Oregon State University researchers are leading an effort to refine the design and expand use of oxygen monitoring sensors that can be deployed in fishing pots to relay critical information on changing ocean conditions to the fishing industry.
Oregon State University researchers are leading an effort to refine the design and expand use of oxygen monitoring sensors that can be deployed in fishing pots to relay critical information on changing ocean conditions to the fishing industry.
The new project, a collaboration with industry and Tribal partners, is funded by a three-year, $1.2 million Ocean Technology Transition grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The dissolved oxygen sensors, initially developed by Oregon State researchers to learn more about how hypoxia, or low oxygen, is affecting crabbing in the Pacific Northwest, have shown to be an effective tool for crabbers and fisheries managers. Versions of the sensors have drawn interest from other fisheries and are now used by the lobster industry on the East Coast.
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The "Timmy Boy" is loaded with crab pots in Newport, Ore. (Photo Credit: Tiffany Woods, Oregon Sea Grant)
