Multi-species Telemetry in Lake Sharpe

Species: Gizzard Shad, Shovelnose Sturgeon, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Paddlefish

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We're currently tracking 5 species in a main stem Missouri River impoundment in central South Dakota.

Paddlefish and Lake Sturgeon Movements

Species: Paddlefish, Lake Sturgeon

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We are tracking paddlefish and lake sturgeon to identify spawning, feeding, and over-wintering habitats.

Cayman Islands Shark Project

Species: Tiger shark, Lemon shark, Blacktip shark, Caribbean reef shark

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This study assesses the relative abundance and behaviour of Cayman's coastal sharks, with special reference to the Caribbean reef shark. Current and future impacts of marine parks and shark protection measures are monitored and thus will aid management and conservation plans.

Whale Shark Conservation Area - Botubarani, Bone Bolango, Gorontalo Province

Species: Whale Shark

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BPSPL Makassar successfully deployed a V2RW 69 Khz Receiver and four whale sharks were tagged in The Whale Shark Conservation and Tourism Area, Botubarani Village, Bone Bolango District, Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. This project is held in cooperation with Fisheries and Marine Agency Gorontalo Province, Whale Shark Indonesia and WWF-Indonesia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkq14VhZW14&t=14s

Movements of a Non-indigenous Barbus barbus Population

Species: European barbel, Barbus barbus

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European barbel (Barbus barbus) has one of the largest seasonal home ranges of all riverine fish and is an important recreational angler-caught species; hence it is an interesting and valuable study species (Ovidio et al 2007, Twine 2013). Analysis will focus at the individual level for the fish, initially determining their maximum distance travelled and total distance travelled, before analyses are completed in more depth in relation to diurnal and seasonal events, and winter flood events. Variability in movements will also be tested against sampling method (as angling tends to capture ‘bold’ individuals, i.e. those more likely to have high vagility) and stable isotope data (to identify if variability in movements has a trophic basis). There are also several potential barriers to movement within the study area which will be assessed for how they have affected home range and under which conditions they are passable.

Delta National Wildlife Refuge Alligator Gar

Species: Alligator Gar

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USFWS studies the movement and overall importance of Delta National Wildlife Refuge to alligator gar.

Movements and Space Use of Giant Trevally in Coral Reef Habitats

Species: Giant trevally

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Elodie Lédée used passive acoustic monitoring to track the movements of 20 giant trevally at offshore reefs in the central Great Barrier Reef from 2012 to 2014.

Reef Shark Movements Relative to a Coastal Marine Protected Area

Species: Blacktip reef shark, Sicklefin lemon shark, Grey reef shark

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Protected-area design should be based on detailed movements of target animals; however, such data are lacking for most species. To address this, Conrad Speed and a team of researchers tagged 25 sharks from three species with acoustic transmitters which were monitored with a network of 103 receivers to determine the use of a protected area at Mangrove Bay, Western Australia.

Large-scale Migration Patterns of Silver American Eels

Species: Silver American eels

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Mélanie Béguer-Pon led a project using acoustic telemetry to examine downstream migration of silver American eels (Anguilla rostrata) from the St. Lawrence River to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Residency Patterns and Migration Dynamics of Adult Bull Sharks

Species: Bull sharks

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In this study, Ryan Daly led a team to employ passive acoustic telemetry to investigate the residency patterns and migration dynamics of 18 adult bull sharks (195–283 cm total length) tagged in southern Mozambique for a period of between 10 and 22 months

Movement Behaviour of Largemouth Bass in a South African Impoundment

Species: Largemouth bass

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The objectives of this study led by Dylan Howell were to describe movements and area use patterns of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in relation to abiotic factors (water temperature, river inflow and water level).

Defining Adult Bonefish Movement Corridors around Grand Bahama

Species: Bonefish

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Karen Murchie and team completed a study that suggests that despite historical habitat modifications, bonefish today use the Grand Lucayan Waterway (GLW) as a movement corridor for migrations during spawning season, emphasizing the importance of protecting the canal from any activities that could impede connectivity.

Distinct Patterns of Arctic Cod Presence and Absence in the High Arctic

Species: Arctic cod

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Steven Kessel led a team of researchers to monitor the movements of individual Arctic cod in Canada's Resolute Bay

Movement Patterns of Silvertip Sharks on Coral Reefs

Species: Silvertip sharks

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Mario Espinoza and his research team examined the residency and movements of silvertip sharks in the central Great Barrier Reef (GBR) to assess their risk of exposure to fisheries, habitat loss, and climate change.

