At-Sea Observer Programs

Pacific Spot Prawn

Supporting management of the commercial prawn fishery in B.C.  through a comprehensive At-Sea Observer Program collecting and reporting on biological data for prawn and incidental catch, along with gear compliance inspections.

HERRING

With design and implementation by J.O. Thomas, our Herring Fisheries At-Sea Observer Programs provide compliance coverage of fishing operations through deployment of government certified At-Sea Observers and the application of real-time electronic imagery and reporting..

SALMON

JO. Thomas provides  At-Sea Observer coverage of commercial salmon fisheries throughout coastal B.C. to monitor fishing effort, incidental catch and release of restricted species, and collect biological data and samples from the catch..