AIS fishing float trackers. Any yachty use?

[pcatterall]

While searching for AIS personal 'beacons' I came across AIS markers used to track fishing nets. I wondered about their value to sailors in general. Possibly used like or with a DAN Buoy.
You can assign your own AIS name, battery life is good at 200 hrs and they are rechargeable. About £120 a pop.

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

While searching for AIS personal 'beacons' I came across AIS markers used to track fishing nets. I wondered about their value to sailors in general. Possibly used like or with a DAN Buoy.
You can assign your own AIS name, battery life is good at 200 hrs and they are rechargeable. About £120 a pop.

I would pay the extra few pounds for the purpose built article.

 

[pcatterall]

I would pay the extra few pounds for the purpose built article.

Same here for the 'personal system' to wear, I'm thinking of other applications.

 

[Roberto]

Same here for the 'personal system' to wear, I'm thinking of other applications.

Some of the Chinese ones have very long update intervals, they send their message/position every 5-10-15minutes,,
sometimes even more. Not sure what they might be useful for on a sailboat, marking an abandoned anchor maybe, or any fixed-ish position on the water?
Anyway, a parameter worth checking with the seller.

 

[thinwater]

At least in the US, they are really illegal.

https://www.nationalfisherman.com/n...ng-ais-net-buoys-fcc-fines-up-to-19k-per-day/
https://www.amsea.org/single-post/2018/12/04/FCC-Rules-Prohibit-AIS-Fishing-Buoys
https://incompliancemag.com/fcc-warns-against-fishing-net-buoys-that-use-rf/