Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has commissioned Dhiraagu to sell and manage the Vessel Monitoring System, to be installed on fishing vessels to monitor, manage, and strengthen surveillance of fisheries in Maldives.
The project was handed over to Dhiraagu at a ceremony at Velaanaage today, by Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Dr Mohamed Shainee.
Minister Shainee said that the vessel locating device, once installed on vessels, will send signals once every hour to Monitoring Stations, and allow Coast Guard and Fisheries Ministry to monitor the movement of fishing vessels.
He said that it will also allow vessel owners to observe the movement of their vessels, and when in emergency situations, vessels can send signals every five minutes by using the Distress Button.
He further said that Coast Guard and Fisheries Ministry can receive location details of vessels from around the world, which will reduce the time taken by authorities to respond in emergency situations.
All work related to the sale and installation of the device will be managed by Dhiraagu. The price of the device is MVR 18,000, but Dhiraagu has decided to sell the first 289 devices for MVR 13,987. Presently, the service is only available in Male’, but Dhiraagu will expand this service to its regional posts soon.
Dhiraagu said that the device has been installed on and is being used by 13 devices for testing.
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