No matter what stage a fish is through its life cycle, if its happy it will continue to grow, stay alive and flourish. So how do you know if a fish is happy? Well I’m yet to meet a ‘fish whisperer’ and trying to apply a stethoscope does pose its problems.
What about attaching a sensor tag? Acoustic fish tags have been used to monitor fish movement in relation to depth, distance and speed. From this data scientists can determine if behaviour is normal or abnormal.
This technology combined with other more common sensors such as temperature, light, chemical and wave height sensors could provide good information for breeders wishing to optimise growing conditions within cages.
You could get a little more personal and try to tackle the problem from the inside out. What about sensors fish could swallow? We have the ability to look inside ourselves, why not fish. Imagine a sensor that could be placed inside some food and picked up by a small, unsuspecting percentage of your school.
You could measure acidity and maybe even protein levels and correlate the results against what you feed them and what you get. You could achieve fish that grow quickly, taste better, have lower stress levels and live longer.
What sensors have you seen that could be used to monitor fish?
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