In Toulouse, CSS provides maps of areas to avoid for dolphin conservation in Bay of Biscay

Toulouse CLS offers a solution to prevent dolphins from being accidentally caught in the Bay of Pisces. Predictive map of areas to be avoided. Over the years, thousands of Cetaceans have washed up on Atlantic beaches.

A new device could be placed to protect dolphins at Biskee Bay. This is a system of predictive maps of areas to be avoided. Model designed by Toulouse CLS. The company, which specializes in the stable management of satellite fisheries, offers the ability to define the preferred locations of dolphins almost real-time so that they do not fish in one place.

“We need to identify dolphin habitats”, Explains Christoph Vassal, director of CLS. . Same place, tuna and dolphins. “

For years, thousands of Cetaceans have been stranded on Atlantic beaches each year. Not to mention the dead at the bottom of the ocean. Most were accidentally caught by fishermen and released. In the first month of 2021, more than 400 dolphins were spotted off the coast of France.

A similar model for the protection of loggerhead turtles

C.L.S. By modeling areas favorable to dolphins, it is possible to predict that they will be in time and place with a resolution of ten days. So fishing in these places should be banned.

The Toulouse-based company has already worked on a model similar to the Pacific region. At the request of the US administration, CLSD has developed predictive software to prevent seizures.Lockerhead Nettles When fishing for swordfish from Hawaii. Since 2018, this model has made it possible to adjust the activity of fishermen and the safety of this type of turtle.

The forecast sample is ready and should be checked at Biskee Bay. This device may complement the safety measures already taken for dolphins such as installing “pinkers” and sound-repellent materials in nets. Following the formal announcement by the European Commission, the Minister of Maritime has actually devised a plan to curb accidental catches. Cameras have to be fitted on 20 boats to better understand how Cetaceans get caught in nets in some places. France captures state council of natural environment These measures are considered inadequate due to the urgency of the situation for these protected species.