{"id":111,"date":"2026-03-16T15:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/?post_type=news&p=111"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:02:18","slug":"installation-of-current-meters-to-monitor-coral-reefs-in-roatan-honduras","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/news\/installation-of-current-meters-to-monitor-coral-reefs-in-roatan-honduras\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation of Current Meters to Monitor Coral Reefs in Roatan, Honduras"},"content":{"rendered":"

In<\/span> a<\/span> significant<\/span> move<\/span> to<\/span> enhance<\/span> coral<\/span> reef<\/span> conservation,<\/span> the<\/span> IBJ<\/span> Foundation<\/span> has<\/span> facilitated<\/span> the<\/span> installation<\/span> of<\/span> three <\/span>InterOcean<\/span> S4<\/span> electromagnetic<\/span> current<\/span> meters<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Roatan<\/span> Marine<\/span> Park,<\/span> Honduras.<\/span> These<\/span> advanced<\/span> devices<\/span> will<\/span> enable <\/span>real-time<\/span> monitoring<\/span><\/span> of<\/span> critical<\/span> oceanic<\/span> parameters,<\/span> including<\/span> ocean<\/span> current,<\/span> water<\/span> salinity,<\/span> temperature,<\/span> turbidity, <\/span>direction,<\/span> waves,<\/span><\/span> and<\/span> tide.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> S4<\/span> current<\/span> meters<\/span> were<\/span> generously<\/span> donated<\/span> by<\/span> retired<\/span> oceanographer<\/span> Bj\u00f6rn<\/span> Kjerfve<\/span><\/span>,<\/span> a<\/span> professor<\/span> emeritus<\/span> at<\/span> the <\/span>University<\/span> of<\/span> South<\/span> Carolina.<\/span> This<\/span> donation<\/span> supports<\/span> the<\/span> efforts<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Bay<\/span> Islands<\/span> Conservation<\/span> Association<\/span> (BICA)<\/span><\/span>,<\/span> a <\/span>non-governmental<\/span> organization<\/span> dedicated<\/span> to<\/span> managing<\/span> the<\/span> Mesoamerican<\/span> Barrier<\/span> Reef<\/span> System<\/span><\/span>,<\/span> the<\/span> second<\/span> largest<\/span> reef<\/span>system<\/span> globally.<\/span> BICA’s<\/span> ongoing monitoring<\/span>\u00a0work<\/span> will be strengthened by\u00a0the<\/span> data<\/span> collected<\/span> by<\/span> these<\/span> oceanographic meters,<\/span> which<\/span> will<\/span> inform <\/span>conservation<\/span> decisions<\/span><\/span>,<\/span> advocate<\/span> for<\/span> effective<\/span> policies,<\/span> and<\/span> bolster<\/span> community<\/span> engagement<\/span> in<\/span> environmental<\/span> issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> installation<\/span> process<\/span> involved<\/span> a<\/span> multi-step<\/span> expedition.<\/span> The<\/span> S4<\/span> meters<\/span> were<\/span> shipped<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> to <\/span>Nicaragua<\/span> for<\/span> servicing<\/span> by<\/span> Alta<\/span> Research<\/span><\/span>.<\/span> After<\/span> undergoing<\/span> calibration,<\/span> the<\/span> meters<\/span> were<\/span> transported<\/span> by<\/span> car<\/span> and<\/span> bus<\/span> across <\/span>the<\/span> border<\/span> into<\/span> Honduras.<\/span> They<\/span> then<\/span> traveled<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> port<\/span> of<\/span> La<\/span> Ceiba<\/span><\/span>,<\/span> from<\/span> where<\/span> a<\/span> ferry<\/span> carried<\/span> the<\/span> equipment<\/span> to<\/span> Roatan <\/span>Island.<\/span><\/p>\n

The expedition was led by Joe Ryan, marine biologist and scientific adviser to the IBJ Foundation, together with Rodolfo Adrian Alvarez and Richard from Alta Research company. BICA provided assistance with logistics and had two persons trained in the operation and maintenance of the S4 meters.<\/p>\n

This<\/span> initiative<\/span> marks<\/span> a<\/span> crucial<\/span> step<\/span> forward<\/span> in<\/span> documenting<\/span> the<\/span> health<\/span> of<\/span> coral<\/span> reefs,<\/span> seagrass<\/span> beds,<\/span> mangroves,<\/span><\/span> and<\/span>marine<\/span> species,<\/span> ensuring<\/span> that<\/span> conservation<\/span> and<\/span> education<\/span> efforts<\/span> are<\/span> firmly<\/span> grounded<\/span> in<\/span> scientific<\/span> evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a significant move to enhance coral reef conservation, the IBJ Foundation has facilitated the installation of three InterOcean S4 electromagnetic current meters in the Roatan Marine Park, Honduras. These advanced devices will enable real-time monitoring of critical oceanic parameters, including ocean current, water salinity, temperature, turbidity, direction, waves, and tide. The S4 current meters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[],"class_list":["post-111","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/111\/revisions\/127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111"},{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibjfonden.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}