Tech Resource Managementarea would be bene? cial. The empha-First Prize Innovation Award sis on responsible and sustainable ? sh-for the Fish Selector eries has been increasing. Fishing com- Star-Oddi won ? rst prize for the panies using the Fish Selector can help most innovative technology for the in delivering the message to consumers ? shing industry at the Icelandic Fish-that the company is making its contribu- eries Conference. The conference was tion to sustainable ? sheries by releasing held for the fourth time in November threatened species. 2013. People from ? shing companies, state of? cials and scientists attend this Field Testing conference. The goal of the award is In December 2010 the Fish Selector to encourage creative thinking and in-was tested on the research ship Drofn. novation in the ? sheries sector. It operated very well on its ? rst sea trial. Since then, focus has been on reducing the size of the equipment About Star-Oddi which will give the ? shermen the fol- Star-Oddi (Iceland) develops re-lowing advantages: search equipment for increasing the • Takes less deck space knowledge on marine life and under-• Smaller volume and weight water environments. Star-Oddi spe-decreases hazards associated with cializes in the design and manufac-having bulky equipment on deck ture of scienti? c equipment, mainly • Fishermen can more easily miniature data loggers containing mi-move the equipment around and croelectronics and sensors for moni-the smaller device is then carried toring behavioral and environmental by two operatives parameters such as salinity, tempera-• Smaller volume and lower ture, depth, tilt angle and more. The weight will make it easier to take miniature self-contained loggers are the device onto smaller ships, used for behavioural studies of ? sh as increasing the market potential well as on moorings and nets. May 2014MTR #4 (34-49).indd 38 MTR #4 (34-49).indd 38 5/12/2014 4:16:46 PM5/12/2014 4:16:46 PM