--- title: SB Bio description: SB Bio collects ocean biology data—supporting HAB detection, chlorophyll monitoring, and more via autonomous, wind-powered surface vehicles. image: https://sailbuoy.no/hubfs/Website%20assets/Feature%20images%20pages/SB%20Bio.png --- [Skip to main content](https://sailbuoy.no/sb-bio-unmanned-surface-vessel#main-content) [![Offshore Sensing_original_logo_fixed](https://sailbuoy.no/hubfs/Logo%20and%20Icons/Offshore%20Sensing_original_logo_fixed.svg) ![Offshore Sensing_original_logo_fixed](https://sailbuoy.no/hubfs/Logo%20and%20Icons/Offshore%20Sensing_original_logo_fixed.svg) ![Offshore Sensing_original_logo_fixed](https://sailbuoy.no/hubfs/Logo%20and%20Icons/Offshore%20Sensing_original_logo_fixed.svg) ![Offshore Sensing_original_logo_fixed](https://sailbuoy.no/hubfs/Logo%20and%20Icons/Offshore%20Sensing_original_logo_fixed.svg)](https://sailbuoy.no?hsLang=en) - [Show submenu for USV USV](https://sailbuoy.no/unmanned-surface-vessels) - [SB Bio](https://sailbuoy.no/sb-bio-unmanned-surface-vessel) - [SB Comms](https://sailbuoy.no/sb-comms-unmanned-surface-vessel) - [SB Echo](https://sailbuoy.no/sb-echo-unmanned-surface-vessel) - [SB eEDNA](https://sailbuoy.no/sb-edna-unmanned-surface-vessel) - [SB Met](https://sailbuoy.no/sb-met-unmanned-surface-vessel) - [Fisheries](https://sailbuoy.no/commercial-fish-scouting) - [Build your own](https://sailbuoy.no/unmanned-surface-vessels#byo) - [Technology](https://sailbuoy.no/the-sailbuoy-technology) - [Missions](https://sailbuoy.no/missions) - [News](https://sailbuoy.no/news) - [Show submenu for Company Company](https://sailbuoy.no/company) - [Join our team](https://sailbuoy.no/career) - [Our partners](https://sailbuoy.no/our-partners) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Show submenu for USV USV - USV - [USV](https://sailbuoy.no/unmanned-surface-vessels) - [SB Bio](https://sailbuoy.no/sb-bio-unmanned-surface-vessel) - [SB Comms](https://sailbuoy.no/sb-comms-unmanned-surface-vessel) - [SB Echo](https://sailbuoy.no/sb-echo-unmanned-surface-vessel) - [SB eEDNA](https://sailbuoy.no/sb-edna-unmanned-surface-vessel) - [SB Met](https://sailbuoy.no/sb-met-unmanned-surface-vessel) - [Fisheries](https://sailbuoy.no/commercial-fish-scouting) - [Build your own](https://sailbuoy.no/unmanned-surface-vessels#byo) - [Technology](https://sailbuoy.no/the-sailbuoy-technology) - [Missions](https://sailbuoy.no/missions) - [News](https://sailbuoy.no/news) - Show submenu for Company Company - Company - [Company](https://sailbuoy.no/company) - [Join our team](https://sailbuoy.no/career) - [Our partners](https://sailbuoy.no/our-partners) - Search - [Contact us](https://sailbuoy.no/contact) [Contact us](https://sailbuoy.no/contact?hsLang=en) Search # SB Bio Unmanned Surface Vessel The SB Bio can be monitored based on the desired water parameters important to each research initiative, including chemical, physical, and biological properties. Parameters frequently sampled or monitored for water quality include dissolved oxygen (DO), temperature, turbidity, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), chlorophyll, blue-green algae, rhodamine dye, fluorescein dye, CDOM/FDOM, refined fuels/crude oil, tryptophan, pressure, optical brighteners, and phycoerythrin. \*Note that the Sailbouy coloring is for illustrative purposes ![Sailbouy model Bio](https://sailbuoy.no/hubfs/Website%20assets/Illustrations/Sailbouy%20model%20Bio.png) ## The SB Bio is equipped with the following communication and data collectors: ![Optical](https://sailbuoy.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20assets/Icons/Optical.png?width=150&height=150&name=Optical.png) ### Optical Sensor Optical sensors range from deep ultraviolet to the infrared spectrum. They assess in-water properties, such as suspended matter or phytoplankton concentration, benthic substrate type, and vegetation composition.   ![Conductivity](https://sailbuoy.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20assets/Icons/Conductivity.png?width=150&height=150&name=Conductivity.png) ### Conductivity And Temperature Sensors Together with temperature and depth information, a good estimate of the water conductivity or salinity may be determined by measuring the conductivity of water ![Oxygen](https://sailbuoy.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20assets/Icons/Oxygen.png?width=150&height=150&name=Oxygen.png) ### Oxygen Sensor For measuring biological and chemical processes in aquatic environments and oceanographic studies. ## Key Features of All our Unmanned Surface Vessels SB Bio is one of Offshore Sensing’s several Sailbuoy (SB) models. The Sailbuoy has been field-tested and developed in challenging environments such as the Arctic and North Sea. 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