Although they cover over 70% of our planet, only 0.6% of the world oceans are protected. It is estimated that we only know about 1 in 10 species in the ocean, which is unsurprising given that 90% of the ocean is more than half a mile deep and still remains largely unexplored. How might technology help us discover, understand and protect the vulnerable ecosystems below the waterline?
Marine Conservation is a fast-growing group in the WILDLABS community, capturing a wide variety of tech expertise within its member base, including those working with bioacoustic gear and hydrophones, AUVs and drones, sensors, machine learning, and more. By bringing together WILDLABS members from so many areas of conservation tech, the Marine Conservation group is the perfect place to collaborate on big, complex issues like marine biodiversity monitoring, coral reef health, plastic pollution, and sustainability.
The Marine Conservation group forum is also your place to chat about and solve the challenges unique to using conservation technology in marine environments. Whether you're struggling with deep-sea connectivity or salt water impacting gear longevity, or looking for remote solutions for long-term reef monitoring or biologging data collection, this group wants to help you explore the possibilities!
Check out some of the key marine conservation tech resources, conversations, and virtual events from across the WILDLABS platform:
Tutorials and Talks to Watch on Demand:
- Virtual Meetups: Developing cost-effective, open-source marine megafauna tracking, Jake Levenson
- Tech Tutors: How do I use open source remote sensing data to monitor fishing?, Max Schofield
- Virtual Meetups: eDNA for Aquatic Biodiversity, Alice Valentini
Case Studies, Tools, Research, and News:
- Southern Right Whales & Genome and Satellite Technology, Emma Carroll | eDNA & genomics, satellite data, biodiversity monitoring, climate change
- Building Experts Into AI, Whale Seeker | Machine learning, marine conservation, AI ethics
- Using AIS Data to Investigate the World’s Fishing Ports, Max Schofield | Remote sensing, data visualisation, fishing monitoring
- Small-scale fisheries and tech resources, Dan Steadman | Fishery monitoring, webinars, best practices
- Press Release: BAS Giant Iceberg Mission, British Antarctic Survey | Climate change, AUVs, remote sensing
- Case Study: Thermal imaging, drones, and loggerhead sea turtles, Megan Ossmann | FLIR, Duo Pro R camera, drones
- eDNA sampling to detect invasive snails in shipping ballast water, Gavin Shelton | Invasive species, eDNA, shipping
- Sustainable Fishing Challenges: Fish Catch Monitoring, Dan Steadman | Biologging, sensors, fishing monitoring
Conversations and Questions:
- Satellite tags for marine turtle recommendations | Alasdair Davies
- Calling all hydrophone users! | Team Open Acoustic Devices
- How difficult is it to build a buoy and constrain it in place? | Lindy Knowles
- Methods to detect Derelict Fishing Gear | Nandini Mehrotra
- Drone Mapping for Algal Blooms? | Harold Tay
- Minimising habitat impact of trawling gear | Dan Steadman
- Estimating carbon from 3d models of mangroves | Mark Brown
- Can we detect gillnets in turbid water? | Aurélie Shapiro
- New low cost DIY temperature loggers for reef monitoring | Harold Tay
- Machine learning to detect fish bomb blasts | Jamie Macaulay
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Using baited remote underwater videos (BRUVs) to survey seagrass habitats along Kenya’s North Coast
30 November 2023
The Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering (AOPE) at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) seek to hire 1-2 scientists at any of the Assistant/Associate/Senior Scientist levels to develop research...
27 November 2023
TagRanger® is a state-of-the-art wildlife finding, monitoring and tracking solution for research, conservation and environmental professionals. With superior configurability for logging data, reporting location and...
23 November 2023
Prospective PhD students with a background in acoustics and an interest in Arctic ecology are encouraged to email Michelle EH Fournet
16 November 2023
Engaging in seagrass conservation research along the Kenyan coast with dynamic approaches that integrate the skills I gained from the WiCT Training as part of my Master’s (by thesis) in Zoology program at Stellenbosch...