Assessing Environmental Correlates of Fish Movement on a Coral Reef

Species: Reef fishes

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Leanne Currey and team are monitoring in situ environmental parameters on coral reefs in conjunction with the movements of fishes to help explain the relationship between exploited populations and their environment.

Movement Patterns and Residency of Horseshoe Crab

Species: Horseshoe crab

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The horseshoe crab Tachypleus tridentatus is critically endangered in Japan due to rapidly decreasing numbers resulting from the loss of tidal flats and sandy beaches, and the deterioration of coastal environments. Toshifumi Wada and team monitored the year-round migratory patterns and residency of this species in a coastal embayment at Tsuyazaki, Japan, using acoustic telemetry.

Monitoring Arctic Char Marine Movement Using Telemetry

Species: Arctic Char

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Jean-Sebastien Moore led a team of researchers in using acoustic telemetry to study the movement and migration of Arctic char in Cambridge Bay in the Canadian high Arctic.

Walleye Migration in Lake Huron

Species: Walleye

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Taod Hayden and a team of researchers used acoustic telemetry to document the timing and spatial scale of walleye migration in Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay

Spatial Ecology of an Invasive Rabbitfish (S. rivulatus) in its Native Range

Species: Siganus rivulatus (rabbitfish)

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Renanel Pickholtz and a team of researchers are studying the spatial ecology of a highly successful species in its native and invaded range (Red Sea and Mediterranean, respectively).

Tracking Shortnose and Atlantic Sturgeon

Species: Shortnose sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon

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Dr. Matt Litvak's lab has been tracking shortnose and Atlantic sturgeon using VEMCO gear since 1998. They have used VEMCO gear to find and describe one of the shortnose sturgeon overwintering sites; their spawning location; and juvenile and adult distribution in the Saint John River. In addition to shortnose sturgeon, they are also tracking Atlantic sturgeon adults during their migration to and from spawning in the Saint John River and juveniles within the Saint John River. Funds for this research have been provided through NSERC, OTN, MITACS, NB Wildlife Trust Fund and VEMCO (VR100 Student Offer Award).

On the Track of Groupers

Species: Grouper (Epinephelus costae)

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Derya Yildirim and her team at Ege University, in collaboration with the Mediterranean Conservation Society, are undertaking a project where they will concentrate on Grouper (Epinephelus costae) which are highly commercial and common in the Gökova Marine Protected Area, Mugla Province, Turkey. The study will be conducted within the English Bay No Take Zone (NTZ) in Gökova Marine Protected Area, Mugla Province, Turkey. The project is also being carried out in partnership with the e-CATE Project team from Perpignan University.

Tracking Bighead and Silver Carp on the Upper Mississippi River

Species: Bighead carp, Silver carp

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Kyle Mosel and his partners are conducting studies to track movement of bighead and silver carp on the Upper Mississippi River.

Telemetry in the Florida Keys

Species: Black grouper, Nassau grouper, Gray snapper, Mutton snapper

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Florida Fish and Wildlife research scientists are using telemetry to examine movement patterns and site fidelity of several snapper and grouper species throughout the Florida Keys.

Arapaima Migration and Habitat Use in the Lower Purus River

Species: Arapaima,

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Leandro Castello, Eduardo Martins and Gretchen Stokes are leading a team of researchers to study arapaima in the lower Purus River (Amazon). The research team is using acoustic telemetry to investigate their migratory behavior and habitat use in a transitional zone between várzea (floodplain) and ria (upland) lake ecosystems.

Using Acoustic Telemetry in the Florida Keys

Species: Mutton snapper, Lobster, Lionfish, Black grouper, Gray snapper

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Florida Fish and Wildlife scientists have been using telemetry to examine animal behavior and movement throughout the Florida Keys for over a decade.

Long-term Movements of Reef Fishes at Kealakekua Bay MPA

Species: Redlip parrotfish

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Principal Investigator Carl Meyer led a study to track the movements of reef fishes captured inside Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District (Hawaii) by implanting them with small transmitters and deploying underwater listening devices inside Kealakekua Bay and along 100 km of the adjacent west Hawaii coastline.

