Buoy Telemetry for Environment Prediction in Fisheries Research

Abstract

A telemetering buoy has been developed for the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries to provide environmental information in support of salmon research. The buoys are designed to be free-drifting units; sensors are inductively coupled to a 200 m. single conductor cable beneath the buoy. Present sensors measure temperature, conductivity and depth. One buoy is equipped to participate in the IRLS satellite telemetry experiment. Present development includes equipment to have the buoys determine their position by use of the U.S. Navy Navigation Satellite System.