date:Jun 11, 2012
nderwater light and a laser scaling system to assess the size of objects recorded by the cameras. The initial trial was carried out on the 38 ft Panther, skippered by Peter Nicholas, based at Burry Port in Wales.
It is a legal requirement to monitor and report on the condition of MPAs. This is currently the responsibility of Natural England who would normally employ external marine consultants to do this. The alternative we are investigating here is to see how fishermen could be involved in the