Automatic electronic fish tracking systemA newly developed electronic fish tracking system to automatically monitor the movements and migratory habits of fish is reported. The system is aimed particularly at studies of effects on fish life of industrial facilities which use rivers or lakes to dump their effluents. Location of fish is acquired by means of acoustic links from the fish to underwater Listening Stations, and by radio links which relay tracking information to a shore-based Data Base. Fish over 4 inches long may be tracked over a 5 x 5 mile area. The electronic fish tracking system provides the marine scientist with electronics which permit studies that were not practical in the past and which are cost-effective compared to manual methods.
Document ID
19780028926
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Osborne, P. W. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Hoffman, E. (Osborne-Hoffman, Inc. Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., United States)
Merriner, J. V. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Richards, C. E. (Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences Gloucester Point, Va., United States)
Lovelady, R. W. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1976
Subject Category
Oceanography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Combined Conference on Oceans ''76