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\section*{Fish Population Monitoring by Autonomous Sailboat}
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The goal of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility of using a
low-cost, long-duration autonomous sailboat to monitor tagged fish in
the Boston Harbor area. Improved data capture from tagged fish leads
to a better understanding of species population dynamics and behavior
enhancing our ability to make data driven, fisheries management
decisions.

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The target species for the study is winter flounder
(Pseudopleuronectes americanus), which have been tagged with 69 KHz
acoustic trackers. We will outfit our 2 m Marine Robotics, LLC
sailboat with a custom data acquisition system featuring a
high-performance hydrophone and a commercial fish tracking
receiver. The autonomous sailboat will drive a search pattern near
existing stationary receivers. By comparing the contacts received by
stationary receivers, our mobile receiver, and the hydrophone, we will
be able to determine the performance of the mobile receiver, and
suitability for this application.

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This project touches on acoustics, digital signal processing, marine
autonomy, and autonomous sailing algorithm development.


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  \var{Status}: &amp; Ongoing since February 2023 \\ \hline
  \var{Sponsors}: &amp; Sea Grant, Marine Robotics LLC  \\ \hline
  \var{People}: &amp; Mike Sacarny, Ching-Tang Hung (Visiting from NTU), Mike Benjamin (PI) \\ \hline
  \var{Vehicles:} &amp; Autonomous Sailboat by Marine Robotics, LLC \\ \hline
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