Pakistan is an important coastal country in the Indian Ocean. The gillnet is a popular fishing gear used to target tuna and tuna-like species in inshore and offshore waters by small-scale fishing boats. The data collection and reporting have been developed from the onboard tuna fishing vessels for the target and bycatch species. However, the small-scale coastal gillnetters have not focused on their catches and bycatch species. The Crew-based observer program replicated in small-scale coastal fisheries for data collection and reporting. An E-log was developed to improve the data collection and reporting mechanism from onboard and landing areas for the species of concern from the area of interest of IOTC. The e-log has also been developed to determine the gear efficacy by monitoring the data collection and reporting. The small-scale gillnetters catch some bycatch species underreported due to the challenges in identifying the bycatch CITES-listed species to their species level. A developed prototype has successfully shown great accuracy for detecting the underwater CITES-listed species. Further investigation and development are required to test the AI technology to identify CITES-listed species and improve the data collection at the field level.