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Sustainable Fisheries with SATHOAN: Lines in the Water, Data on the Map

SATHOAN leads the way in sustainable fisheries, blending tradition, digital tools, and science to support small-scale Mediterranean fishers.

UNOC 2025 Side Event: Supporting and Modernizing Small-Scale Fisheries

Join us at UNOC 2025 for an event on modernizing small-scale fisheries and solutions for sustainability, traceability, and resilience.

A New Milestone in Fisheries Monitoring!

On March 18, Kinéis and RocketLab successfully completed their mission, launching the final satellites of the Kinéis constellation into orbit. This now fully operational network of 25 nanosatellites marks a new era for maritime IoT connectivity.

Second Successful Launch of Kinéis IoT Satellites: What This Means for NEMO

The second batch of five nanosatellites are now in orbit and will begin offering enhanced global connectivity integrated in our VMS.

1,200 NEMOs sold in England: CLS supports inshore and artisanal fisheries

The CLS NEMO beacon has been certified by MMO to meet the needs of the inshore fishing vessels in the United Kingdom.

Oman Fisheries Authorities and CLS: A 22-Year Partnership for Sustainable Fisheries Management

For 22 years, Oman’s fisheries authorities, Middle East Scientific Equipment Corporation LLC and CLS have collaborated.

The crucial role of marine ecosystem modelling and CLS expertise, exposed at AMEMR 2024 Conference

At CLS, our dedicated team of marine and fisheries scientists is at the forefront of marine ecosystem modelling, a crucial field for understanding and predicting the future conditions of our oceans.

Empowering Small-Scale Fisheries worldwide, through a strong network of resellers

Small-scale fisheries play a critical role in the global fishing industry, sustaining over 90% of the world’s fishermen and contributing approximately 50% of the global fish catches. These fisheries are essential for food security, providing livelihoods for millions of people and supporting local economies.

NEMO Transmitter Boosts its Performance with First Successfull Launch of Kinéis IoT Satellites

The NEMO transmitter, a VMS (Vessel Monitoring System) for the monitoring and regulatory management of small-scale and inshore fishing vessels, has seen its performance improved thanks to the launch of the first five Kinéis satellites connecting our NEMO transmitters.

Sustainability and innovations in the tuna industry: CLS showcases its fisheries solutions at 18th INFOFISH exhibition

The 18th INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference & Exhibition held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 20-22nd May 2024, bring together leading speakers and experts from the global tuna industry, to address global challenges and advancing sustainable solutions for tuna stock.

Monitoring human activities at sea: CLS solutions presented at IDDRI

Tracking, controlling and monitoring fishing activities for sustainable oceans.
With this in mind, we were delighted to welcome a delegation from IDDRI (Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales) to our corporate headquarters on May 13.

Irish Authorities Rely on CLS for Surveillance and Tracking of Their Fishing Fleet

The TRITON ADVANCED VMS was chosen by the Irish fishing authorities to equip 280 vessels, ensuring comprehensive and reliable coverage of the Irish fishing fleet.

Battling ghost fishing in the Indian Ocean: discover how CLS NAOS beacon help track fishing gear

Ghost fishing is a significant threat to marine life and ecosystems worldwide. Lost or discarded fishing gear can remain active in the ocean for years, continuing to entangle and ensnare marine animals.

CLS, Sciaena and ANP|WWF Portugal, side by side to monitor Portuguese artisanal fishing in the frame of the European Fish-X project

CLS, Sciaena and ANP|WWF Portugal are working together to deploy the NEMO beacon in Portugal in the frame of the European Fish-X project.

CLS Develops a New Numerical Model to Study Krill in Antarctica

Wolrd Ocean Day: How CLS prevents oceanic plastic pollution with its ghost tracking device thanks to the NAOS beacon.

World Ocean Day: The CLS solution in ghost fishing tracking device to prevent oceanic plastic pollution

Wolrd Ocean Day: How CLS prevents oceanic plastic pollution with its ghost tracking device thanks to the NAOS beacon.

World Tuna Day: How habitat maps developped by CLS experts can help protect the ressources

Habitat Maps provide information about the habitats of adult tuna species and the areas with the highest risk of juvenile tuna presence.

