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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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Susan&Caitlan

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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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Current Efforts

Gary’s presentation.

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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

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The End