One fish, two fish, red fish…RFID fish
22 March, 2010
category: RFID
Destron Fearing, a subsidiary of Digital Angel, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its passive integrated transponder fish-monitoring RFID tags.
In Pacific Northwest region, the U. S. federal agencies will utilize Destron’s PIT technology in conjunction RFID antennas to monitor salmonid – salmon, whitefish, and trout – movement as they migrate out of their native streams and pass the dams in the Columbia and Snake River Basins.
The salmonid population’s vulnerability to habitat loss, hydroelectric dams, and over-fishing makes these monitoring programs a key element in prolonging their survival.
The order, expected to be in the area of $1.5 to $2.0 million, will begin shipping within the next few weeks and will continue through into 2011.