The “Fish Laboratory” will provide scientists with new information about the health and behavior of underwater inhabitants.
The device weighs 2.4 grams and is no larger than a pen cap. The tracker collects data over a period of eight months.
“Our development will help to preserveaquaculture This is a cost-effective way to monitor fish health and behavior,” said Daniel Deng, a research scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Its experts collaborated with the battery team to develop the new device.
It is a type of biosensor thatCan simultaneously collect fish data including its location, heartbeat, tail movement and calories burned. Sensors also record the temperature, pressure and magnetic field of the environment around it.
Once scientists receive data from a wireless receiver or the device itself, a series of machine learning algorithms can help them identify patterns among all the measurements.
“It’s not just about getting data, the fish lab has a built-in algorithm that helps make that data meaningful,” the scientists explain.
This information may help scientistsand managers understand the impact of climate change and infrastructure development on ecosystem health and, in turn, serve as the basis for future water resource management and conservation strategies.
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