Fiscal Year:
1986
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA-TAKING AND DATA-RECORDING (ARCHIVAL) FISH TAG TO BE ATTACHED TO OR IMPLANTED IN A LARGE MARINE ANIMAL SUCH AS A TUNA.
Agency:
DOC
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$30,000.00
Abstract:
DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA-TAKING AND DATA-RECORDING (ARCHIVAL) FISH TAG TO BE ATTACHED TO OR IMPLANTED IN A LARGE MARINE ANIMAL SUCH AS A TUNA. WHEN RECOVERED IN THE FISHERY, THE TAG WOULD BE READ OUT, MAKING AVAILABLE A RECORD OF ENVIRON MENTAL VARIABLES. RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, AND AMBIENT LIGHT WOULD ALLOW INFERENCE OF THE ANIMALS 3-DIMENSIONAL TRACK OF DEPTH (FROM PRESSURE), LATITUDE ( (FROM TEMPERATURE VS DEPTH), AND LONGITUDE (FROM SUNRISE AND SUNSET TIMES) FOR PERIODS UP TO ONE YEAR. THE POTENTIALCOMMERCIAL APPLICATION AS DESCRIBED BY THE AWARDEE: THIS RESEARCH IS IN REPONSE TO A NEED FOR BETTER DATA GATHERING. THE PROPOSING COMPANY INTENDS TO MANUFACTURE AND SELL THE ARCHIVAL TAG ONCE IT IS DEVELOPED.
Principal Investigator:
0
Business Contact:
P.a. Ekstrom
Principal Investigator
2064683375
Small Business Information at Submission:
Northwest Marine Tech Inc
Shaw Island, WA 98286
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
N/A
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No