14 November 2023
We're delighted to announce that Connected Conservation Foundation and Airbus Foundation have today launched round 2 of the ‘Satellites for Biodiversity Award’.
2 October 2023
The partnership will support the Global South with the development, planning and management of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas.
22 September 2023
Careers
The Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (CDF) is recruiting a Senior Spatial Ecologist to join our shark research team and strengthen the ongoing long-term research on shark population ecology and...
24 August 2023
The Smithsonian Institution seeks a field- and data-oriented biologist to support marine animal telemetry research and to assist with activities of the Atlantic Cooperative Telemetry (ACT) Network.
24 August 2023
Please join us in celebrating this year’s top #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge Honorees as chosen by our panel of leading conservation organization judges, and enjoy the story contained within these entries about how our...
4 August 2023
Join us as we count down the WILDLABS community's honorees in the first-ever #Tech4Wildlife Community Choice Awards!
3 August 2023
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Hello all! There is an upcoming seminar on turtles in Yonkers, NY on Saturday, March 25th. If you care about turtles, you... |
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We are starting to deploy buoys to demarcate no entry, no-take zones in a recently declared Marine Fisheries Management Area in Cambodia,... |
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Hi Steph, Sorry for the late reply as I have other commitments currently. In our case, we are using facial scales pattern because we found out that each individual... |
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This news made me so happy this morning.. a fish chorus, what a delightful thought! And you can even listen to it! |
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The Niskin bottle, a seemingly simple tube designed to take water samples at discrete depths, is one of the most important tools of... |
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The Coral Trait Database houses physiological, morphological, ecological, phylogenetic and biogeographic trait information with the... |
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Algae technology is central to innovation to conserve biodiversity against the threats of climate change. I am part of a global scientific group called Ocean Foresters.... |
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An upcoming NOAA webinar might be of interest to this group: Ocean Exploration & MPAs: Priorities, Technological... |
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Hi John, Have you checked out Whale Alert? There may be some scope for applying/adapting the same technology for averting manatee strikes by applying it to the... |
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HydroMoth GroupGets campaign
28 June 2022 11:07am
20 July 2022 5:57pm
@Andrew_Hill Out of curiosity, since this campaign reached its goal & is ending soon, is it possible to turn the remaining Hydromoth units that didn't sell into Audiomoths for a limited GroupGets? I understand that Hydromoths can be used terrestrially as well, but they are more expensive than the last Audiomoth campaigns have been by $50+ so just wanted to see if Audiomoths would still be cheaper. Just trying to figure out if I should buy more Hydromoths or wait until Audiomoths start selling again (ends up being a trade-off between cost and time basically).
31 July 2022 5:20pm
@Andrew_Hill I wonder if you could let us know more about the time keeping difference btw the regular AudioMoth and the HydroMoth (which is said to do better)?
Postdoc: Biologging & Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals
22 July 2022 7:42pm
Earth Species Project - Senior AI Research Scientist
15 July 2022 6:40pm
Director, Imaging Technology Lab (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
11 July 2022 6:32pm
Consultancy: Development and Implementation of SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) for São Tomé and Príncipe
1 July 2022 6:15pm
Calling all hydrophone users!
26 November 2020 10:06am
8 January 2021 4:54pm
This is super interesting to read, thanks for sharing back!
Steph
8 January 2021 5:07pm
Glad it was useful Steph.
We'll be leaving the survey open for as long as neccesary to build up a better idea of use-cases. So if any hydrophone users missed out you are more than welcome to add yours responses. We can then update the results later in the year.
Andy
Team Open Acoustic Devices
1 July 2022 12:06am
Hello,
The hydrophone_survey_results.pdf file is not opening. Is the link still working? I would be keen to see it. Thank you.
Self-powered Buoy collecting vital sensor data -- Looking for conservation projects to collaborate with
18 May 2022 6:28am
3 June 2022 7:19am
Hello Aadithya,
Excited to hear about your marine acoustics outreach. I am interested to explore the possibilities of collaborative work on this line.
