Archipelago

Fleet-wide #electronicmonitoring has traditionally been cost-prohibitive for many fisheries. FishVue LIME was built to change that. In our latest video, we share real-world results from three years of LIME operations in the California and Washington State Dungeness crab fisheries, from the cost per vessel to the 1.5 billion measurements collected during the 2025 season and what that data means for fishers on the water. Three years of results in under three minutes. Check it out!

Exciting news: Archipelago received the Innovative Excellence Award for Software at this year’s @viatec Awards for the FishVue AI platform. For those unfamiliar, FishVue AI is our answer to a problem the fisheries monitoring industry has been working around for years. Reviewing electronic monitoring footage is slow, expensive, and labor-intensive. A single vessel can generate days of continuous video across multiple cameras, and someone has to watch it. FishVue AI changes that equation. It uses object-detection models to flag moments of interest across up to ten camera feeds, loads those detections into our review software FishVue Interpret, and lets trained reviewers jump straight to what matters. The platform supports multiple AI tools running in sequence on the same dataset, and through AQUA, our training tool, every round of human validation makes the models smarter. We are not trying to take humans out of the process. We are trying to give them better tools so they can focus on the decisions that count. We think this is the direction the industry is heading, and we are proud to be helping lead it. The people who deserve the most credit are our developers. They are the ones turning complex requirements into working software, solving problems that do not have tidy answers, and shipping updates that our clients around the world depend on. This award belongs to them. We also want to acknowledge the Victoria tech community that surrounds us. This city has a way of producing companies that punch well above their weight, and a lot of that comes down to the connections and support VIATEC has built over more than two decades. Their work to grow and promote Greater Victoria's tech sector creates the conditions for companies like ours to do ambitious things close to home. We are grateful for that. Thank you to VIATEC, to our local technology partners, and to everyone who came out to celebrate. It was a wonderful evening!

Colin Bishop, our Product Manager for On-Vessel Systems represented Archipelago at SEAFDEC's Workshop on Strengthening Regional Fisheries Governance and Technology Integration to Combat IUU Fishing in the Indo-Pacific. Colin presented on "Sustainable Fisheries Programs & Monitoring Initiatives," sharing how Archipelago has supported IUU prevention through monitoring programs across Canada, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region. The session explored how technologies like remote sensing, onboard electronic monitoring, and port-based enforcement measures can work together to support adaptable and holistic #fisheriesmanagement. Thank you to SEAFDEC for the opportunity to work directly with the ASEAN Member States in attendance and to share our experience deploying fisheries management technologies at scale. We are also grateful to Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans for its continued role in supporting IUU prevention and capacity building initiatives as part of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy, with special thanks to Senior Program Officer Dustin De Gagne with DFO's International Fisheries Enforcement Program. We are proud to contribute to these conversations and to the global effort against #IUUfishing. To learn more about the workshop, visit the official event page: https://www.seafdec.or.th/iuu-events/combat-iuu-indo-pacific-2026/

2025 was a big year for Archipelago, and 2026 is already moving fast! In this month's update we show what it took to scale electronic monitoring across multiple fisheries, from work on the water to the workflows that power data review. We also highlight the environmental services projects our team delivered here in BC. Shifting to 2026 we talk about: what FishVue Micro unlocks, how FishVue AI is evolving, and where our product roadmap is headed. The story is in the numbers. Watch the video for the full score. #Fisheries #MarineTech #ElectronicMonitoring #FishVue #EnvironmentalServices #AI

Earlier this week, one of our extremely talented developers, Jacob Lower visited the @universityofvictoria (UVic) to share how Archipelago is advancing fisheries monitoring with computer vision and the FishVue platform. As a UVic alum, Jacob graduated with a B.Sc. in Computer Science in 2020, so it was a full-circle moment to see him back in the classroom speaking with students about the work he has been building here at Archipelago. Jacob walked students through what “video review” actually means in modern Electronic Monitoring (EM), from trip profiling and gear set and haul events, to catch composition, handling, sizing, sorting and storage, counts, fate, compliance checks, and CPUE (catch per unit effort). He also highlighted how FishVue AI supports reviewers with an AI-assisted workflow, including accelerating or skipping through sparse or uneventful footage, slowing playback when detections occur, and reducing overall review time while protecting data quality and accuracy. A key theme was responsible scaling, particularly sovereign data storage and sovereign AI training. In practice, that means EM data can remain in the country of origin, processing can occur within secure local networks, and models are validated and version-controlled before seamless production deployment. This modular pipeline approach puts the development and deployment of computer vision models into the hands of users with deployments that can run in the cloud, on-prem, or locally. Jacob also shared examples from our UVic research collaboration, including fishing activity detection (including GPS-only approaches), species classification, trap tracking and counting with privacy safeguards, discard action detection, and early work on monocular length estimation using depth AI. We are proud to see our team investing time in knowledge-sharing and helping students understand the practical, real-world work behind sustainable fisheries and providing potential opportunities for capstone projects and collaboration with UVic students in future research efforts. #Archipelago #UVic #ElectronicMonitoring #FisheriesScience #ComputerVision #FishVue #AI #MarineTechnology #SustainableFisheries

