An app for fishermen to identify banned species

Ras Al Khaimah - All fishermen in the emirate will soon be trained on how to use the app correctly.

Fisherfolk in Ras Al Khaimah will now know if the fish they caught must be returned into the water - thanks to a new smart app that can detect 21 types of banned fish.
Launched by the Ras Al Khaimah Fishermen Society recently, the app is called 'Augmented Reality Measurement' and it can be easily downloaded on mobile phones and other smart devices.
"It runs even without an Internet connection, so fishermen can use it while they are out in the sea. It helps fishermen measure their catch and put the banned fish they caught back into the water," said Humaid Al Zaabi, deputy chairman of the society.
All fishermen in the emirate will soon be trained on how to use the app correctly.
Al Zaabi said that with the app, it takes only a few swipes on a smartphone screen to measure the length of a fish. "The app can capture an image or video of the fish and accurately determine its length from head to tail," he explained.

• UAE
• Ras Al Khaimah