How can LoRaWAN become a support system for Aqua Life?

The term fish kill, known also as fish die-off, refers to a localized die-off of fish populations which may also be associated with more generalized mortality of aquatic life. The most common cause is reduced oxygen in the water, which in turn may be due to factors such as drought, algae bloom, overpopulation, or a sustained increase in water temperature. Infectious diseases and parasites can also lead to a fish kill. Toxicity is a real but far less common cause of fish kill.

Fish kills are often the first visible signs of environmental stress and are usually investigated as a matter of urgency by environmental agencies to determine the cause of the kill. Many fish species have a relatively low tolerance of variations in environmental conditions and their death is often a potent indicator of problems in their environment that may be affecting other animals and plants and may have a direct impact on other uses of the water such as for drinking water production. Pollution events may affect fish species and fish age classes in different ways. If it is a cold-related fish kill, juvenile fish or species that are not cold-tolerant may be selectively affected. If toxicity is the cause, species are more generally affected and the event may include amphibians and shellfish as well. A reduction in dissolved oxygen may affect larger specimens more than smaller fish as these may be able to access oxygen richer water at the surface, at least for a short time.

Cause

• Pollution from agricultural runoff or biotoxins.

• Ecological hypoxia (oxygen depletion).

• The hypoxic event may be brought on by factors such as algae blooms, droughts, high temperatures and thermal pollution.

• Presence of disease

• Agricultural runoff

• Sewage discharges

• Oil or hazardous waste spills

• Hydraulic fracturing wastewater

• Sea-quakes

• Poaching with chemicals

• Underwater explosions

Solutions

Pond Monitoring System (PMS) can able to track aqua life through LoRaWAN. Long Range (LoRa) is a wireless technology in which a low power transmitter forwards small packets of data to a receiver, usually over a long distance. These features make LoRa fall into the category of LPWAN networks. So, we will detect dissolved oxygen, pH and temperature through sensors or nodes. The main focus is the early detection of low dissolved oxygen in order to save aqua species life. We can measure these parameters in different factors like dissolved Oxygen (0-20 mg/L or ppm), pH (0-14) and Temperature (0°C-50° C).

Additions benefits:

• Helps in analyzing the pond dynamics and take preventive actions

• Solar-powered device

• Historical analysis & Data management

• Gives Alarms and notifications via SMS and Email