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Technological Developments

Instrumentation and technology developed at UASA for sargassum research

Low-cost drift buoys

Authors: Gómez Reali, M.A., Escalante Mancera J. E., López Portillo H.J.A

At UASA, drift buoys have been developed to track sargassum patches. These buoys include GPS trackers, cellular technology for recovery, internal MicroSD memory with capacity to store two data points per minute, and cameras to monitor the mobile fauna associated with sargassum.

Technological buoy 1

Buoy detail in the field (image 1).

Technological buoy 2

Top view of the equipped buoy (image 2).

Technological buoy 3

Open-sea field test (image 3).