precise real-time meteorological updates, enables the use of intelligent applications for fish catch reporting, offers cost-effective ship-to-shore and shore-to-ship communication channels, and streamlines data collection processes. Unitgate Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with regulations, enhancing maritime security, and fostering sustainable fisheries management.

Unitgate VMS boasts an advanced alert mechanism, enabling timely responses to potential issues. It also offers robust vessel tracking capabilities for both local and foreign vessels, contributing to improved fuel consumption management and optimized labor hours. Moreover, the system includes an integrated vessel registry and comprehensive historical data analysis features, providing valuable insights and facilitating informed decision-making within the maritime industry.

Inexpensive Satellite Tracking

Satellite tracking is normally pretty expensive linked to sending over satellite networks and ontop is the price for installation and tracking devices typically plus 1000 USD – Our Unitgate Tracker unit are build based on 100% standard technologies and using inexpensive hardware. Making it the most inexpensive satellite tracking terminal on the market.

Unitgate Tracker offer all needed functionality, allowing frequent reporting geofensing, as well as highly compressed location transfer that only use 10bytes across the satellite, it is fully remote managable and offer OTA software management, local wifi connectivity and much more.

End to End - Real time access

Unitgate is in combination with Unity the only VMS solution that are fully end to end integrated with the satellite networks offering real time provisioning, billing and monitoring in real time. In the case of abnormal traffic patterns will Unity automatically suspend the given terminal to prevent the fishing boat from getting large unwanted charges.

Power management - Battery

Power management take place in external box that handle 7-35 volt input and allow basically any size of battery backup solution flexible add 1, 2, 3 or 4 batteries to offer extrem long power backup for Unitgate Tracking device, this solution also easily allow batteries to be swapped when ever needed and with standard 18650 batteries.

Super Easy installation

Tracker is connected using an inexpensive and easy to install coax cable -making it possible to even reuse already installed coax cables. Connection is done with a standard TNC connector that allow installation staff to fast be adding the terminal.

Tracker Functionality

Vessel Tracking: The terminal provide real-time tracking and monitoring of fishing vessels 10 bytes format, allowing authorities to know the location and movement of each vessel within the designated fishing zones.
Geofencing: It support the creation of geographical boundaries or geofences to define protected areas, exclusive economic zones (EEZs), or other restricted zones, triggering alerts when vessels enter or exit these areas.
Alerts and Notifications: The terminal should have an alert mechanism to notify authorities of any unusual or non-compliant vessel behavior, such as unauthorized entry into protected zones, suspicious activities, or equipment malfunction.
Compliance Reporting: It should enable fishing vessels to submit electronic catch reports and other regulatory compliance documentation, reducing paperwork and ensuring accurate data collection.
Weather and Environmental Data: The terminal may provide access to real-time weather and environmental data to help vessels make informed decisions and avoid adverse conditions.
Communication: It should offer reliable two-way communication between fishing vessels and authorities, facilitating emergency responses, safety communications, and information exchange.
Remote Control and Shutdown: In some cases, the terminal may allow authorities to remotely control or shut down non-compliant vessels to enforce regulations.
Data Storage and Analysis: The system should store historical data, enabling comprehensive analysis of fishing activities over time, which can aid in fisheries management and policy development.
Integration: It should be compatible with other systems, databases, or software used by regulatory agencies for seamless data exchange and analysis.
User-friendly Interface: A user-friendly interface is crucial to make the system accessible and manageable for both authorities and fishing vessel operators.
Security: Robust security measures should be in place to protect data and prevent unauthorized access to the tracking system.
Scalability: The terminal should be scalable to accommodate a growing number of vessels and evolving regulatory requirements.
Battery Management: For terminals on fishing vessels, efficient power management is essential to ensure continuous operation without draining vessel batteries.
Reporting and Compliance Dashboard: It should provide authorities with a centralized dashboard for monitoring multiple vessels and assessing compliance status at a glance.
Integration with AIS (Automatic Identification System): Many fishing vessel tracking terminals integrate with AIS data to enhance vessel tracking accuracy and reliability.
Remote Software Updates: The ability to remotely update the terminal’s software ensures that it remains up-to-date with the latest features and security patches.
Customization: The terminal should allow for customization to meet specific regulatory requirements and adapt to changing industry needs.
Data Privacy: It must comply with data privacy and protection regulations to safeguard sensitive information.