Cybit provides DEFRA with fisheries management

 

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CybIT Holdings PLC 
06 August 2009 
 
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Date: 6 July 2009 
On behalf of:       Cybit Holdings Plc ('Cybit' or 'the Company' or 'the Group') 
Embargoed until:    0700hrs 
 
 
 
 
Cybit Holdings Plc 
Cybit working with DEFRA to promote long-term sustainable fisheries management 
 
 
Cybit Holdings Plc (AIM: CYH), the international provider of telematics based 
products and services for the management and control of land and sea based 
assets, is pleased to announce that it's subsidiary, BlueFinger Ltd, is 
assisting DEFRA in its promotion of long-term sustainable fisheries management. 
 
 
BlueFinger is providing the shoreside components of the UK's Electronic 
Recording and Reporting of Fishing Activity System which assists in the 
conservation and sustainable exploitation of fish stocks under the EU Common 
Fisheries Policy. 
 
 
DEFRA's selection of the BlueFinger solution is the realisation of a broader 
international effort to combat illegal fishing. The use of new technology will 
be a major asset when it comes to monitoring fishing activities and quota 
compliance. 
 
 
The Electronic Reporting System (ERS) will record, report and process all catch 
related fishieries data including species, landing, transhipment and sales. The 
information will be updated online by the master of the fishing vessel and 
transmitted automatically to the responsible authorities. 
 
 
Adam Jarrett of DEFRA, commented: 
"By replacing paper based systems, the accuracy of the data available to 
government advisors and the scientific community will improve. We will also 
provide commercial fisheries with improved marketability of their catch making 
it harder for illegally caught fish to be sold therefore protecting the licensed 
fleet. 
 
 
"These measures are fundamental to tackling illegal fishing practices and to the 
overall long-term sustainability of our natural resources. The economic rights 
of our coastline are also protected with great visibility and transparency that 
this new solution provides" 
 
 
Richard Horsman, Chief Executive of Cybit, said: 
"BlueFinger, as part of the Cybit Group, has gained a worldwide reputation for 
the successful development and implementation of vessel tracking solutions and 
fishery Economic Exclusion Zone protection. Our expertise in this field combined 
with our track record in the provision of advanced software solutions has been 
instrumental in the extension of our 12-year relationship with DEFRA. 
 
 
"Cybit's expertise and sustained relationships in this division of the business 
illustrates the strength of the business as a whole, and is testament to the 
fact that Cybit is seen as the partner of choice in this arena." 
 
 
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| Cybit Holdings Plc         | Redleaf Communications     | Cenkos Securities Plc  | 
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| Richard Horsman,           | Emma Kane/                 | Stephen Keys/          | 
| Chief Executive            | Rebecca Sanders-Hewett /   | Elizabeth Bowman       | 
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| Kevin Lawrence,            | Anna Dunkin                |                        | 
| Finance Director           |                            |                        | 
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| Tel: [phone]    | Tel: [phone]   | Tel: [phone]    | 
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Notes to Editors: 
 
 
About BlueFinger 
 
 
  *  The BlueFinger designed database will hold full catch and sales records of every 
  vessel over 15 meters in length and make this data available 24/7 via any 
  web-connected PC. 
  *  BlueFinger's provision of ERS and real-time access to catch reporting by buyers, 
  sellers and authorities is managed by DEFRA on behalf of the Marine & Fisheries 
  Agency, Marine Scotland, the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland and 
  the Welsh Assembly Government. 
  *  All vessels greater than 24 metres in length will be required this year to 
  electronically record and transmit logbook data on a daily basis. The same 
  requirement will apply to all EU fishing vessels greater than 15 metres in 
  length from 2011. 
  *  The UK fishing fleet of circa 6,500 vessels lands over 614,000 tonnes of fish 
  and shellfish annually. ERS is a key component of managing the long-term 
  viability and protection of UK fishing grounds, species stock management and an 
  industry employing over 16,000 frontline workers. The Electronic Recording and 
  Reporting of Fishing Activity is part of a pan-European project commissioned and 
  funded in part by the EU. 
 
 
 
About Cybit 
 
 
  *  Cybit operates within three core sectors:  Vehicle Telematics Solutions; 
  Maritime Solutions; and Private Mobile Radio (PMR) based tracking and precise 
  positioning solutions. Its products and services enable companies to monitor and 
  position mobile assets, manage service level agreements, enhance employee duty 
  of care and comply with legislation. 
  *  In the Vehicle Telematics sector, Cybit is one of Europe's leading Telematics 
  Service Providers (TSPs).  Approximately 2,000 business-to-business clients use 
  its fleet and asset management solutions to manage more than 50,000 mobile 
  assets. Solutions include in-vehicle technologies, workflow management and 
  internet-based monitoring and reporting software. The Company also provides 
  consulting services to advise on legal issues such as duty of care and working 
  hours. 
  *  Cybit's Maritime Solutions business, BlueFinger, is recognised as one of the 
  world's leading suppliers of Fisheries Vessel Monitoring Systems. Bluefinger 
  provides the fisheries authority with the necessary tools for managing their 
  licensed fishing fleets and coordinating the activity of the fisheries patrol 
  vessels that enforce national fisheries policy throughout an Economic Exclusion 
  Zone (EEZ). BlueFinger's Saffire-Online system is ideal for race organisers to 
  track the position, direction and speed of each vessel in ocean going or inshore 
  races. 
  *  The Company's PMR business, Cybit Positioning Solutions, provides asset-tracking 
  and security solutions for both maritime and land-based applications including 
  exploration and mining. Cybit's precise positioning solutions assist in the 
  location and exploitation of oil, gas and mineral reserves around the globe. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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