Towards an optimal design for ecosystem-level ocean observatories

Four operational factors, together with high development cost, currently limit the use of ocean observatories in ecological and fisheries applications: 1) limited spatial coverage; 2) limited integration of multiple types of technologies; 3) limitations in the experimental design for in situ studies...

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Authors: Rountree, Rodney A., Aguzzi, Jacopo, Marini, Simone, Fanelli, Emanuela, De Leo, Fabio C., Río Fernández, Joaquín del|||0000-0002-6191-2201, Juanes, Francis
Format: article
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/177975
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ocean bottom -- Research
Oceanographic research stations
Ocean observatories
Ocean technology
Ecological monitoring
Networks
Coenoclines
Deep sea
Behavior
Optoacoustic technologies
Passive acoustic
Fish sound
Cyber interfaces
Fons marins -- Investigació
Estacions d'investigació oceanogràfica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia::Oceanografia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
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spelling Towards an optimal design for ecosystem-level ocean observatoriesRountree, Rodney A.Aguzzi, JacopoMarini, SimoneFanelli, EmanuelaDe Leo, Fabio C.Río Fernández, Joaquín del|||0000-0002-6191-2201Juanes, FrancisOcean bottom -- ResearchOceanographic research stationsOcean observatoriesOcean technologyEcological monitoringNetworksCoenoclinesDeep seaBehaviorOptoacoustic technologiesPassive acousticFish soundCyber interfacesFons marins -- InvestigacióEstacions d'investigació oceanogràficaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia::OceanografiaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònicaFour operational factors, together with high development cost, currently limit the use of ocean observatories in ecological and fisheries applications: 1) limited spatial coverage; 2) limited integration of multiple types of technologies; 3) limitations in the experimental design for in situ studies; and 4) potential unpredicted bias in monitoring outcomes due to the infrastructure’s presence and functioning footprint. To address these limitations, we propose a novel concept of a standardized “ecosystem observatory module” structure composed of a central node and three tethered satellite pods together with permanent mobile platforms. The module would be designed with a rigid spatial configuration to optimize overlap among multiple observation technologies each providing 360° coverage around the module, including permanent stereo-video cameras, acoustic imaging sonar cameras, horizontal multi-beam echosounders and a passive acoustic array. The incorporation of multiple integrated observation technologies would enable unprecedented quantification of macrofaunal composition, abundance and density surrounding the module, as well as the ability to track the movements of individual fishes and macroinvertebrates. Such a standardized modular design would allow for the hierarchical spatial connection of observatory modules into local module clusters and larger geographic module networks, providing synoptic data within and across linked ecosystems suitable for fisheries and ecosystem level monitoring on multiple scales.Peer Reviewed20192019-11-0420202020-02-18journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/177975reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016 TEC2017-87861-R REDES DE SENSORES SUBMARINOS AUTONOMOS Y CABLEADOS APLICADOS A LA MONITORIZACION REMOTA DE INDICADORES BIOLOGICOSopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1779752026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Towards an optimal design for ecosystem-level ocean observatories
title Towards an optimal design for ecosystem-level ocean observatories
spellingShingle Towards an optimal design for ecosystem-level ocean observatories
Rountree, Rodney A.
Ocean bottom -- Research
Oceanographic research stations
Ocean observatories
Ocean technology
Ecological monitoring
Networks
Coenoclines
Deep sea
Behavior
Optoacoustic technologies
Passive acoustic
Fish sound
Cyber interfaces
Fons marins -- Investigació
Estacions d'investigació oceanogràfica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia::Oceanografia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
title_short Towards an optimal design for ecosystem-level ocean observatories
title_full Towards an optimal design for ecosystem-level ocean observatories
title_fullStr Towards an optimal design for ecosystem-level ocean observatories
title_full_unstemmed Towards an optimal design for ecosystem-level ocean observatories
title_sort Towards an optimal design for ecosystem-level ocean observatories
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rountree, Rodney A.
Aguzzi, Jacopo
Marini, Simone
Fanelli, Emanuela
De Leo, Fabio C.
Río Fernández, Joaquín del|||0000-0002-6191-2201
Juanes, Francis
author Rountree, Rodney A.
author_facet Rountree, Rodney A.
Aguzzi, Jacopo
Marini, Simone
Fanelli, Emanuela
De Leo, Fabio C.
Río Fernández, Joaquín del|||0000-0002-6191-2201
Juanes, Francis
author_role author
author2 Aguzzi, Jacopo
Marini, Simone
Fanelli, Emanuela
De Leo, Fabio C.
Río Fernández, Joaquín del|||0000-0002-6191-2201
Juanes, Francis
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ocean bottom -- Research
Oceanographic research stations
Ocean observatories
Ocean technology
Ecological monitoring
Networks
Coenoclines
Deep sea
Behavior
Optoacoustic technologies
Passive acoustic
Fish sound
Cyber interfaces
Fons marins -- Investigació
Estacions d'investigació oceanogràfica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia::Oceanografia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
topic Ocean bottom -- Research
Oceanographic research stations
Ocean observatories
Ocean technology
Ecological monitoring
Networks
Coenoclines
Deep sea
Behavior
Optoacoustic technologies
Passive acoustic
Fish sound
Cyber interfaces
Fons marins -- Investigació
Estacions d'investigació oceanogràfica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia::Oceanografia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
description Four operational factors, together with high development cost, currently limit the use of ocean observatories in ecological and fisheries applications: 1) limited spatial coverage; 2) limited integration of multiple types of technologies; 3) limitations in the experimental design for in situ studies; and 4) potential unpredicted bias in monitoring outcomes due to the infrastructure’s presence and functioning footprint. To address these limitations, we propose a novel concept of a standardized “ecosystem observatory module” structure composed of a central node and three tethered satellite pods together with permanent mobile platforms. The module would be designed with a rigid spatial configuration to optimize overlap among multiple observation technologies each providing 360° coverage around the module, including permanent stereo-video cameras, acoustic imaging sonar cameras, horizontal multi-beam echosounders and a passive acoustic array. The incorporation of multiple integrated observation technologies would enable unprecedented quantification of macrofaunal composition, abundance and density surrounding the module, as well as the ability to track the movements of individual fishes and macroinvertebrates. Such a standardized modular design would allow for the hierarchical spatial connection of observatory modules into local module clusters and larger geographic module networks, providing synoptic data within and across linked ecosystems suitable for fisheries and ecosystem level monitoring on multiple scales.
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