Vanuatu Fisheries Department · Smart Fishers
Start as a fisher.
Pilot · Tafea landings
Registration is not a form. It is the first time the country can see the fisher.
Pain points, dressed
- One Hub. Landings, cases and CBFM sit together.Dresses: Fragmented records
- The landing is on the officer desk the same morning.Dresses: Late visibility
- Electronic Monitoring names the fish, the colour and the kilograms.Dresses: Guesswork at the scale
- Every observation has a case number and a close.Dresses: Lost MCS follow-up
- Fair weight, grade by colour, proof of landing. The buyer sees the same fish.Dresses: What’s in it for the fisher?
- Tabu is a drawn line. The monthly letter sits on the same phone.Dresses: Spoken tabu, paper news
- Vanuatu-controlled Hub. Classified marts only.Dresses: Unclear data ownership
Fishers register with consent. Landing, Electronic Monitoring, drawn tabu, monthly letter and MCS cases feed a Vanuatu-controlled Fisheries Data Hub. Classified marts only.
How they begin
Step one to complete.
Step 1 of 6
Open Smart Fishers
Welcome · Country mo Gavman I stap wetem you
Download or receive the app from the officer. Choose Bislama or clear English. Work offline at the landing.
After registration the fisher logs landings, sees the tabu on Sea, reads the monthly letter and community CBFM rules. VFD dashboards watch catch, compliance and food security.