Bio fouling (or biological fouling) is the accumulation of microorganisms, plants, algae, or animals on wetted surfaces. Ajman Municipality, Environment Department, Natural Resources Conservation Section (ELARD), had installed six water quality monitoring stations using Eureka‘s technology. ELARD faced a myriad of problems to maintain and operate the water quality monitoring stations due to the extensive... Read More
Here are some cool studies highlighted recently by Echoview: A pilot study on the application of environmental DNA to the estimation of the biomass of dominant species in the northwestern waters of Jeju Island A pilot study on estimating the biomass of chub mackerel and jack mackerel in the northwestern sea of Jeju Island using... Read More
BioBase now offers a single waterbody subscription, it includes unlimited uploads to a single waterbody for 30 days and up to 10GB of storage for $399. This feature now allows occasional, project-based users the ability to purchase a short-term full-featured plan on one waterbody without the commitment to a full unlimited subscription. You can purchase... Read More
AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section Executive Committee Meeting Minutes April 21, 2022 Attendees: Kayla, Tiffany, Patrick, Paul Old Business Mail poet: Impact of the list cleanup actions (Chelsea) Update next meeting Potential section rebranding (Tiffany) Changes to bank account. (Kayla) Narrowed down to 4... Read More
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
The deadline for abstracts to AFS Spokane has been extended to April 20! Now’s your chance to submit your abstract to the innovative session “A Fisheries Biologist’s Guide to Using Human Dimensions Data!” This event is sponsored by the AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section. This interactive event will use a combination of traditional symposium... Read More