Long-term Movements of Ulua in the Main Hawaiian Islands

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Principal Investigators Carl Meyer, Kim Holland & Randy Honebrink used an array of underwater listening receivers to study the long-term movements of giant trevally and answer key management questions, such as how far they range and what are their typical patterns of movement in the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI).

Inter-animal Telemetery: The Vemco ‘Business Card Tag’

Species: Galapagos sharks

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Principal Investigators Kim Holland, Carl Meyer & Laurent Dagorn undertook a proof-of-concept study to determine if mobile peer-to-peer (MP2P) technologies can offer new opportunities not only for characterizing interactions among animals but also for retrieving data about these events and the environment in which they are occurring. They utilized VEMCO's Business Card Tag (or BCT) which had both transmitting and receiving capability to create a very simple peer-to-peer network. (VEMCO Note: the BCT was an early prototype version of today's VEMCO Mobile Transceiver (VMT).

Behavior of Sharks Associated With Cage Dive Ecotourism

Species: Galapagos sharks, Sandbar sharks

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Principal Investigators Carl Meyer & Kim Holland used acoustic telemetry technology to track the long-term movements of sharks captured at the cage diving sites and to evaluate the public safety implications of these operations.

Top Predator Movements in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Species: Tiger sharks, Galapagos sharks, Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Giant trevally

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Principal Investigators Carl Meyer & Kim Holland of HIMB Shark Research Group are using acoustic and satellite telemetry to quantify the movements of top predators captured in Monument waters (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands).

Long-term Movement Patterns of Tiger Sharks in Hawaii

Species: Tiger sharks

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Principal Investigators Carl Meyer & Kim Holland of HIMB Shark Research Group launched a study to understand tiger shark long-term movement patterns to determine whether these are related to the rare incidences of shark attacks on humans.

Cambridge Bay Arctic Char Migrations

Species: Arctic char

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Jean-Sébastien Moore and team are tracking the marine migrations of commercially harvested stocks of sea run Arctic char in the Cambridge Bay region.

Tracking Arctic Char in Frobisher Bay

Species: Arctic char

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Aaron Spares led this study to describe the marine migration distribution, movements, diet, mortality and duration of anadromous Arctic char relative to migration temporal phase and environmental conditions (salinity, temperature and prey availability, tides) in inner Frobisher Bay.

Atlantic sturgeon and striped bass tracking

Species: Atlantic sturgeon, Striped bass

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Allen Curry and team are using acoustic telemetry to track monitor movements of Atlantic sturgeon and striped bass in Southern New Brunswick.

Movements of striped bass in Cape Breton

Species: Striped bass

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Colin Buhariwalla and team used passive acoustic telemetry to characterize the movements of striped bass within the Mira River; preliminary observations revealed an aggregation site where striped bass remained from June until late November 2012 and returned again in April 2013. Expansion of the Mira River array in 2013 has allowed for more detailed characterization of movements within the system and identification of potential spawning and overwintering sites.

Baie d'Espoir fjord salmon residency, migration and survival

Species: Atlantic salmon

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Martha Robertson and team surgically implanted wild Atlantic salmon smolts and kelts with acoustic transmitters and released them from two rivers to determine migration route, residency time, and survival in the 50-km long Bay d’Espoir fjord located on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Data were obtained from automated receivers placed throughout the fjord.

Fine-scale movements and home ranges of Red snapper

Species: Red snapper

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Stephen Szedlmayer and Maria Piraino used the VEMCO Positioning System (VPS) to examine the fine-scale movements and habitat use of Red snapper in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.

Movement patterns of fish in a Martinique MPA

Species: Schoolmaster snapper, Stoplight parrotfish, Doctorfish tang

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Marine protected area (MPA) effectiveness is highly dependent on the movement patterns of adult fish. In this study, Jessica Garcia and team selected 3 species to quantify their home ranges, evaluate their site fidelity, and identify movement patterns in Martinique. Two complementary tagging methods (external Floy tags and acoustic telemetry) were utilised to monitor movement patterns on different spatial scales

Movements of steelhead smolts migrating through the San Francisco Bay Estuary

Species: Steelhead smolt

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Eric Chapman and a team of researchers from UCDavis used acoustic telemetry to monitor the out-migration of 1,000 steelhead smolts through the San Francisco Bay Estuary during spring of 2009 and 2010.