Galapagos Day: CLS involved in monitoring the Galapagos Marine Protected Area

CLS is involved in the protection of the Galapagos National Park. 13 years of partnership to protect the Galapagos Marine Protected Area.

Expert testimony: climate change and redistribution of commercial fish populations

Meet Laurène, one of our experts at CLS, who modelize marine ecosystems, and has been studying the impact of climate change on fish stocks.

Easy to use, partner of your safety and your compliancy: discover our VMS NEMO

NEMO is the only end-to-end system specifically designed by fisheries experts, and the VMS with the best price of the market.

CLS NEMO transmitter registered on the list of I-VMS type approved devices for under 12 metre English vessels

CLS’ NEMO transmitter is registered on the List of iVMS type approved devices for under 12 metre English vessels.

World Tuna Day: SPC, CLS and Mercator-Ocean International join forces to model the impact of climate change on Pacific tuna resources

A collaboration agreement has just been signed between SPC, CLS and Mercator Ocean International to continue improving the SEAPODYM model.

NAGIS Project in Vietnam

NAGIS-FASEP is a study led by CLS whose objective is to provide a prototype GIS for aquaculture management for a Vietnamese Ministry.

New regulation in the Gulf Of Mexico

CLS’ NEMO EMTU-C configuration has been type-approved by NOAA and NMFS for recreational charter-fishing vessels in the Gulf of Mexico.

Oman Sultanate trusts CLS to develop a more sustainable fisheries industry

Small-scale fisheries sustain more than 90% of the world’s fishermen and are estimated to take about 50% of global fish catches.

STARFISH 4.0 Project – Space & Traditional Fisheries: Greece Experience

Starfish 4.0 is one of the 5 award winning projects as selected by the WestMED Initiative in November 2021.

One Ocean Summit: 55 million traditional fishermen on the scales

Small-scale fisheries sustain more than 90% of the world’s fishermen and are estimated to take about 50% of global fish catches.

The Fight to Slow the Global Fish Crash Has a Big Problem

As fish populations plummet, a huge swath of the fishing industry goes unmonitored, hampering conservation.

Gabon, World Leader in the Management of its Artisanal Fisheries, relies on CLS

Gabon launched on July 2nd the national program to equip artisanal maritime fishing vessels with satellite technology based on NEMO.

Albania Chooses CLS’ Triton VMS & THEMIS Fisheries Monitoring Platform for its Commercial Fleet

CLS won an open tender to be the exclusive provider of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) services and FMC software for Albania’s commercial fisheries. The call was issued by Albania’s Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Protecting and Monitoring Small-Scale Fisheries

Changes are needed in monitoring small-scale fish fisheries, to adapt to their needs. This article appeared in Infofish magazine.

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) relies on CLS’s solutions

CLS is pleased to announce that the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has chosen a CLS solution to evaluate the functionalities of a regional Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) integrating industrial and artisanal fleets.

CLS Response to COVID-19

In an unprecedented context, France has had to take strict measures once again to protect its citizens. CLS is committed to providing its full support in the fight against the spread of the virus.

Peru: Leading the Way in Sustainable Fisheries Management for 20 Years

How Peru uses VMS, satellite tracking, and e-logbooks to manage resources and preserve their fishing industry.

ISO9001 and ISO27001 certifications at CLS

What are these standards and why make sure your fisheries services provider has them? CLS holds both strategic ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications, building trust and confidence with our clients and partners.

Big Data: the Future of Sustainable Fisheries

Sustainable fisheries face a significant challenge – data management. The future of fisheries depends on advanced Big Data analytics.

VMS or AIS for Sustainable Fisheries Management?

There has been discussion across the industry about adapting AIS for fisheries monitoring. Increasingly AIS is seen as a transparent and freely available tool and as a result fishermen and companies are questioning why they should have a separate VMS.

Supporting Small-Scale Fishing, Fighting against Plastic Waste: Groundbreaking Innovations

Monitor fishing gear, prevent accidental loss of nets, fight against plastics in the ocean, and generally help those involved in professional fishing to manage the maritime domain sustainably—those are the benefits of a new set of innovations to track and recover lost fishing gear at sea.

Myanmar Selects Triton Vessel Monitoring System

A new vessel monitoring system (VMS) program will help Myanmar reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and protect the sovereignty of its EEZ.