Season’s Greetings from all of us at Archipelago, As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on 2025 and, most importantly, to say THANK YOU. It has been a meaningful year for Archipelago. Together with our clients and partners, we continued to advance our FishVue EM platform, including the deployment of FishVue AI within the British Columbia Groundfish hook-and-line EM program. This marked the first deployment at this scale (200+ boats) of AI-assisted video review in the world. We’re grateful for the opportunity to support this work and look ahead to welcoming additional fisheries and more than 300 new vessels to FishVue AI in 2026. Across Alaska, Oregon, Washington, California, and British Columbia, and Australia our EM programs continued to deliver reliable data for more than 1,100 vessels, and with your support we completed over 100 new EM system installations throughout the year. We’re also thankful for the trust placed in our Environmental Services team, who supported 15 unique projects this year in British Columbia, including coastal redevelopment initiatives, marine species-at-risk habitat guidance, and flood adaptation planning. As we look ahead to 2026, we’re excited about the launch of new EM programs on our FishVue EM platform, numerous exciting software advancements in AI and data review, and the upcoming launch of two new EM Control Centres—all made possible through close collaboration and shared goals with our clients and partners. None of this work would be possible without the trust, partnership, and openness of our clients, or the dedication of our team members around the world. We are truly grateful to work alongside you. From everyone at Archipelago, we wish you a happy holiday season and all the best for the year ahead!

Thank you to @canadaosc for featuring Archipelago in the #StoryToTell series and for the opportunity to speak about the future of Electronic Monitoring and the sustainable ocean economy. Our conversation in this video touches on why better fisheries data matters for global food security, how innovation in electronic monitoring and AI can help address some of the pressures facing the fishing industry, and where we see opportunities for Canadian ocean technology on the global stage. We are also pleased to highlight our collaboration with partners like @universityofvictoria and @brnklio through Ocean Supercluster, as we work together to advance made in Canada solutions for healthier, more sustainable oceans. We value Ocean Supercluster’s continued partnership and appreciate you sharing our story alongside so many leaders across Canada’s ocean sector. #StoryToTell #OceanSupercluster #OceanInnovation #SustainableFisheries #ElectronicMonitoring #MadeInCanada

Thank you to @viatec for hosting another fantastic Discover Tectoria as part of VictoriaTechWeek! Our AI product engineering team was on site with a booth, sharing how we use electronic monitoring, AI, and fisheries data to support sustainable oceans. Throughout the day, the team met with students, policy makers, and technology experts from across the community, and had many engaging conversations about careers in ocean tech and the future of AI in fisheries. Robin Prussin and Jacob Lower also delivered a presentation on FishVue AI, highlighting how our computer vision tools help turn hours of fisheries video into actionable insights. Discover Tectoria brings together more than 75 local tech companies, research projects, and community partners under one roof, opening the eyes of potential employees, investors, policy makers, and tomorrow’s inventors to the vibrancy of Victoria’s tech sector. We are proud to have taken part again! #discovertectoria #viatec #tech #engineering #FishVueAI #AI #computervision #electronicmonitoring #VictoriaTechWeek

Archipelago has officially launched FishVue AI in Canada’s west coast groundfish hook and line EM program, the largest operational deployment of AI in electronic monitoring anywhere in the world. Covering over 130 vessels and more than 500 longline trips annually, this is a huge leap forward for the future of fisheries. By integrating our cutting-edge detection tools directly into FishVue Interpret, we’re enabling reviewers to skip hours of uneventful video and zero in on key catch events faster than ever. Early results show reviewers are working smarter and more efficiently, all while meeting strict compliance standards. And this is only the beginning. We’re already expanding into trawl fisheries with tools that can automatically detect events like full net hauls. Soon, we’ll be rolling out AI-powered species ID, fish and gear counts, and precise size measurements. We’re proud of our team for pushing EM to new heights. Curious how FishVue AI could enhance your program? Reach out, we’d love to chat. Follow us for more updates. Big things are happening at Archipelago. #AI #ElectronicMonitoring #FisheriesInnovation #FishVueAI #ArchipelagoMarine #SustainableFisheries #EMSolutions #MaritimeTech #Groundfish

With West Coast Whiting having opened on May 1st we performed our annual electronic monitoring (EM) systems checks on the entire Whiting fleet. Many of the vessels return from Alaska 3-weeks prior to the season start. Vessels this year were located in Newport , Astoria, Westport, all the way up to Seattle, Washington. In traversing such a grand distance in such a short period one gets the feeling of being on a highlight tour of the Pacific Northwest and all that it has to offer. These exploits include the rocky meandering Oregon Coast, travel up the Columbia River, the lush farmland of the Oregon Valley, all capped off by the Seattle skyline coming into the historic Seattle Fisherman’s Wharf at night. The long road trips we take part in getting to these vessels is often as memorable as the destinations themselves.

For the Alaska Fixed Gear Program March and April bring a fast flurry of activity as vessels are preparing to take part in the Halibut and Sablefish opener. Getting the vessels ready is one thing, getting to where they are is another. Like the children’s tale says we do indeed “go places”, very interesting places. Travel to these “unique places” can range from landing on dirt runways in remote villages, chartering a float plane to get to ports with no actual runway, traversing an icy highway in blinding snowstorms to reach a vessel, or a journey through a damp and darkened tunnel to access the remote village of Whittier. Recently our very own Britainy did just that! Check out her recent trip recap which details this unique and harrowing experience. Depicted here is the 2.5-mile-long dual use highway/rail tunnel that is used to get to Whittier linking the small, isolated town to the rest of the Alaskan road system. The tunnel, Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, boasts the longest dual use highway/rail system in North America. As the only entrance to Whittier, one must journey through what almost appears to be a darkened mine to reach this most isolated of ports.

Thank you to @seachangemarine for organizing the Ocean Career Fair on Wednesday in Victoria, and to all the people who came to learn about what it is like to be involved with Archipelago. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out and we will be more than happy to help.