Residency and seasonal movements of yellow snapper and leopard grouper

Species: Yellow snapper, Leopard grouper

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A detailed understanding of inter- and intraspecific movement patterns is required to understand how marine species interact with surrounding ecological communities, their susceptibility to anthropogenic disturbance (e.g. fishing pressure), or the feasibility of management strategies. Thomas TinHan led a team of researchers using acoustic telemetry to continuously monitor movements of yellow snapper and leopard grouper at Los Islotes, a small no-take reserve and reported spawning site for both species in the SW Gulf of California.

Movement patterns of adult red drum

Species: Red drum

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Led by Eric Reyier, a team of researchers employed acoustic telemetry to resolve seasonal and daily movement patterns of adult red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in the northern Indian River Lagoon system, Florida.

Regional-Scale Migrations and Habitat Use of Juvenile Lemon Sharks

Species: Juvenile lemon sharks

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Eric Reyier and a team of researchers employed a regional-scale passive acoustic telemetry array encompassing 300 km of the east Florida coast to assess what factors influence site fidelity of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) to an exposed coastal nursery at Cape Canaveral, and to document the timing and rate of their seasonal migrations.

Movements of Diamondback Terrapin in the Nueces Estuary, Texas

Species: Texas diamondback terrapin

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Aaron Baxter and team are tracking movements of an estuarine turtle species to help understand habitat usage and movements throughout the estuary in response to hydrological parameters.

Finding Bonefish Spawning Aggregations - an Acoustic Telemetry Study in The Bahamas

Species: Bonefish

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Dr. David Phillip and Julie Claussen of the Fisheries Conservation Foundation, with support from multiple organizations (University of Illinois, College of The Bahamas, Carleton University, Cape Eleuthera Institute, Bahamas National Trust, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, H20 Bonefishing, North Riding Point Club), are conducting studies on bonefish in The Bahamas. The specific objectives are: 1) to assess how many bonefish use the Grand Canal to traverse the island versus how many swim around the East or West ends of Grand Bahama to get to the spawning grounds, and 2) to identify the location(s) of pre-spawning aggregations of bonefish on Grand Bahama.

Movements of Large Coastal Predatory Fishes

Species: European Conger Conger conger, Ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta, European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax

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Pablo Pita and colleague Juan Freire (with assistance from PECOS) conducted studies on the movement patterns of three large coastal predatory fishes. Labrus bergylta (Ballan wrasse), Dicentrarchus labrax (European sea bass) and Conger conger (European conger) are common predators of north east Atlantic coastal ecosystems and are studied here in their natural environment using ultrasonic telemetry.

Movement and Activity Patterns of Lobsters and Fish

Species: White seabream, European spiny lobster

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Maximiliano Giacalone and fellow researchers conducted studies to determine movement and activity patterns of white seabream (Diplodus sargus) and European spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas), in artificial, natural and protected areas along the north western coast of Sicily (Gulf of Castellammare and Isola delle Femmine).

Tracking Reds in the Gulf

Species: Red drum, Red snapper

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Sue Lowerre-Barbieri and her research team at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute study the spatial ecology of a variety of marine fishes with a focus on assessing spatio-temporal reproductive behavior. In nearshore waters they are conducting a study on spawning site fidelity and movement of red drum and in offshore waters, they are conducting a study evaluating red snapper site fidelity to natural reef habitat.

Galapagos Marine Reserve Shark Research Program

Species: Scalloped hammerhead shark, Galapagos shark, Silky shark, Blacktip shark, Tiger shark, Yellowfin tuna, Rainbow runner, Wahoo, Skipjack

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We are studying the site fidelity of sharks and part of the pelagic assemblage to oceanic islands in the Eastern Tropical Pacific in the context of improving marine reserve management in the Galapagos Islands and determining connectivity with other islands in the region, including Cocos and Malpelo.

Coastal and Estuarine Fish Tracking Network (CEFT)

Species: Mulloway, Sand whiting, Dusky flathead, Kingfish, Yellowfin bream

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Dr. Matt Taylor and his team are conducting acoustic telemetry studies to better understand the biology of exploited species in the coastal and estuarine environments of New South Wales, Australia. The CEFT project is affiliated with the University of New South Wales and the University of Technology Sydney.

