Integration of acoustic and light sensors for marine bio-mining

Gordon Wiegand

doi:10.1117/12.2223050

9 May 2016 Integration of acoustic and light sensors for marine bio-mining

Gordon Wiegand

Proceedings Volume 9862, Advanced Environmental, Chemical, and Biological Sensing Technologies XIII; 98620E (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2223050
Event: SPIE Commercial + Scientific Sensing and Imaging, 2016, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

Maximum diversity of life exists within the estuaries and coral reefs of the Globe. The absence of vertebrate and other land dwelling adaptations has resulted in an enormous range of complexity among invertebrates and their symbiotic biome resulting in the generation of compounds finding uses in anti-tumor and antibiotic applications. It has been widely reported that the greatest factor limiting progress in characterizing and processing new therapeutics derived from invertebrates is the lack of adequate original material. Symbiotic bacteria within specific tunicates often synthesize antitumor compounds as secondary metabolites. We describe a 3-stage protocol that utilizes acoustic and photonic analysis of large areas of marine ecosystem and life forms. We refer to this as Estuary Assessment System (EAS), which includes a multi-frequency acoustic transducer/sensing instrument mounted on our research vessel. This generates a topological map of surveyed tracks of marine locations known to be habitats of useful actinobacteria laden invertebrates. Photonic devices are used to generate image and pulse data leading to location, identification and isolation of tunicates and actinobacteria.

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Gordon Wiegand "Integration of acoustic and light sensors for marine bio-mining", Proc. SPIE 9862, Advanced Environmental, Chemical, and Biological Sensing Technologies XIII, 98620E (9 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2223050

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