Meeting held in Portland, Maine

Initial project began in 1998.

Software development by MIT and WHOI.

Prototype systems has been working since 2000

Additional fisherman have been added since.

The Susan & Caitlyn is the first of three fishing vessels.

We use WHOI’s Athena software and technology to tie the sensors together.

The NetSensor clamps onto the trawl wire during tows.

Hull mounted temperature sensor can be attached in a number of ways.

Private data access requires username and password.

Data are typically stored in hierarchical manner.

COAA – FleetLink project just underway.

Telemetry costs were very high and limited what could be transmitted.

For more information, contact Bob Groman at WHOI, rgroman@whoi.edu.