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The Maritime Skin Sensor is Now going to New Depths

Marine creatures and even the environment that they inhibit really can be studied in much greater detail. This is all thanks to the Marine Skin project. This is a tag that has been developed in Saudi Arabia. The new version is half the size of the one that was originally released, and it even has the ability to operate up to 2kn below sea level.

The Marine Skin is thin, and it is also very flexible too. It is a light-weight polymer material and it is able to track an animal's activity. Early versions of the sensor were glued onto a blue crab and it is also done in the format of a non-invasive bracelet. The best thing about this is that you can avoid any glues that might go on to harm an animal's skin. The sensitivity of the monitor has been enhanced by over 15 times and this is especially useful. Further development is being done to try and make the system even more efficient. It will also help people to reduce the size of the previous version too. Tests have shown time and time again that the performance and even the flexibility of the skin has been attached to different fish. This includes sea bass and sea bream. Lab tests have been done in the Red Sea and they showcase over 10,000 bending cycles. If you work in engineering recruitment or technical recruitment then you will understand this more than anyone. This comes from Muhammed Mustafa and if more work is done to try and help the marine life then the environment will benefit too. That being said, more certainly needs to be done in order to make sure that these sensors do not harm aquatic life and to also make sure that the people who install them have the knowledge that they need.

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