[SatNews] Quake Global Inc. a manufacturer of M2M communicators for multiple satellite and terrestrial networks, has announced that Marine Instruments has selected QUAKE’s Q9612 and 9602 communicators for its electronic positioning and communications systems to track vessels and buoys in the rugged open oceans of the marine fisheries industry.

These communicators combine the low latency of SBD (short-burst data) service with global coverage of the satellite network. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the world harvest of commercial seafood is close to 200 million tons annually with millions of people across the globe engaged in the industry. QUAKE™ modems will be employed on a variety of Marine Instruments’ buoys used to remotely monitor, locate and control drifting fishing aggregate devices (FAD) for tropical tuna fishing and floating mussel platforms, as well as on rescue and scientific buoys. QUAKE’s modems provide global two-way communication with these devices that enable fishing boat captains to locate the best areas for catching fish or harvesting seafood. The modems will also be used in bi-directional onboard terminals to transmit GPS position and alarm distress for Marine Instruments’ ship monitoring and tracking systems.

Marine Instruments’ buoys save time and fuel by helping fishing boats and vessels quickly locate seafood-rich locations, receive alarm messages when fixed platforms move and locate raft positions for rescue purposes. Polina Braunstein, QUAKE’S president and chief executive officer, said the Q9612 and 9602 modems will allow Marine Instruments’ customers to quickly and seamlessly track and monitor FAD assets anywhere in the world – including open ocean areas not reliably served by terrestrial wireless networks.