OTN Arctic Cumberland Sound Array

Species: Arctic skate, Greenland halibut, Greenland shark, Ringed seal

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Cumberland Sound, on southern Baffin Island, supports a wide variety and number of arctic fish, seabird and marine mammal species and a community of 1,400 people (Pangnirtung). Significant changes have occurred in the Cumberland Sound ecosystem in the recent past, which are likely due to climatic changes. Ice condition is the most obvious change as the duration of ice cover and the extent of land-fast ice have been reduced. These changes in arctic ice cover will likely have serious impacts on the trophic interactions and movements of arctic species. This project will target the spatial, seasonal and temporal interaction of fish and marine mammals in the Cumberland Sound ecosystem. This will be accomplished by overlying the spatial and temporal movements of key fish and marine mammal species using a combination of satellite tags, acoustic (V6) and chat tags, and an array of VR2W receivers in the Sound, with current and on going studies of trophic interactions using stomach contents and chemical tracers (stable isotopes) from numerous species and levels of the trophic system.

OTN Halifax Acoustic Telemetry Line

Species: Multiple species

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Headed by Fred Whoriskey and his OTN team, the Halifax line, from its origin off Chebucto Head, south of Halifax, to the end of the continental shelf, has a total length of almost 205 km, with zigzags to avoid areas of intense trawling activity. The line consists of 268 acoustic receiver stations at 800 m spacing. Eight of these moorings contain instrumented packages called benthic pods that will provide time series of bottom pressure, temperature and salinity. Species being studied include Atlantic bluefin tuna, Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, Atlantic sturgeon, Blue shark, Grey seal, Porbeagle shark, Spiny dogfish and white shark.

Pelagic Tagging Project in the Chagos MPA

Species: Shark, Tuna, Sailfish, Ray

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Dr. Barbara Block leads a team of researchers from Stanford University and University of Western Australia on a large scale tagging project of a variety of pelagic species in the Chagos Marine Protected Area.

Movement Pattern of Mekong Giant Catfish in Kaeng Krachan Reservoir

Species: Mekong giant catfish

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N. Yoshida and a team of researchers used VPS to quantify movement patterns of an endangered but important local fish resource, Mekong giant catfish, at Kaeng Krachan Reservoir, Thailand to understand the effectiveness of the release of the cultured fish to the reservoir.

Movement of Smalltooth Sawfish in the Caloosahatchee River

Species: Smalltooth sawfish

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Dr. Gregg Poulakis and staff from the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute's Charlotte Harbor Field Laboratory are studying the ecology and life history of the smalltooth sawfish to monitor its recovery in the Caloosahatchee River. Researchers tag each sawfish, which allows them to document the fish’s movements and determine which habitats they use.

Movement of Smalltooth Sawfish in Charlotte Harbor and Peace River

Species: Smalltooth sawfish

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Dr. Gregg Poulakis and staff from the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute's Charlotte Harbor Field Laboratory are studying the ecology and life history of the smalltooth sawfish to monitor its recovery in Peace River and Charlotte Harbor. Researchers tag each sawfish, which allows them to document the fish’s movements and determine which habitats they use.

Study of Tiger and Lemon Shark Movements

Species: Tiger shark, Lemon shark

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Serge Planes and a team of researchers are studying the movement of tiger and lemon sharks around French Polynesia.

Grouper Moon Acoustic Research Project

Species: Nassau grouper

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Bradley Johnson and his research team are conducting a study to assess the current and future impacts of protections afforded Cayman’s spawning aggregations. Additionally, the study will define an aggregation’s “sphere of influence” both geographically and demographically and will thus aid in the management of aggregations throughout the Caribbean and elsewhere.

Indonesion Manta Ray Project

Species: Manta ray

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Sarah Lewis is leading a research team to undertake a long-term, comprehensive study of Indonesia’s manta rays that will simultaneously increase our understanding of the species and their threats, help towards the successful implementation of conservation goals, raise awareness and provide sustainable economic benefits for local communities.

Maldivian Manta Ray Project (MMRP)

Species: Manta ray

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Led by Guy Stevens, the Maldivian Manta Ray Project (MMRP) was founded to learn more about the life cycle, population dynamics and habitat usage of the Maldives manta population, while also working with the government, tourists, local communities and tour operators to create greater awareness and protection for these graceful rays and their habitat.

