
FlyWire
Model & Strategy
Regulatory regimes and certification standards are rapidly expanding to address the critical need for sustainable management of the world’s fisheries and consumers’ demand for sustainably sourced seafood. However, traditional regulatory compliance practices and certification standards for monitoring fishing boats are ineffective at scale and serve as barriers to widespread adoption of sustainable practices.
FlyWire has reimagined catch monitoring technology with its cutting-edge, all-in-one miniature cameras + software and analytics to overcome these barriers. Founded in 2014, they provide technology to track what happens on an individual fishing vessel, such as where the vessel sails, where it fishes, what is caught, and how much, seamlessly capturing critical fisheries data at sea. FlyWire’s innovative software blends AI and human brainpower to build comprehensive catch reports, meeting certification and compliance standards twice as fast. Their analytics provide performance feedback to improve data quality and operational efficiencies, boosting the vessel’s bottom line. FlyWire’s monitoring and reporting technology is a crucial solution that can increase the amount of verifiably sustainable seafood being harvested across the world’s wild-capture commercial fisheries.



Jacob Isaac-Lowry, co-founder & CEO, is a seasoned, entrepreneurial mechanical engineer with expertise in hardware and lean manufacturing. He has worked with several manufacturing companies and has led a design firm and an online education company specializing in teaching lean production methods. Through a diversity of professional experiences early in his career, Jacob identified his passion for developing the necessary tools and systems for people working to solve key process and production problems to succeed. Relentlessly curious and with a deep sense of obligation, he finds reward in untangling intractable challenges and empowering constituencies to achieve the meaningful cultural change they deserve.
Sarah Alessi, co-founder & COO, is an experienced marine biologist specializing in species that frequently become by-catch, such as turtles and dolphins. She has led protected species research, conservation, and by-catch strategies at NOAA and is highly motivated to improve the health of our marine ecosystems at a systemic level. Her deep passion for solving big problems – for people and the planet – grew from her work with sea turtles, birds, and bats – as well as the communities connected to them. She saw that conservation often overlooks its most valuable assets – humans – and that truly transformational and equitable conservation solutions happen when all voices are heard and respected.
Impact
FlyWire focuses on collecting data that will directly lead to improved management of global fish stocks. These impacts include improving: (1) the quality of fishing regulations and reducing their cost to industry and (2) the accuracy of fisheries stock assessments to enhance agreement in sustainable catch limits.
FlyWire pursues these primary impacts while simultaneously facilitating transparent conversations amongst stakeholders to ensure equitable utilization of shared marine resources.
Too often, the very communities closest to a conservation problem are not included in designing and implementing the very solutions meant for them. For this reason, FlyWire’s core values are centered on equity for fishery stakeholders, transparency in their work, and developing solutions alongside industry partners.
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RT @middletechpod: On this week’s episode, we sat down with Sarah Alessi and Jacob Isaac-Lowry from @flywirecameras to record a live episod…
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RT @LocateinLex: Join us for SPARK's annual Who Got the Money 11.19 @KrogerField https://t.co/ZQuyJcpU8k We have a new award this year, Fem…
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RT @SeafoodEmerTech: @FlyWireCameras see video recording of fishing as a valuable data-collection tool that can be used to maximize fishing…
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We are honored to be one of the #Fish20Forty Companies pitching at #Fish20Forum19. https://t.co/wWv9AXZHIU
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We had the best time connecting with current and next waves of #innovation in #cleantech and #sustainability… https://t.co/P0ciuuMMWa
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RT @WomenCleantech: We are thrilled to have Sarah Alessi to pitch @FlyWireCameras Cameras at #WCSTalks, featuring #female leaders in cleant…
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RT @MarkTercek: Proud to watch our first 10 Sustainability Accelerator entrepreneurs pitch a crowd of 800 investors at #TSDemoDay yesterday…
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RT @techstars: Smart Solutions for Sustainability 🍃🌊 How the tech industry can accelerate progress on some of the most pressing issues faci…
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RT @TNCHawaii: Check out the inspiring innovations that are making a difference for people and nature through our partnership with Techstar…
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RT @Dianna_delpi: Un #DíaDeVenados conociendo la "Serranía del Dios de la Noche" con @FlyWireCameras Recomendadísimas las #ExperienciasConT…
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RT @lgerbrett: 2nd National #EM4Fish Workshop. Attendees from @FlyWireCameras @ecotrustcanada @WDFW @AKLongliners @NFWFnews @MaineFisherme…
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RT @EM4Fisheries: Amazing range of EM-related presentations set for August AFS meeting in FL. Find the full list here and please RT: https:…
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We couldn't agree more! https://t.co/ryQGtCWaXA
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Happy World Giraffe Day! #WorldGiraffeDay https://t.co/teX32duOb0
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#FlyWireCameras are the world’s smallest, most flexible, high-definition, wearable cameras for Healthcare! https://t.co/pZ8GCYwt5s
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We couldn't agree more! Weekend, we miss you! https://t.co/VHeOiLZMsZ
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Happy Father's Day to all the awesome dads out there!