EveryFish Annual Meeting in Denmark: Driving Sustainable Fisheries Through Digital Innovation
EveryFish Beyond Technological Innovation
In its final year of implementation, the EveryFish project, coordinated by SINTEF Ocean, demonstrates that its impact extends well beyond technological advancement. While developing innovative digital solutions for fisheries monitoring and management, the project actively contributes to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and supports the objectives of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
In 2025, EveryFish was officially designated as a UN Ocean Decade Activity, a recognition that highlights its strategic contribution to SDG 14 – Life Below Water. In particular, the project advances Target 14.4, supporting global efforts to effectively regulate harvesting, prevent overfishing, and restore fish stocks to sustainable levels.
Technological Foundation: AI and Computer Vision in Action
By combining data-driven technologies with responsible fisheries management practices, EveryFish demonstrates how digital innovation can translate into measurable impact for ocean conservation, biodiversity protection, and the long-term sustainability of marine ecosystems.
At the core of this impact lies a robust technological foundation. EveryFish uses advanced computer vision and artificial intelligence to automatically recognise fish species, estimate their size and weight, and convert physical catches into accurate digital records — eliminating the need for manual reporting. Cameras mounted above conveyor belts capture images during processing, and the system transforms these visuals into structured, standardised catch data ready for compliance and analysis.
EveryFish Annual Meeting in Hirtshals, Denmark
Against this backdrop of growing recognition and tangible impact, the EveryFish consortium gathered on 10–12 February 2026 in Hirtshals, Denmark, hosted by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
The meeting marked a key milestone in the project’s final implementation phase — an opportunity for partners to assess progress, consolidate results, and align the final steps toward delivering sustainable, scalable solutions for fisheries management.
Over three intensive days of discussions, technical reviews, and strategic planning, the consortium focused on ensuring that EveryFish’s innovations not only reach maturity but also achieve lasting impact beyond the project’s lifetime.
With the AI-powered CatchScanner and anomaly detection components reaching technical maturity, the emphasis is now on ensuring secure data flows, system interoperability, and actionable visualisation of results.
What Is Assist Software’s Role in the Everyfish Project?
ASSIST Software plays a pivotal role in strengthening trust and transparency within the EveryFish ecosystem with the traceability system we are responsible for. By integrating Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), ASSIST ensures that automatically generated catch records are not only accurate, but also tamper-proof and traceable across stakeholders. This layer of trust is essential for regulatory compliance, cross-border fisheries governance, and long-term adoption.
Beyond the advancements of the DLT system, ASSIST’s team – represented at the annual meeting by Petru Cioată and Bianca Bordianu – also showcased the progress of the fisheries management dashboard. This dashboard transforms complex datasets into intuitive, actionable insights, empowering fishers and regulators alike to make data-driven decisions and further strengthening the practical impact of EveryFish
Funding and Support
The EveryFish project – Digital transition of catch monitoring in European Fisheries – has received funding from the Horizon Europe Framework Programme under the call HORIZON-CL6-2021-FARM2FORK-01-11: Digital transition supporting inspection and control for sustainable fisheries (IA), with Grant Agreement ID 101059892.
