Wireless Datalogger for Aquaculture Monitoring Industry - Agriculture - Aquaculture

Monitoring delays damage stock health

Marine fish farms are shallow water environments that experience highly dynamic conditions; which can negatively impact stock development. Undetected environmental changes can adversely affect stock health or result in suboptimal growth. Additionally, fish food accounts for up to 50% of a farmer’s operating expense, making its efficient use imperative to improve returns, as margins are tight.

If farmers could monitor conditions automatically at multiple locations across the pens, they could optimise operations and improve stock health. The use of such technology is increasing; however adoption varies greatly across fish farms. Some operators still practice more infrequent, labour-intensive means to collect data by dropping wired probes into the water from boats in limited locations, then returning to shore to manually input the resulting data. These delays can be costly.

Automated Monitoring of Sea Conditions for Better Results

• The HyFi Modem is easy to deploy and makes it easier than ever for operators to move away from labour intensive monitoring and toward a more automated monitoring method.  The HyFi Modem enables the automated monitoring of sea water temperature, salinity, current and harmful algae concentrations across more locations, providing early warning alerts to changes in the water to reduce incident-based fish mortality.

Only Transmission Across Water-Air Boundary Adds Flexibility

• The HyFi Modem integrates with most standard sensors to work with what you already have and is the only solution that can send data transmissions across the water-air boundary, so you can automate and reliably send sensor data subsea, sea-to-air or air-to-sea, wherever you decide to place your modems and receivers above, on or below the water.

HydroFi Wireless Technology Works in Extreme Shallow Water Environments, Safely

• Unlike more expensive acoustic or optical wireless devices which don’t work or have degraded signals in turbid or choppy waters, affect marine life, and may require direct line of sight to work, or cables that can snag and break, the HyFi Modem works reliably in shallow waters where adverse conditions exist. It can be deployed in existing sites without disrupting operations.

Efficient, Low Power Usage for Longer Asset Life and Less Maintenance

• The HyFi Modem uses an efficient battery technology that requires less power and lasts longer than other wireless solutions, requiring less maintenance and providing operators with a faster return on investment.

Automating Operations for the Health of Fish and the Planet

• The HyFi Modem doesn’t produce subsea noise which may affect aquatic life. It helps ensure you produce healthy fish that are sustainably-raised so you can generate a quality protein food source for the planet without further depleting the oceans.