Hologram Registration Boards to make sure security of Kerala fishermen

By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an effort to make sure the security of seafaring fishermen, Kerala is putting in high-security registration boards on fishing boats, for the primary time on the earth. The mission is being carried out by the State Fisheries Department for the whole safety and distant monitoring of boats. In the primary part, hologram registration boards shall be put in on 300 boats, stated fisheries division in a launch.

Such boards have already been put in to about 100 boats in Neendakara, Munambam and Kochi fishing harbours. 1,500 boats shall be coated within the second part, and within the third part, about 4,000 fishing boats throughout the State shall be put in with the hologram registration boards. These boards are put in at a subsidised fee, with the technical help from CDiT.

The high-security registration board with GPS / GPRS networking is a system that helps in finding and figuring out deep-sea fishing boats. It is made from supplies that aren’t broken by saltwater within the sea. It has holographic and laser methods to detect faux registrations. A hologram board is hooked up on the highest of the boat’s wheelhouse for higher identification and communication. This ensures a transparent view of 360 levels. This additionally avoids injury to the registration board as a result of direct contact with saltwater and collisions between boats, stated officers.

Its sq. pyramidal construction of the high-security registration board can stand up to the tough local weather and robust winds in tough seas. The hologram is hooked up to all 4 corners of the board. It can also be useful for safety businesses as crime and smuggling utilizing boats will be prevented. Foreign ships and boats coming into our territory for unlawful fishing pose a menace to the safety of the nation itself. The high-security registration board for boats with GPS / GPRS networking has been developed taking into consideration all of the threats at sea.

Fishing vessels normally keep within the deep sea areas with GPRS connectivity zone for 10-15 days. Due to the dearth of a communication community there, the centralised monitoring system is unable to trace their actions within the deep sea. In this case, enforcement businesses such because the Coast Guard, Coastal Police and Navy can monitor fishing boats utilizing government-approved registration numbers solely.

Authorities will be capable to establish and examine any unregistered fishing boats and people displaying faux registration numbers in the event that they perform any unlawful actions on the nationwide maritime border. The bogus quantity will be recognized rapidly because the registration quantity and serial quantity will be verified utilizing a satellite-based communication machine, stated the discharge.