Smaller, More Powerful Battery to Help Track Salmon

on April 25, 2014 at 5:00 PM

For years, scientists have tracked the movements of salmon through rivers in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. Now a smaller, more powerful battery will allow them to track even younger, smaller fish over longer distances. Slightly larger than grains of rice, the new batteries power a transmitter small enough to inject into these fish -- rather than surgically implant them. The result is less stressful for the fish and less costly for the researcher. <a href="http://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=1040" target="_blank">Learn more about the batteries here</a>. | Photo courtesy of PNNL.

For years, scientists have tracked the movements of salmon through rivers in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. Now a smaller, more powerful battery will allow them to track even younger, smaller fish over longer distances. Slightly larger than grains of rice, the new batteries power a transmitter small enough to inject into these fish — rather than surgically implant them. The result is less stressful for the fish and less costly for the researcher. Learn more about the batteries here. | Photo courtesy of PNNL.