One of my doctoral scholars is about to submit his thesis on terrestrial acoustic studies. Please respond to [email protected] (as I may likely miss responses if any, send to this group).
Regards
Jaishanker
14 June 2022 11:46am
Hi Jaishanker, I just reached out to over email, apologies for the delay. We are interested in working with underwater hydrophones and this might be of use in your specific case study. Bristlemouth's timeline is still being created, but we're hoping to have devkits ready closer to the end of this year. I'm happy to chat more to learn about the specific research you are doing and how we can best help!
21 June 2022 10:49pm
If you're looking to identify collaborators - probably lots of organizations listed in the Conservation Tech Directory would be interested (quick prelim search yields orgs like Echospace, European Tracking Network, FACT network, IMOS, IOOS, other tracking networks like that, USA's NEON, eOceans, Oceans+)! Also org's like Blue Ventures, Save our Seas (run acoustic tracking array), MBON (run Biotrack) come to mind.
New app aims to take a bite out of illegal shark fin trade
14 June 2022 3:52pm
Smithsonian Magazine: "Underwater Roombas" scan southern California coast for DDT barrels
4 June 2022 7:30pm
New article (Reuters): Orca stuck in river to be lured to sea using drone with loudspeakers
1 June 2022 4:02pm
Enhancing automated analysis of marine soundscapes using eco-acoustic indices and machine learning
31 May 2022 6:33pm
MTS TechSurge
10 February 2022 12:00am
Looking for marine biologists - Bioacoustic data processing made easier!
27 October 2021 6:55pm
30 November 2021 7:53am
Hi @carlybatist !
Thanks a lot for the recommendations!
3 December 2021 1:26pm
Hi Evelina - I would be interested in discussing this. I work with dolphin acoustics in the Chesapeake Bay, which is a particulalry challenging noise environment. Happy to try something new!
Cheers,
Robert
5 December 2021 4:58pm
Hi @cosmicspittle !
Thank you for your interest to our technology! I sent you a private message to continue the discussion.
Tech Tutors: How do I analyze large acoustic datasets using PAMGuard?
14 October 2021 3:42pm
Tech Tutors: How do I use animal-borne imaging technology in marine and terrestrial environments?
26 August 2021 12:10am
15 September 2021 6:41am
Hi @Rob+Appleby !
The implementation in the Vectronic camera collar is purely store on board - no transmission.
I believe they simply stuck one of the Foxeer action ("Box") cameras inside and wakes it up and triggers it according to the camera schedule uoloaded to the collar (still and video options).
RunCam is another manufacturer of FPV and action cameras which might be interesting for you.
Cheers,
Lars
15 September 2021 11:24pm
Hi Lars,
I have a colleague that's successfully used the Mobius cam system (https://www.mobius-actioncam.com/) for camera collars as well. RC cams are popular choice it seems. I have been attempting to tweak cheaper 'cube' cameras (e.g. https://tinyurl.com/w72kh77r) to do a similar job. I am using a bit of Frankestein's monster array of small control boards, including an Adafruit low power timer (https://www.adafruit.com/product/3573) and a SparkFun pro mini (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11113). I am using an SMD transistor as a switch to control power, and another could be added to control settings if needed. Hoping to do a tutorial on it at some point in case there's any interest.
Cheers,
Rob
16 September 2021 6:54am
Would certainly be cool to see a tutorial on this! Looking forward to that!
Job openings in marine tech & ML
18 August 2021 2:25pm
IoTs in Marine protected area management
7 June 2021 8:12am
8 June 2021 10:16am
Hi Mauman.
Did you have a specific application in mind? There are quite a few IoT systems but they all need to be pieced together. If there's a specific application context, I think it'd be an interesting discussion to have though.
Akiba
How difficult is it to build a buoy and constrain it in place?
