Hydroacoustic Technology, Inc.

  Hydroacoustic Technology, Inc.    
             
  Technology on the Horizon

There are several new fisheries technologies soon to be - proving 2010 to be a year of promise. Our research and development team offers a glimpse of just a few projects in the works that we're excited to roll-out in 2010.
 

Small Tags Are Getting Smaller
Small fish and aquatic organisms (e.g. eel, shrimp) require acoustic tags to be small. For example sub-yearling Chinook salmon are small, and to effectively monitor them in behavioral studies their tags need to be small.

      Available today:
      Available in 2010:      		 Acoustic Tags at 0.65 g
Acoustic Tags at 0.50 g


Longer Life Acoustic Tags
Why it matters: Some studies require only a day's worth of data, others a season, and some - years. While tag life directly correlates to tag size, we’re working to increase battery life by 2-3 times in our current tag sizes. The new L-series acoustic tags (L for long-life) will be available 2010.

New Micro Data Logger

At 1/10th the power of the existing acoustic tag data loggers, it is an extremely power efficient update.
The new micro data logger is totally enclosed, has self-pinger intervals to confirm its battery is functioning correctly, and includes GPS synchronization. The new micro data logger has the ability to go beyond detecting presence/absence. With 3 micro data loggers, researchers will be able to track aquatic life in 2D. This new fisheries research tool is currently in R&D at HTI.