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FleetLink: Data
Acquisition from Fishing
Vessels
Presented at the COOA Monthly Meeting
A.C. Bucklin, G. Williams, R.C. Groman, P.H. Wiebe
October 6, 2004
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Premise
The widespread temporal and spatial distribution of commercial fishing vessels makes them ideal platforms from which to gather basic information for coastal monitoring, modeling, and prediction.
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Approach
A partnership of commercial fishermen, entrepreneurs, researchers, educators, and federal agency representatives
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Participants
Bucklin, A. – UNHCommercial & Non-Commercial Vessels
Anderson, E. F/V Kris N Kev
Leary, M. F/V Lori B McLellan, C. F/V AdventurerPendleton, M. F/V Susan&CaitlynUNH, R/V Gulf ChallengerWHOI, R/V Tioga
Williams, G. – Clearwater Instrumentation, Inc.
Groman, R. – WHOIWiebe, P. - WHOI
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Long Term Goal
One hundred or more fully-instrumented fishing vessels, which provide enhanced oceanographic and meteorological data collection capacity for coastal and offshore areas throughout the NW Atlantic.
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Initial DevelopmentBegan in 1998
On-board PC and Wheelhouse software (MIT)
Serial interfaces to sea surface temperature and meteorological sensors (Clearwater Instrumentation)
Telemetry to WHOI data server (WHOI)
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Web Accessible
Uses JGOFS/GLOBEC data management system
www.fleetlink.netSupports plotting and
downloading
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Sample Data
Captain’s commentsDataPlotting via Plotting and
other options button
