Center for Fisheries Technology
The BioBase team sat down with Dr. Chris Harrod for a look into how he uses BioBase. Chris (from the UK) is a full professor of Fish and Aquatic Ecology at the University of Antofagasta in Antofagasta, Chile. He does a mixture of research, teaching, and administration tasks but our interest with him was the... Read More
From 2018 to 2019, citizen scientists tagged 23 tarpon with Wildlife Computers SPOT tags to examine space use and movement across the northern Gulf of Mexico. Tarpon shows a higher tendency to stay in Alabama and Mississippi compared with Louisiana. The examination of tarpon’s habits and movements indicates that Louisiana, an understudied part of their... Read More
This study examined the habitat use patterns and seasonal migrations of the Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. They fitted 114 pop-up tags, including Wildlife Computers Mk-10s and MiniPATs, on halibut over five years. Researchers recovered 62 (56 were Wildlife Computers) of the tags and found that the halibut stayed close to their... Read More
Echoview has announced that a new release of its software is coming in the second half of 2022! Keep an eye out here for updates! Read More
The new modified version of Loligo’s 30 L and 90 L swim tunnel features a widened midsection that allows the user to place a camera in a dry compartment during operation. This means that you can use the 360° swim tunnel to force-swim animals while filming them through a 10 mm thick acrylic wall from four unobstructed angles:... Read More
Hi everyone, FITS is looking for help on the CFTC Committee! All assignments are a minimal time commitment and are not technical in nature. We just need some assistance with reaching out to our fisheries friends and to our partner vendors! Please join us! User Outreach Subcommittee Email different state agencies, federal agencies, universities, and... Read More
The AFS’s Center for Fisheries Technology and Collaboration is growing weekly, thanks in large part to the hard work of our wonderful volunteers! Please let these folks know how much you appreciate their contributions next time you talk to them! Meet some of them by watching the slideshow. Here’s a full listing of our volunteers... Read More
FITS launched the online Center for Fisheries Technology and Collaboration the week of the AFS Virtual Meeting (September 2020), and has since focused on expanding its products and partnering vendors. The Center’s purpose is to provide easy-to-find solutions to AFS members for specific fisheries sampling and analysis needs. We wanted to give a huge shout-out... Read More