14 March 2019 3:54pm
23 November 2020 5:23pm
Akiba,
You might want to check out these systems, if you haven't seen them already?
http://www.smruconsulting.com/the-coastal-acou-a-new-tool-for-remote-and-real-time-acoustic-monitoring/
https://www.seiche.com/underwater-acoustic-products/platforms/acoustic-monitoring-buoy/
https://www.mseis.com/services/buoys/
https://rtsys.eu/buoys
Thanks, Carlos
29 December 2020 11:45am
I worked with some folks years ago, and I'll dig into my files to see if I had a schematic of some sort. this following video --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMzk94BQ-sg&ab_channel=RobertBevan is similar to what we would've done, though we did use insulation foam in place of the pool float, upcycled soda bottles and to anchor in place we used a car tire with cement and an I bolt alongside somethign that swivels so that the rope that holds the bouy doesn't snap off. We used it in shallower and calmer areas, though it might've been 10'-15' (3-5m). I'll make a note to look for any files I have of the project, and if you don't hear from me in the new year, could you send me a reminder?
As @Freaklabs would've heard me say a few times, PVC, whilst not environmentally friendly, is quite adaptable and can allow a modular system to be built to suit your needs.
29 December 2020 11:53am
"On a side note, I've discovered it's really hard to say "I'm interested in small buoys" without creating awkward silence in a room. "
HAHAHAHA... yeah, it's probably best not to ever do that.
Tech Tutors: How do I use open access remote sensing data to monitor fishing?
2 December 2020 9:12pm
Turtle Monitoring DB
24 January 2020 5:13am
3 June 2020 3:45pm
Hi Ted,
WildTrack is working with the Epicollect5 app that makes it easy to collect turtle images and record a row of data for each one. It's also great for citizen scientists to use. We're using it to monitor Box Turtles and using a morphometric approach to identify individuals.
Hope this helps,
~Zoe
13 November 2020 8:03am
Hi @[email protected]
Not sure what kind of data you (or the partner organization) are interested in collectig/logging.
SWOT just did a short article on the last issue magazine of the apps available for turtle monitoring
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/t/5e595027e3b0144b63f281a4/1582911527409/SWOT15_38-39_Smart+Apps.pdf
The just-launched "Sea Turtle Rescue Alliance" has partnered with ProVET to provide a dedicated platform (App and desktop) to record all turtle related data from the arrival at the rescue center to the release, from biometrics to the daily husbandry and medical data.
The ProVet platform will be distributed globally as part of the Alliance work to enhance marine turtle medicine and will be supported by a dedicated Microsoft Team learning and data-sharing platform for the Alliance members. The first 3 Rescue Centers have just started the trial and data migration phase and will be available to other stranding or rescue centers on tiers (as will need some support ) across 2021-22. Membership to the Alliance will be regulated but should be free, depending on the data volume, size of the centers and the specific features requested from ProVET.
The website should be up and running before Christmas.
https://www.facebook.com/seaturtlerescuealliance
Happy to provide more info as the platform becomes available.
21 November 2020 7:06pm
Hi @[email protected] and all,
Please check out https://iot.wildbook.org
Cloud-based data management and computer vision for photo ID using the WIldbook platform. We would love to support additional groups and species.
Thanks,
Jason
New low cost DIY temperature loggers for reef monitoring
14 October 2020 10:31am
29 October 2020 1:59pm
hi Andy,
This looks very interesting! I've been working with (or at?) temperature loggers for a while, and the interchangeable thermistor idea here is the most promising where accuracy at low cost is concerned. It's important to note it is the accuracy of the thermistor that is 0.05 degC; the accuracy overall of the logger is going to be less. I've not been able to find more technical details such as part numbers or schematics, so it's hard to get a handle on that. Concerning cost, I do know however that similar thermistors run on the order of $10 in onesies, which makes me think the $9 BOM cost is attainable at qty 1k or 10k.
Thanks,
-harold
1 November 2020 2:55am
Oh, that looks like such an interesting project. I like that the cratering of hardware costs is enabling projects like this to happen. I have some comments on the build which are definitely not a criticism since I love seeing applications of technology that serve an actually useful purpose.
