said Maldives Fisheries Minister<\/em> Zaha Waheed. \u201dIt puts the maritime broadband infrastructure in place to monitor and manage operations, but also to support the welfare of those working at sea. In doing so, we have chosen technology that is reliable, scalable, progressive, cost efficient and easy to use, and a group of partners with the track records to instil confidence. Successful implementation of the project would also mean that Maldives fulfil and go beyond the requirements established through the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Najib Khan, Ooredoo Maldives, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, said: \u201cWe placed high importance in onboarding partners that share our values of bringing new socio-economic progress to societies through innovative technologies. The Fleet One Vessel Monitoring System ensures seamless monitoring of fishing vessels for owners and the regulator, and enables new opportunities for the crew, while assuring their safety onboard. We look forward to seeing the progression of the fisheries industry in the Maldives, supported by this project.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Eric Griffin, VP of Offshore and Fishing, Inmarsat Maritime said: \u201cThis is another significant government-level endorsement of Fleet One\u2019s reliability as a vessel monitoring system platform that will also deliver extensive benefits for welfare and operational efficiency in a price-sensitive market. The platform can also provide safety add-ons such as weather monitoring and I expect word of mouth to play a significant role where data service uptake is concerned. Instant messaging will initially drive greater use as crew that are out of range of terrestrial networks stay in touch with friends and family or exchange information on fishing stocks.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Meenal Rao, Regional Sales Manager APAC Maritime at Cobham SATCOM, said: \u201cThe Ministry shares our aspiration to protect and enhance the sustainability of the marine environment, and we\u2019re pleased to be able to support the Maldives\u2019 fishing fleet in achieving this through providing connectivity that will enable each vessel to protect, monitor, and enhance the rapidly changing marine environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Jeff Douglas, Chief Executive Officer, Integrated Monitoring, commented: \u201cThe scope of this project will resonate wherever fisheries administrations seek progress on sustainability and crew welfare at scale and in an integrated way. Fleet One is over twenty times faster than traditional Vessel Monitoring Systems. For the first time, it will support crew chat, mobile banking and live video monitoring to the small and mid-sized fisheries segment.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Integrated Monitoring is also providing Monitor \u2013 a cloud hosted platform for GPS Tracking, Catch Reporting and Electronic Video Monitoring \u2013 to the Ministry of Agriculture\u00a0and Fisheries for use within their Fisheries Monitoring Center in Mal\u00e9.<\/p>\n
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