New current meter provides answers for lobster industry, oyster farmers, scientists

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 07:21 in Earth & Climate

When a federal fisheries scientist sought to learn how ocean currents affect the catch rate of lobsters, he turned to a University of Rhode Island oceanographer who had developed an innovative and inexpensive meter for measuring currents near the bottom of bays, rivers and other shallow waters...

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