NOAA: Autonomous Vehicles Help Scientists Estimate Fish Abundance While Protecting Human Health and Safety
June 02, 2020
June 02, 2020
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 2 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story:
Scientists are capitalizing on existing technological capabilities and partnerships to collect fisheries data. This will help fill the information gap resulting from the cancellation of FY20 ship-based surveys due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NOAA Fisheries plans to use autonomous surface vehicles to collect some critically needed data to support management of the nation's . . .
Scientists are capitalizing on existing technological capabilities and partnerships to collect fisheries data. This will help fill the information gap resulting from the cancellation of FY20 ship-based surveys due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NOAA Fisheries plans to use autonomous surface vehicles to collect some critically needed data to support management of the nation's . . .