If the goal of the hardware is to measure temperature at a low price point, I would offer some suggestions on possible ways to bring the price down or improve the design while bringing down the cost:
- Instead of a preform PET tube, it might be an idea to use old PET drink bottles. The preform bottles would either need to be included with the design kit or be found easily by anyone wanting to test out the design. This would mean manufacturing your own tubes and caps which would be a pain. Instead, I would recommend using empty PET drink bottles. These could likely be hardened to be watertight to X meters and would both repurpose the plastic for something useful and remove the need to manufacture custom plastic. PET drink bottles are usually specified to withstand fairly high pressures due to holding carbonated drinks and are definitely waterproof. @htarold would actually be the expert on the feasibility of this approach.
- Re-design the board to integrate everything. [Note: I realize it might be difficult to do these changes, so if you're in contact with the people on this project, I'm okay to advise or contribute time to help implement them] In re-designing the board, you could create a form factor that fits into the above-mentioned PET bottles saving on those as a system cost. It's also possible to custom design the power supply to optimize the power and maintain stability. The board being used is designed to run at 5V, but you can actually run that microcontroller down to1.8V reducing the power by a factor of almost 10 (power consumption is proportional to voltage^2). It might also be worthwhile to consider using a precision voltage reference rather than the power supply as voltage reference. Even if you have a precision sensor, if your voltage reference isn't at least as precise, that would introduce uncertainty. I believe @htarold was referring to this in the above post. And finally you can integrate the sensor and all associated components onto a single board saving the cost and labor of the prototyping perfboard needed underneath the Nano.
- From the pictures in the paper, it looks like the sensor is located inside the plastic tube. If that's the case, what it's sensing is the air inside the tube, and the unspoken assumption is that the ocean temperature will reach equilibrium with the tube walls which will reach equilibrium with the air temperature so the sensor will reflect the ocean temperature. I think it's a valid assumption, but air, especially non-moving air, is a poor thermal conductor so it would take a long time to detect changes in ocean temperature. One possible idea would be to use a sensor that is actually directly inserted into the water. This would sample the actual ocean temperature in real time and would respond more quickly to any changes, ie: if the temperature changes at night vs day, etc. Thermistors can actually be purchased encased in stainless steel tubes. Or for a specialty precision thermistor like this, it's also possible to purchase a stainless steel temperature sensor tube housing and manually insert the sensor. An image of an encased thermistor is below.
- It might be possible to provide the components in kit form and lightly disguised as a soldering learning kit as well. That way, it's possible to have "soldering workshops" where people learn how to solder by assembling these kits. Attendees learn a new skill while protecting the environment, the orgs get temperature dataloggers, save the cost of assembly, and perhaps even make a bit of money for soda and chips if attendees pay to learn how to solder :)
If the Opuhala project wants, we can help procure components wholesale through our purchasers.
Anyways, it sounds like a great project, if they need any advice or help, we're happy to contribute to improve reef health.
Akiba, FreakLabs
2 November 2020 12:34am
Hi Akiba,
I made a mistake, I did manage to find some +/-0.05 degC thermistors for USD4 on Digikey, so the USD9 figure can be feasible in low quantitites. I actually bought a bunch of the thermistors you linked to; the part variation is quite high so calibration is needed to get good results. I think this is one area where we can truly say Cheap, Accurate, Simple: pick 2. Edward Mallon whom the authors also cite https://thecavepearlproject.org/ has blogged extensively on this.
Personally I would try to avoid analoque devices because I don't want to deal with having to amplify it, which is where the errors creep in. Maxim make an ADC that directly compares resistance ratios, and HX711 simplifies bridge measurements. I'm not sure how this logger does it; the Arduino's ADC isn't very good as you said. The MAX30205 human body temperature sensor may be worth looking in to for this application. The measurement range is small but probably adequate for this application, and the accuracy is well documented.
