World s largest ocean monitoring protects marine biodiversity
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Coastal News Today | UK - Extensive underwater camera network to monitor and protect ocean wildlife and blue economies launched across ten UK Overseas Territories
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Image: Blue Abacus
The UK is launching what is said to be the world’s largest ocean monitoring system to help protect wildlife and biodiversity.
It is to become the first country to pioneer a major network of underwater camera rigs, which is being set up as part of the UK Government’s Blue Belt programme that covers more than four million square kilometres of ocean.
The camera systems, called baited remote underwater video systems (BRUVS), will allow the UK’s Overseas Territories to observe and manage ocean wildlife.
Scientists from Cefas, the University of Western Australia and partners in the UKOTs are working with Blue Abacus, in a world first, to supply and analyse data collected from 66 non-intrusive BRUVS, which will be deployed in open ocean and coastal habitats.
Silky sharks, Ascension
the worldâs first network of underwater camera rigs is being rolled out across the British Overseas Territories
the network will collect important biological information across the Caribbean, South Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans, making it the worldâs largest ocean wildlife monitoring system
information collected on marine life will support British Overseas Territories to protect their marine environment
The UK is to become the first country to pioneer a major network of underwater camera rigs, funding the worldâs largest ocean wildlife monitoring system to help protect life below water.
The network is being set up as part of the UK Government Blue Belt programme â which covers more than 4 million square kilometres of ocean.