Through Tangaroa Blue Foundation, yachts and charter boats working on the Great Barrier Reef can host a ReCon buoy, keeping it on board as they navigate along the coastline. If they discover a ghost net on their voyage, they can promptly attach the ReCon buoy, allowing TBF to track the net’s movement in real-time. This convenient solution minimizes the risk of the ghost net drifting away or entangling on the reef before removal efforts can be organized. Thanks to ReCon buoys, it is possible to keep the ghost net monitored at all times and coordinate timely and efficient responses, engaging authorities such as Indigenous Rangers and the Australia Border Force for swift removal actions. Already more than 7 tons of ghost nets tagged with ReCon buoys have been brought back to shore!!

Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies (BCSS) in Mozambique, uses the recovered and reconditioned buoys and sensors to enrich the oceanographic data collection of its Ocean Observatory infrastructure, with the aim of understanding and facilitating scientific data to protect the Western Indian Ocean region marine habitats.

Specifically, the Ocean Observatory is using these devices to enrich its time-series observational oceanography studies on ocean temperature, and seawater chemistry variables (e.g. to track ocean acidification), with time-series of marine life biomass measurements in the water column to analyze its evolution and the impact of different environmental factors.