Gannet Nets and Ocean Data Network, Inc. have cooperated in the development of a purse seine net analytics tool that is extremely well suited to all purse seines. This tool is a result of two years of research and development between our companies and is now pending patent approval. 

Until now, knowing what happens to your net once it leaves the stern has been a guessing game. Net sensors are my most valuable tool for filling in the gaps in our knowledge. Is it achieving, from end to end, the target fishing depth ? Is it sinking, from end to end, as fast as I want it to? 

This system gives the ability to create a far clearer picture of the performance of the seine. You can put far more of these much smaller sensors on a net at one time as compared to ‘Live’ sensors, and at far less cost. I use as many as 30 sensors on one net. They are quick and easy to install. The sensors are water/depth activated and continue to record data until the pursing operation is completed. As the net and sensors come up out of the water the sensors automatically offload data via Bluetooth to a small deck unit, which relays the data to a cloud database. Data is then processed in the cloud and resulting animations and analytics are sent to a web-based portal for viewing within minutes, as long as you have cell phone service, satellite, or wifi. All the steps of the system are automatic and do not interrupt the workflow of fishing operations. 

To access the data you open the Portal with a specific username and password unique to each customer, and two viewing options can be selected showing data like the exact location of the set on a map, along with the pertinent information such as: Date and time of the set, Lat/Long, temperature, maximum depth achieved, the time to reach max depth, and the total fishing time.