ROV's prove their utility in Newfoundland's aquaculture industry
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Advertiser] - November 18, 2014 -
To say that Tracy Granter is excited about the developing use of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in Newfoundland’s aquaculture industry would be an understatement.
Granter is a senior aquaculture technologist with the Marine Institute’s (MI) Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development who became aware of the potential benefits of ROVs in the industry when asked to do some work on a mussel grow-out operation.
“We were asked by the operator to use cameras to inspect mussel stocks and to check for predators.
"The ROV worked amazingly well in the cold, icy conditions and it was then I realized the advantages of using ROVs in the aquaculture industry.”
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