Do Pingers scare fish?
“All major scientific trials using Pingers over the past 20 years shows that Pingers have no effect on any fish species.”
Future Oceans
Future Oceans is a company that manufactures pingers (acoustic deterrent devices).
Questions & answers
Do I need to prepare the Pinger before using it?
“No. All Future Oceans Pingers are supplied “ready to use”.”
Why do Pingers “flash”?
“Future Oceans Pingers incorporate a very bright LED inside our Pingers.”
Do I need to put a battery in the Pinger?
“No. All Future Oceans Pingers are supplied with an Alkaline 1.5 volt C cell battery. (C-LR14) – you only need to replace the battery when it is at the end of its operating life (refer to battery replacement instructions).”
Do I have to do anything to the Pingers to make them operate?
“No. You can simply put your Pingers on your net or other gear and they will start working as soon as the Pingers are in the water.”
Does the internal electronics capsule have to point one way?
“Yes. It is important that the electronics end of the pinger (where the LED flashes) is placed in the end of the external housing that has 4 windows (this is the closed end of the external housing). This ensures the Pinger will operate at its optimal level.”
Is there a right way to attach Pingers to my net?
“For optimal result place each Pinger facing the same direction on your net.”
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- Entity ID
- urn:readyscan:entity:future-oceans-q114213067
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- fnv1a64:8847c1a316aaf2b3
- Entity revision
- fnv1a64:36e1b08cbc1d8117
- Published
- 2026-10-24
- Modified
- 2026-10-24
- Source summary
- Future Oceans: Company that manufactures pingers (acoustic deterrent devices). Website: https://www.futureoceans.com/