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Mozambique: BCSS presents fishing buoys repurposed for ocean observation

The Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies presents an experiment conducted in Mozambique using recovered fishing buoys on 5 November 2026. The corresponding study was published in Scientific Reports on 3 November.

Bazaruto deployment framework, figure 1 in Lebrato et al., Scientific Reports (2026). CC BY 4.0; reduced version.
Bazaruto deployment framework, figure 1 in Lebrato et al., Scientific Reports (2026). CC BY 4.0; reduced version. — Lebrato et al., Scientific Reports 16, 31300 (2026), figure 1, reproduite par BCSS — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ; version réduite. Article : https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-72665-x

Refurbished and deployed in the Bazaruto Archipelago, the instruments transmit acoustic measurements by satellite for marine observation. The team uses them as a proof of feasibility for repurposing industrial equipment.

The signals describe relative acoustic biomass. They are neither validated fish counts nor species identifications, the researchers explain. The project remains a pilot requiring further calibration and validation of its performance.

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