Open-source digital platform forsmall-scale fisheries
Peskas is an open-source, modular platform that turns fisheries data into decision-ready insights. Built with co-design principles, it scales from landing-site monitoring to national dashboards across Asia and Africa.
Years of operation
Countries active
Fishing trips tracked
Tonnes of catch recorded
Transforming fisheries management across Asia and Africa
From Timor-Leste to East Africa, Peskas helps partners collect, verify, and visualize small-scale fisheries data so communities and agencies can act on evidence.
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The flagship implementation of Peskas since 2016, officially adopted as the national fisheries monitoring system in 2019. In partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Peskas has collected over 59,000 fishing trips and 298 tonnes of catch data, enabling the first national fisheries production estimates and supporting evidence-based policy development for sustainable small-scale fisheries management.
Bring Peskas to your fishery
Tell us about your context and goals. We'll respond with a tailored setup plan and timelines.
Open and modular
Open-source code, modular services, and clear standards so you can adapt Peskas to your fishery.
Built with partners
Co-designed workflows that layer onto existing systems and capacity instead of replacing them.
Secure and timely
Cloud-hosted pipelines with quality for near real-time access. Keep sensitive trip data protected.
From boats to dashboards
Standardized data and terminology ready for national, regional, and FAO-aligned reporting.
Peskas Tracks: a digital window into small-scale fishing trips
Built by WorldFish through the Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway, Peskas Tracks is a mobile and web app that fishers install to pair vessel tracking with their own catch reports, making movements, productivity, and safety visible in near real time.
What fishers and managers see
- ✓ Live and offline trip logging: position, route, speed, time at sea
- ✓ Trip heatmaps by day, week, or month with effort summaries
- ✓ Catch entries linked to trips for a full record of effort and catch
- ✓ Password-protected data per vessel; English, Portuguese, Swahili interfaces
Pilots and impact
- ✓ 100+ fishers across Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique
- ✓ Heatmaps and stats help plan routes and fuel use
- ✓ When a vessel stalled, Tracks helped locate it quickly, boosting safety
Transforming small-scale fisheries through digital innovation.
Peskas bridges the data gap in small-scale fisheries, empowering communities and governments with evidence-based insights for sustainable resource management, improved livelihoods, and food security.
Evidence-Based Management
Real-time data enables informed decisions for sustainable fisheries
Community Empowerment
Local enumerators and fishers become key stakeholders in data collection
Open Science Principles
Free, open-source platform ensuring accessibility and transparency
Scalable Solutions
Modular design adapts to diverse fisheries contexts and needs
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