Seychelles Manta Ray Project

Species: Manta rays

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The main focus of the work in the Seychelles, led by Grace Phillips, will be to investigate in detail how the reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) moves within its reef habitat and how these movements are driven by environmental variables such as lunar and tidal cycles. This will be achieved by using acoustic tagging, including active tracking, and a large established network of passive receivers.

Movements of Oceanic Manta Rays in the Eastern Pacific

Species: Manta rays

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Dr. Robert Rubin and Karey Kumli of the Pacific Manta Research Group, in collaboration with other researchers, aim to identify local, regional and large-scale movements of oceanic manta rays in the Eastern Pacific and how these movements relate to manta population structure throughout the Indo-Pacific.

Use of Ultrasonic Telemetry to Estimate Natural and Fishing Mortality of Red Snapper

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Stephen Szedlmayer and team studied mortality rates for Red Snapper which were estimated using acoustic telemetry in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. At five separate sites an array of receivers was deployed which enabled the direct estimation of fishing mortality, natural mortality, and emigration of acoustically tagged Red Snapper.

City of Gulf Breeze Deadman's Island Restoration Project Sturgeon Monitoring

Species: Gulf sturgeon

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Heather Reed is involved in a project that monitors the migration patterns of the Gulf Sturgeon within Pensacola Bay to determine presence and foraging habits around the City of Gulf Breeze Deadman's Island Restoration Project.

Hammerhead Shark Conservation

Species: Hammerhead shark

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Ilena Zanella and team are conducting a shark tagging project in Golfo Dulce to collect scientific data on shark fisheries, in order to identify and describe critical habitats for the scalloped hammerhead shark.

Migration and Spatial Ecology of Western Basin Lake Erie Walleye

Species: Walleye

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Christopher Vandergoot and team are conducting studies to Identify migration patterns and spatial ecology of a reef spawning stock of walleye in the western basin of Lake Erie. They have implanted acoustic transmitters into reef spawning walleye and will follow their movements using the existing GLATOS arrays and new arrays deployed in Lake Erie.

Cheboygan River Sea Lamprey Escapement

Species: Sea lamprey

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Nicolas Johnson and fellow researchers are conducting studies on escapement of spawning phase sea lampreys into the upper Cheboygan River. Their goal is to independently estimate adult lamprey abundance in the lower Cheboygan River (below the dam) and in the upper Cheboygan River using acoustic telemetry and compare acoustic telemetry derived estimates to those derived using traditional mark-recapture techniques.

Direct Movement of Non-indigenous Fishes

Species: Non-indigenous species

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Jaewoo Kim and team from Fisheries and Oceans Canada are evaluating the risk of direct movement of fishes through the Welland Canal and St. Mary's River.

Huron Erie Walleye Spatial Ecology

Species: Walleye

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Todd Hayden and team are studying spatial ecology, migration and mortality of adult walleye in Lake Huron and western Lake Erie. Movement patterns of these fish are being monitored using acoustic receivers located throughout the Tittabawassee and Maumee rivers, Lake Huron, and the Huron-Erie Corridor (Detroit and St. Clair Rivers and Lake St. Clair).

Lake Sturgeon Metapopulation Structure

Species: Lake sturgeon

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Darryl Hondorp leads a group of researchers in a study using acoustic telemetry to describe the population spatial structure of lake sturgeon that spawn in the St. Clair and Detroit rivers in order to provide much needed information on habitat use by different sturgeon populations as well as on population-scale movements and dispersal patterns at ecologically-relevant temporal scales.

Coastal Sea Lamprey Migration in Hammond Bay

Species: Sea lamprey

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Michael Wagner and a team of researchers conducted a field investigation of the potential to control sea lampreys through pheromone mediated redistribution of migrants in the Great Lakes.

Drummond Island Lake Trout Spawning

Species: Lake trout

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Tom Binder and a group of researchers are using acoustic telemetry to study the reproductive behavior of wild and hatchery lake trout in the Drummond Island Refuge, Lake Huron.

Landscape Ecology of Invasive Fishes

Species: Invasive species

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Renanel Pickholtz and team are conducting research to understand the causes of Lessepsian migration (from the Red Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal) and its consequences for native Mediterranean fish species.

