Group-based underwater wireless sensor network for marine fish farms

The amount of uneaten feed and fecal waste generated by the fish in marine fish farms causes the damage of the fauna and flora, and it also reduces the economic benefits because the wastage of the uneaten food. In this paper, we propose an underwater group-based sensor network in order to quantify accurately the amount of pollution deposited on the seabed. First, an analytical model let us know the best location to place the sensor nodes. Our group-based wireless sensor network (WSN) proposal could also determine the amount of food that is wasted while it measures the amount of deposits generated. We describe the mobility of the nodes and how operates the group-based protocol and we show several simulations in order to view the load traffic and to verify the correct operation of the WSN.