geospatial position reporting and electronic catch and activity reporting is expected to be introduced on all commercial fishing vessels starting on october video monitoring will be phasedin starting from october primary factors driving trawl innovation include reducing bycatch of undersized fish reducing the quantity of unwanted fish and enabling fishers to derive maximum benefit from their catch by improving catch quality existing commercial fishing regulations relating to use of trawl nets are prescriptive and there is currently no means for fishers to use alternative trawl gear