Cook Inlet Telemetry Study

Species: Chinook salmon, Sockeye Salmon

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David Welch and his team at Kintama conducted a pilot telemetry study in Cook Inlet and adjacent rivers to resolve key uncertainties about how best to exploit abundant sockeye salmon runs while protecting weak Chinook salmon runs. The study was focused on movements of returning adults and involved the design and deployment of a custom tracking array. Despite the rigors of the environment (Cook Inlet has the second largest tides in the world) 100% of tagged animals detected entering the two rivers involved in the study were first detected on the marine array, and 100% of tagged adults detected in the lower Kenai River were subsequently detected on VR2s placed higher up-river. Excellent technical performance during the pilot study meant that the biological analysis could proceed with little uncertainty.

Bariousses Reservoir VPS Study

Species: Pikeperch, Pike, Roach, Perch

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Fine-scale spatial distribution and activity patterns of fish in a French reservoir submitted to water level fluctuations.

Tracking Gulf Sturgeon in Marine and Estuarine Waters

Species: Gulf sturgeon

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Mike Nunley and his team at Eglin AFB, in coordination with multiple other groups, have been tracking Gulf sturgeon for over 10 years with VEMCO acoustic telemetry. The information has been groundbreaking and knowledge of their presence and absence in the Gulf of Mexico is significant in planning purposes.

Tracking Fish Movements to Assess Effects of Tidal Energy Devices in the Minas Passage

Species: Striped bass, Atlantic sturgeon, Atlantic salmon, American eel, American lobster

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Project PI's Dr. Anna Redden and Dr. Michael Stokesbury, in collaboration with the Ocean Tracking Network, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and a broad team of researchers and students, are using VEMCO animal tracking technology to examine movement patterns of several species of conservation concern and/or commercial/recreational/traditional value. Objectives are to examine temporal and spatial distribution, as well as the depth usage of tagged species within Minas Passage, NS. This data will assist in determining potential for interaction of fish with test in-stream tidal energy conversion (TISEC) devices to be installed in Minas Passage in coming years, and to provide advice on risk and mitigation to both regulators and turbine developers.

Sea Turtle Movements In The Scotts-Head Sofriere Marine Reserve

Species: Hawksbill sea turtles

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Using acoustic telemetry to determine residency of juvenile hawksbill sea turtles within a marine reserve.

Ohio River Asian Carp Monitoring and Assessment

Species: Bighead carp, Silver carp

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Jeff Stewart and his team at USFWS, along with help from partners in Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, are studying the movements of Silver Carp and Bighead Carp in the middle Ohio River mainstem and tributary streams.

Multispecies Spatial Dynamics

Species: Salema porgy, Flatfish, White seabreem, European cuttlefish

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David Abecasis and his team and are evaluating the potential benefits of the Luiz Saldanha Marine Park to some of the most important species for the local small scale artisanal fisheries.

Upper Tennessee River Lake Sturgeon Restoration

Species: Lake sturgeon

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Led by Mark Cantrell, this study is part of a larger project to restore lake sturgeon to the upper Tennessee River. The USFWS has been working with TWRA, TNACI, UTK, WWF and others to restore lake sturgeon to the Tennessee River since 1999, stocking fingerlings from wild broodstock annually. They have recently tagged over 40 lake sturgeon with acoustic tags to evaluate movement between feeding and spawning habitat at an array of fixed telemetry receiver stations.

Qatar Whale Shark Research

Species: Whale shark

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Steffen Bach and his team at The Qatar Whale Shark Research project have been using VEMCO products since 2012 for tracking whale sharks that aggregate in the central part of the Arabian Gulf around offshore platforms. Approximately 50 individuals have been tagged so far and 10-15 receivers are placed close to the offshore oil platforms.

Fish Movements and Home Ranges Around Artificial Reefs

Species: Scorpionfish, Brown meagre, Mahi-mahi, Seabream, Bluefish

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Aytaç Özgül and his team are conducting acoustic telemetry studies to investigate diel variations on the fish assemblages and movement patterns of fish around both benthic and floating artificial reefs in the Aegean Sea (Turkey) and to improve small scale fisheries in artificial reef sites.

