Systems and methods for automated fish culling
An automated fish culling system which includes a base station which includes a processor and base station display for displaying information corresponding to a plurality of cull tags, the base station display being communicably coupled to the processor. Each of the plurality of cull tags are configured to be associated with a fish and includes cull tag display for identifying the cull tag. The system further includes a memory for storing data that includes information associated with the fish, the information comprising a fish weight, wherein the processor determines which fish to cull based on at least the fish weight associated with each fish, and indicates which fish to cull via at least the base station display.
1. An automated fish culling system, comprising:
a base station comprising:
a processor;
a base station display configured to display information corresponding to a plurality of cull tags, said base station display being communicably coupled to said processor, one cull tag of said plurality of cull tags being configured to be associated with one fish, wherein said one cull tag attaches to said one fish via a net which encompasses said one fish thereby enabling said one fish to freely swim therein and enabling liquid to pass therethrough, each cull tag of said plurality of cull tags comprising an electronic cull tag identifier, said each cull tag being communicably coupled wirelessly to said base station, wherein said each cull tag being configured to receive a signal from said base station, and wherein said signal activates said electronic cull tag identifier of said each cull tag; and
a memory for storing data comprising information associated with said one fish, said information comprising at least the weight of said one fish,
wherein said processor determines a fish to cull based on at least said weight of said one fish and indicates said fish to cull via at least said base station display.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a database configured to remotely store and retrieve data comprising information associated with said one fish, and wherein said database is communicably coupled to said base station.
3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a global positioning system (GPS) for obtaining and reporting a GPS position, wherein said GPS position is associated with said one fish.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein said GPS is arranged within said base station.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said base station further comprises a speaker communicably coupled to said processor, wherein said processor further indicates said fish to cull via an audible sound from said speaker.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein said base station display comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), one LED of said plurality of LEDs being associated with one said each cull tag as an indicator LED, and wherein said processor indicates said fish to cull by activating one said indicator LED.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein said base station display comprises a digital display screen which displays information associated with said one fish.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein said base station wirelessly communicates said signal to said one cull tag.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said electronic cull tag identifier of said one cull tag comprises a cull tag LED, and wherein said fish to cull is indicated by said base station activating said cull tag LED via said signal.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein said cull tag LED is a multi-color LED, and wherein said signal controls which color said cull tag LED emits based on said fish to cull.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein said electronic cull tag identifier of said one cull tag is configured to display said information associated with said one fish.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein said information comprises said fish weight and a GPS position associated with said one fish.
13. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an electronic fish weighing system that generates said fish weight and is communicably coupled to said base station.
14. The system of claim 13 , further comprising an electronic fish length measurement system that generates a fish length, wherein said determination of said fish to cull is further based on said fish length.
15. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an application running on a mobile device having a mobile device display screen and communicably coupled to said base station, wherein said application indicates said fish to cull via said mobile device display screen.
16. A method for automated fish culling, comprising:
associating one cull tag of a plurality of cull tags with one fish, wherein each cull tag of said plurality of cull tags comprises an electronic cull tag identifier; attaching said one cull tag to said one fish via encompassing said one fish with a net having said one cull tag coupled thereto, thereby enabling said fish to feely swim therein and enabling liquid to pass therethrough;
displaying information corresponding to said each cull tag with a base station display of a base station, said base station further comprising:
a processor communicably coupled to said base station display;
storing information associated with said one fish in a memory, said information comprising at least the weight of said one fish;
determining a fish to cull with said processor based on at least said weight stored in said memory;
wirelessly communicating a signal from said base station to said one cull tag, wherein said signal activates said electronic cull tag identifier of said one cull tag; and
indicating said fish to cull via said base station display.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising obtaining and reporting a global positioning system (GPS) position with a GPS and associating said GPS position with said one fish.
18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising indicating said fish to cull via an audible sound from a speaker of said base station, said speaker being communicably coupled to said processor.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein said base station display comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), one LED of said plurality of LEDs being associated with said one cull tag as an indicator LED, the method further comprising indicating said fish to cull via said processor activating said indicator LED.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein said base station display comprises a digital display screen which displays information about said one fish associated with said one cull tag.
21. The method of claim 16 , wherein said electronic cull tag identifier of said one cull tag comprises a cull tag LED, and wherein said signal activates said cull tag LED of said one each cull tag.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein said cull tag LED is multi-colored, and wherein said signal controls which color said cull tag LED emits based on said fish to cull.
23. The method of claim 16 , further comprising indicating information associated with said one fish on said electronic cull tag identifier.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein said information comprises said weight and a global positioning system (GPS) position associated with said one fish.
25. The method of claim 16 , further comprising weighing a fish with an electronic fish weighing system that generates said fish weight and is communicably coupled to said base station.
26. The method of claim 25 , further comprising measuring a fish length of said one fish with a fish length measurement system, wherein said determination of said fish to cull is further based on said fish length.
27. The method of claim 16 , further comprising indicating said fish to cull via a mobile device display screen of a mobile device having an application running thereon and communicably coupled to said base station.