ABSTRACT
It is reported that the complete cessation of travel due to COVID, which forced an almost total shift to online delivery of information between the Pacific Community (SPC) and its member countries, has created the conditions for coastal fisheries departments to embrace the efficiencies of using e-data systems to collect, store, analyse and report on the status of their fisheries. Accordingly, staff from the Coastal Fisheries Science and Data units within SPC's Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (FAME) Division have invested significant time and resources to develop an e-data system that has evolved based on feedback from regional meetings and workshops. The implementation and results of the e-data platform are discussed, as well as the next steps in the digital transition of coastal fisheries monitoring in the region.