The sensor time constant is a bit high but should be ok for for this low-rate application, and kudos to the authors for characterising it. There are applications where the time constant needs to be <1s, like for ocean turbulence structure measurement, but that is more physical oceanography and only indirectly wildlife conservation. The internal sensor simplifies the logger and this is a big advantage in this instance, one I have taken advantage of in the past.
I have considered PET bottles in the past and it is very attractive. They do very well with internal pressure (7 bar I think!) but with external pressure they are prone to buckling. One approach may be to re-mould the bottle to be smaller so the walls are thicker. This should be easy because the bottle shrinks with the application of heat anyway.
I like cheap hardware too! Plus it goes well with citizen science in a field where investigation is labour intensive and it lends itself well to outreach efforts.
Opportunity: Ocean Solutions: NBS, coral reefs, aqaculture, MPA tech
15 October 2020 10:37am
Minimising habitat impact of trawling gear
9 April 2020 4:30pm
17 August 2020 11:20am
Hey Nick - thanks for the response: are there any papers you could share on this? Given the focus on species bycatch, have people specifically investigated the reduced seabed impact as well as the cleaner catch?
20 August 2020 8:48pm
There's a wing trawling system that was developed: https://www.facebook.com/wingtrawlingsystem/
I saw the presentation at a recent Ocean Exchange webcast (https://www.oceanexchange.org/webcast-library/2/)
Cheers,
Kortney
21 August 2020 9:42am
Thanks so much for this Kortney!
Free underwater camera units
10 January 2020 10:06pm
19 May 2020 11:23am
Is this offer still open
Machine learning fish monitoring and the seafood sector
17 March 2020 3:29pm
17 March 2020 7:58pm
Do the people approaching you have defined porblem statements or use cases? That's been one of the biggest challenges in scaling high-tech fisheries monitoring from either the public or private side. Unless there's a mandate to use it (which there is in Australia and the EU) the ROI is usually too low for individuals or companies to invest in it, and the potential markets are too small. Check out this CEA/TNC report for more scoping. http://tnc.org/emreport
18 March 2020 12:48pm
Thanks Kate - that's really helpful. The company in question are investors in an emerging high-end aquaculture venture and I assume their interest is around utilising individual fish tracking to drive greater efficiency i.e. to adjust feed inputs, estimate growth rates, detect disease etc. all of which seems to be the intention of the Tidal Project. I'll get back to them with more questions and make some onward connections. If anyone else in the community has any linkages - please drop me a line on here!
Methods to detect Derelict Fishing Gear
5 June 2019 9:04am
Small scale fishing vessel tracker tech trials
8 February 2019 4:15pm
9 February 2019 9:55am
Hi Don,
I agree, it's very intriguing.
I think they're using the Remora. It looks like a solar powered GPS tracker. I couldn't find much more information.
Thanks,
-harold
'Palau vs the Poachers' - can tech help combat illegal fishing in massive MPAs?
17 February 2016 4:37pm
3 May 2016 9:13am
I think this is an interesting idea. We are working on something that will hopefully eventually be able to be deployed in the Cook Islands and elsewhere: a network of cheap, modular platforms that can acoustically trigulate fishing vessels engaging in unsanctioned trawling.
6 May 2016 10:31am
Hi Sean,
Sounds fascinating - are you able to elaborate a bit more about the system you're developing? I'm curious to hear more about what the system would look like.
Cheers,
Steph
17 September 2018 9:17pm
ATLAN Space recently announced a pilot launch that will use autonomous drones and computer vision to report illegal fishing in the Seychelles islands. This article gives a brief overview - more updates to come, hopfeully, after their official launch in October. There's an animation on the homepage of the ATLAN Space website that gives a bit more detail as well.
Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS; MARPOL)
12 July 2018 9:53pm
Whistleblowers Can Help Stop Marine Destruction / IUU Fishing / Ocean Pollution
12 July 2018 9:40pm
20 July 2022 3:06am
From Alex on Twitter: