Gyeongbuk Province Observes 'Temperature by Water Layer' on East Coast... "Enables Proactive Response to Fisheries Disasters"

Nationwide First to Establish Smart Fisheries Infrastructure

Real-time water temperature monitoring equipment (transmitter) developed by the Gyeongbuk Province East Sea Regional Headquarters Fisheries Technology Center.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 5th that the Fisheries Technology Center of the East Sea Region Headquarters (Director Kwon Ki-su) has established the first-ever water temperature measurement equipment and system in the nation that allows real-time 24-hour viewing of water temperature by layer through an app (APP).

The Fisheries Technology Center has shown limitations in providing layer-specific information essential for fishermen's activities with the current water temperature information system, which only provides surface water temperature.

Accordingly, since 2019, they have started developing a layer-specific water temperature observation system and, in 2020, initiated a pilot project for real-time layer-specific water temperature observation at eight coastal points for the first time.

The developed real-time water temperature observation network system is largely composed of a transmitter, depth-specific water temperature sensors, cables, and a data receiver. Using Internet of Things (IoT)-based wireless communication technology, it can transmit water temperature information up to a maximum depth of 50 meters over long distances from the ocean to the land.

Additionally, by developing the equipment at a lower cost and smaller size compared to existing water temperature observation devices (which are expensive and large), it is expected to significantly reduce costs and greatly contribute to the spread and popularization of the system. In 2021, the observation points will be expanded by three, establishing and pilot-operating the observation system at 11 coastal points.

Lee Young-seok, Director of the Marine Fisheries Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, stated, "By utilizing this equipment, we can minimize damage through proactive responses to marine environmental changes, cold water masses, and abnormal water temperatures such as high temperatures causing fisheries disasters." He added, "We will continue to develop and disseminate marine fisheries technology to support fishermen's smart fishing."

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