Design and operation of a low-cost and compact autonomous buoy system for use in coastal aquaculture and water quality monitoring
| Autor: | Ian Ashton, Carlos J.A. Campos, Peter I. Miller, Jamie D. Shutler, D Parish, David Raymond, Wiebke Schmidt |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
Engineering 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Buoy business.industry 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Environmental resource management Environmental research Aquaculture Aquatic Science 01 natural sciences 6. Clean water Article Science research Water quality Work (electrical) Software deployment Robust 14. Life underwater Buoy sensors business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Shellfish |
| Zdroj: | Aquacultural Engineering |
| ISSN: | 0144-8609 |
| Popis: | The need to ensure future food security and issues of varying estuarine water quality is driving the expansion of aquaculture into near-shore coastal waters. It is prudent to fully evaluate new or proposed aquaculture sites, prior to any substantial financial investment in infrastructure and staffing. Measurements of water temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen can be used to gain insight into the physical, chemical and biological water quality conditions within a farm site, towards identifying its suitability for farming, both for the stock species of interest and for assessing the potential risk from harmful or toxic algae. The latter can cause closure of shellfish harvesting. Unfortunately, commercial scientific monitoring systems can be cost prohibitive for small organisations and companies to purchase and operate. Here we describe the design, construction and deployment of a low cost ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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