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How Brine Shrimpers Use Aircraft To Boost Harvests And Cut Costs
All over the world, brine shrimp eggs are prized by fish hobbyists and commercial growers alike as food for tropical fish. And our own Great Salt Lake is a prime source of brine shrimp eggs.
In the peak of the brine shrimping season, many brine shrimping companies fly light aircraft several hours a day over the lake to spot brine shrimp eggs for the boat crews below to harvest. By cutting the time required to find the brine shrimp eggs, these "eyes in the sky" pay for themselves in better results and reduced operating costs.
Radio communication between the planes and the boats is vital to making this system work. Since the boat radios operate on marine frequencies, Kings Avionics provides assistance to many of the operators by fabricating portable boxes containing marine band radios and installing the necessary equipment in the airplanes to allow the marine radios to interface with the aircraft audio systems, microphones and headsets.
Another concern, because of the number of airplanes, all flying at relatively low levels, is the danger of collision. To reduce this possibility, Kings Avionics has installed TCAS and TCAD systems in several of the aircraft operated by brine shrimping operators.
Do you have an avionics need that's out of the ordinary? We can help. Call Doug Hayden or Jim Goodrich at 801-539-8412.
This brine shrimp boat, seen here in a bed of brine shrimp eggs, is typical of the many that work in the brine shrimping industry in the Great Salt Lake. |
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This marine band radio, specially pre-pared by Kings Avionics technicians for easy installation or removal, allows planes and boats to communicate. |
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