JW Fishers' (East Taunton, Massachusetts) DV-1 underwater camera is being used to quantify the number of eggs being produced by California squid fisheries. This drop video system has a high- resolution camera mounted on a 250-foot depth-rated housing equipped with two powerful 100-watt tungsten halogen lights. The DV-1 is lowered close to the bottom and observers can see the size and distribution of the gelatinous egg beds far below. This provides researchers with hard data on the health and sustainability of the squid population, said the company.
"The DV-1 has been very useful in squid egg research and for a variety of other projects," said Ray Michalski of the Department of Fish and Game. "I have also been using the camera to monitor and test hoop nets that are permitted to catch lobster. I even fabricated an attachment that permits use of a grab to take bottom samples. The system really works well for us."...[redOrbit]
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