Fortunately, the mooring also included a NetTag underwater acoustic transponder developed by UNEW to locate lost fishing gear. So on the 14th Nov 2023, around 6 weeks after the mooring was deployed at sea, the NetTag Surface Location System was successfully used to pinpoint the position of the transponder. All instruments and rigging gear were recovered by pulling a grappling hook over the exact resting place of the mooring.

Last May (15th-16th) we had an amazing and highly productive meeting to officially kick off the #NETTAG+ project at CIIMAR / CIMAR Associate Laboratory With new challenges, solutions, and partners we are thrilled to embark on this exciting journey for the next 3 years!