Smart buoys will be the eyes and ears of San Diego Bay This floating technology helps protect San Diego’s $ 14 billion natural resource.

If you are out along San Diego Bay, you may notice something bright yellow floating in the water.

The first smart buoy was recently deployed in the bay. The goal is to eventually deploy five of them in and near San Diego Bay. Their job is collecting a constant stream of data to gauge the health of one of San Diego’s most valuable natural resources.

Between shipping, tourism, fishing and a handful of other industries, the bay brings in an estimated $14 billion a year. So, there is plenty of incentive to keep the water, and the ecosystem within it, healthy.

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