The behavior of different vehicles tracking tagged fish.
A UAV is used to confirm the fish location. Afterwards, the Wave Glider and a AUV are sent to survey the area and gather data.
This experiment aims at collecting data about the sunfish
The behavior of different vehicles tracking tagged fish.
A UAV is used to confirm the fish location. Afterwards, the Wave Glider and a AUV are sent to survey the area and gather data.
This experiment aims at collecting data about the sunfish habits and its habitat. The experiment is a joint effort by Faculty of Engineering University of Porto (FEUP) and Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO), University of Porto, and consists on tracking several fish, using innovative methods and technologies.
Autonomous aerial, surface and underwater vehicles will track tagged Mola-Mola (Sunfish) with the objective of tracking them and obtaining data from the robotic platforms. In so doing researchers hope to understand the environmental context in which the fish operate. Previous data has shown that these fish exhibit large spatial variability and have shown temporal variability in sunning themselves on the sea surface. Why and under what conditions they exhibit such behaviors is unknown; data from this experiment will attempt their free-living behavior and contribute to the knowledge of our changing ocean.
This experiment will make novel contributions in tagging technology, distributed networked operations and autonomy in real world conditions at sea. The fish tags carry commercial grade satellite communications module that provide precise location of the fish when the tag (and fish) is at surface. The tags have been tested in a hyperbaric chamber to assure they can withstand up to 500 meters of depth. Once tagged off