On 16 November, SOLVIT publicly presented the Custodian project. This is the result of an international consortium led by SOLVIT, in partnership with the AIR Centre, TERINOV, Lotaçor, Docapesca, ISEL, UAVISION and the National Technical University of Norway (NTNU), funded by the EEA Grants Blue Growth Programme. Director-General for Maritime Policy, Marisa Lameiras da Silva, and Regional Secretary for the Sea and Fisheries, Manuel São João.
Presentation of the Custodian project
Nuno Cota, CEO of SOLVIT and professor at ISEL (DEETC/ISEL), stressed that ‘The current systems that exist only require vessels over 15 metres to have automatic identification systems. This system will also make it possible to identify and locate smaller vessels.’