Friday, July 19, 2024

Turning the page on paper logbooks

The International Pacific Halibut Commission has launched a trial of electronic logbooks in Alaska.

The commission distributed tablets to several vessel captains to record fishing activity normally put down in paper logbooks.

Here's a press release with further details.

2 comments:

Deckboss said...

Here's my main question: What is the cost to fishermen of electronic logbooks versus paper logbooks?

Anonymous said...

IPHC was giving away iPads with the program loaded on them and a stand. So, no cost to the fishermen now. There is no reason they can't make the logbook app compatible with a phone.