27 Jul Introducing the New MiniPAT-440: Built for Speed, Designed to Stay Attached
Some marine animals never slow down—and now there’s a MiniPAT designed just for them.
MiniPAT-440
The new MiniPAT-440 joins the Wildlife Computers tag family with a streamlined, reduced-drag profile engineered to help improve tag retention on some of the ocean’s most active species.
- Optimized for highly active, fast-swimming animals
- Reduced-drag design to support challenging deployments
- Records depth, temperature, light, and movement data
- Transmits summarized results via the Argos satellite system after release
- Recovered tags provide access to the complete archived dataset
Whether you’re studying tuna, billfish, pelagic sharks, or other highly mobile marine species, the MiniPAT-440 gives researchers another powerful option for matching the right tag to the right study.
More Choice, Not a Replacement
The MiniPAT-440 joins the proven MiniPAT-430 as part of our growing MiniPAT product line. Both models remain fully supported—the MiniPAT-430 continues as our field-proven, general-purpose tag, while the MiniPAT-440 gives researchers a purpose-built option when drag and retention are the primary concern.
| MiniPAT-430 | MiniPAT-440 |
| Proven, general-purpose MiniPAT | Retention-optimized for active species |
| Larger, slower-moving pelagic animals | Tuna, billfish, pelagic sharks & other fast movers |
| Highest transmission counts (~30–35k)=more data throughput | Reduced-drag housing built for retention |
Not sure which one fits your study? Our team can help you match the right tag to your species and deployment goals.
Ready to Learn More?
Contact our team at tags@wildlifecomputers.com or visit WildlifeComputers.com.