From Industrial Tuna Fishing to Ocean Conservation and Blue Economy: Repurposed Smart Buoys Advance Marine Monitoring in the Western Indian Ocean
Technology originally developed to locate tuna for commercial fishing is finding a new purpose in marine conservation, oceanography, and the blue economy. A new study published on 3 November 2026 in Scientific Reports demonstrates how recovered tuna-fishing smart buoys can be refurbished and integrated into an Ocean Observatory to monitor marine ecosystems. Led by scientists