Fighting Illegal Fishing: We Need to Focus on the Unregulated

Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing all seriously impact the sustainable management of fishing.

Can the Deep Ocean be Harvested Sustainably or Not?

Researchers are studying if mesopelagic fisheries can be exploited sustainably. There have been some calls to start exploiting these resources, but first we must investigate whether it can be done safely and sustainably or not.

CLS Helps Rescue Hijacked Fishing Vessel

A fishing vessel hijacked off the coast of West Africa, tracked and rescued with the help of CLS Operations.

How is Climate Change Affecting Tuna Fish Stocks?

Most models to assess tuna populations have been largely based on catch report data, but climate change also affects the fish and their location. With a new method developed by scientists at CLS, working with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), it is now possible to forecast changes in stocks.

The Congo Sets up a New Fisheries Monitoring Center

The Congo Scales up its Sustainable Fisheries Management. The Ministry of Fisheries is creating a new Fisheries Monitoring Center and has chosen CLS, the global leader, as its provider.

The Next Generation of ARGOS Takes Off

Kinéis, the spin-off company created by CLS and the French Space Agency to manage the next generation of the Argos system, has just raised 100 million Euros.

Ireland Chooses CLS’ Vessel Monitoring System

CLS won an open tender to be the exclusive provider of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) services for Irish commercial fisheries. The tender was issued by Ireland’s Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA).

Managing Small-Scale Fisheries Needs a New Approach

Undercurrent News recently interviewed Michel Dejean, head of CLS Fisheries, about the needs of small-scale fisheries management.

CLS Celebrates 30 Years of Sustainable Fisheries

30 years ago, the UN asked CLS to fit satellite transmitters to fishing vessels—the beginnings of vessel monitoring systems.

STARFISH 4.0 Wins EU Blue Economy Grant to Trial Innovative Technology for Small-Scale Fishers

CLS, APC and ERC are thrilled to announce that our STARFISH 4.0 project is one of 26 sustainable Blue Economy projects selected by the EMFF.

Patrick Lehodey from CLS Wins the ‘Star of Europe’ Award

On December 10 in Paris, Patrick Lehodey, head of the Marine Ecosystems Modelling team at CLS, was awarded the 2019 Étoiles de l’Europe prize.

How will Climate Change affect Marine Life?

Climate change will affect marine life. What are the critical thresholds beyond which they cannot adapt? How can we limit the damage?

Predators, Prey, and the Carbon Cycle in the Southern Ocean

A recent article highlighted CLS Fisheries’ work to understand the deep layers of the ocean, critical to the Earth’s carbon cycle and the marine ecosystem.

Understanding the Ocean Food Chain: New Tool for Copernicus Marine Monitoring

This month, the Seapodym team delivered a global zooplankton and micronekton model-based product to the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service.

Production Underway for Kinéis: The New Nanosatellite Constellation with the Next Generation of Argos

Production is underway on the new constellation of 25 nanosatellites called Kinéis, with the next generation of Argos instruments onboard.

Sustainable Fisheries? The Economist Asked Our Experts

An Intelligence Unit report by The Economist on Ocean Sustainability Case Studies, citing CLS’ INDESO project in Indonesia.

Celebrating Vietnam Fisheries: CLS a Key Partner

The 60th anniversary of Vietnam fisheries celebrated in March 2019. CLS Vietnam presented our world-class Triton VMS transponder and value-added services.

Satellite Observation for Aquaculture: Bangladesh

(Image from ESA-Sentinel-2. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2018]) Earth Observation for Aquaculture Inventories: Bangladesh  In the south-western region of Bangladesh, aquaculture plays a significant role in food production and is crucial to local economies. A few decades ago most of the lands in this region were used for agriculture, especially for paddy cultivation using

Fighting IUU: The Congo Relies on CLS Fisheries

CLS supports the Congo in its fight againt illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, as ministers re-activate their monitoring systems.

New THEMIS: Fisheries Intelligence from the World’s No1 FMC Provider

A new version of our THEMIS fisheries monitoring software now available with a catch analytics module. All the information you need now visible on one map.

Kineis, a unique constellation

KINÉIS, a new major player in French NewSpace, launches the first European constellation of nanosatellites and democratizes access to global connectivity (IoT).