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Final Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Report ; to the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program ;
Personal Author:
Conde, Mary ; Gryder, Caleb
Conde, Mary ; Gryder, Caleb Less -
Corporate Authors:
Louisiana Sea Grant College Program ; Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)
Louisiana Sea Grant College Program ; Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) Less -
Sea Grant Program:
LSU (Louisiana Sea Grant)
Description:
Oyster aquaculture has been significant to the Louisiana seafood industry for more than a

century. Emerging challenges are driving the need to better understand environmental factors

involved in farming oysters. This project aimed to design an open‐hardware logger system that

would allow farmers and researchers to measure some of these factors. The Oyster Logger, a

data logging device for use in field applications, was designed and tested at the Aquatic

Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center (AGGRC), with an emphasis placed on casing testing

and measurement accuracy. The goal was to fabricate an open‐hardware device with

advanced data collection capabilities that could help to improve the productivity of oyster

aquaculture. The objectives of this project were to: 1) design prototype devices; 2) fabricate

prototype devices which collect, store, and transfer temperature and movement data, and 3)

test prototype devices for proper operation and to improve the design. While not completely

waterproof itself, the casing kept the electrical components of the Oyster Logger in a compact,

stable position for data collection purposes. From an engineering perspective, faults in the real

time clock (RTC) module and other components caused minor measurement errors, but these

inaccuracies were deemed to be insignificant in applied settings. These results show potential

for the project to grow and act as a foundation for other logger systems that can be customized

to the needs of oyster farmers and researchers.


Keywords:
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American Oyster
Aquaculture
Oyster Farmers
Research
Seafood
Custom Design
Fabrication
Oyster Aquaculture

Document Type:
Technical Report
Place as Subject:
Louisiana
Rights Information:
Public Domain
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Submitted
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