Sacramento River Salmonid Habitat Study

Species: Chinook salmon, Steelhead, Green sturgeon

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The US Army Corps of Engineers is implementing a multi-year fish tracking study to monitoring migration and rearing behavior of juvenile Chinook salmon, steelhead, and green sturgeon to support development of a fish behavioral model and learn more about how habitat may be utilized by these species in large rivers. This work is being conducted for the Sacramento River Bank Protection Project. www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/SacramentoRiverBankProtection.aspx

Freshwater Fish Migration

Species: River lamprey, European eel

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Ans Mouton and team are studying the migration of river lamprey and European eel in the Scheldt river basin in Belgium.

Toronto Harbour Fish Habitat Assessment

Species: Northern pike, Largemouth bass, Walleye, Common carp, Yellow perch, Brown bullhead, Bowfin, White sucker

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Maxime Veilleux and team are conducting a five year acoustic telemetry study to monitor seasonal large- and fine-scale movements of eight key fish species within the Toronto Harbour in response to various restoration and naturalization projects.

White Seabream Behavior in Artificial Seascapes

Species: White seabreem

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Barbara Koeck and a team of researchers conducted a study to compare the behavior of wild fish (white seabream) inhabiting either natural or artificial habitats in the Western Mediterranean.

Juvenile Atlantic Salmon Migration and Behaviour

Species: Juvenile Atlantic Salmon

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NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center maintains a receiver network in Penobscot Tidal and Coastal Region and Gulf of Maine using traditional and opportunistic platforms (e.g. OOS Buoys, lobster trap). Studies focus on migration performance and behavior of juvenile Atlantic salmon and interactions of salmon with other diadromous species. Further evaluation of coastal migrations and timing is being investigated in collaboration with the Ocean Tracking Network's Halifax network.

ESB Cork Harbour Sea bass Tracking Project

Species: Sea bass

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Tom Doyle and his team are investigating residency and migrations of sea bass in Cork Harbour, Ireland.

Invasive Top Predators of the Chesapeake

Species: Blue Catfish

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Matt Ogburn and colleagues at the Fish and Invertebrate Ecology Lab at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center are tagging blue catfish in the Patuxent River. Beginning in summer 2013, blue catfish were tagged to track movement, migration, habitat use and potential dispersal among the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay.

Palmyra Atoll Tagging Program

Species: Grey Reef Shark, Blacktip Reef Shark, Bohar snapper, Giant trevally, Bullethead parrotfish, Steephead parrotfish, Manta ray, Green sea turtle

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Dr. Christopher Lowe, along with a group of researchers from multiple institutions, are conducting a variety of acoustic telemetry studies on a wide range of species including predators and their prey. Palmyra Atoll is a "pristine" marine ecosystem that allows them to investigate movements, predator-prey interactions and other behaviours in natural conditions.

Texas Acoustic Array Network

Species: Red Snapper, Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Blacktip Shark, Bull Shark

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The focus of Matt Ajemian and his colleagues at the Fisheries & Ocean Health Lab is to provide scientific data for sustainable management of marine fisheries and ocean resources to ensure healthy environments.

Habitat Usage of the Endangered Queen Conch

Species: Queen Conch

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Led by Thomas Stieglitz, a telemetry study together with a hydrological monitoring program has been carried out to study the endangered queen conchs’ movements and their relation with their environment. Initial results indicate distinct patterns of ontogenetic habitat partitioning and movement within the caleta in relation to the hydrological gradients.

Tracking Bighead and Silver Carp

Species: Bighead carp, Silver carp

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Marybeth Brey and her research team are conducting studies to track the movement of Bighead and silver carp.

WCS Sharks and Rays Program

Species: Silky shark, Whale shark, Caribbean reef sharks

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Rachel Graham and her research team oversee the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Belize Shark Project which seeks to establish a baseline of information on sharks and rays throughout the country and promote knowledge and understanding of sharks and rays for their successful conservation and management. They do so by using a multi-pronged approach that encompasses research, outreach, training and education, as well as support for conservation, management and policy development.

Logan River Migratory Flows

Species: Australian Bass, Sea Mullet, Freshwater Mullet

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Dr. David T. Roberts and a team of researchers are conducting a study that aims to asses the ecohydrology requirements of key indicator fish species and assess if these requirements can be incorporated into environmental flow rules that govern water releases for the environment from weirs and dams on the river system.

Savannah River Sturgeon

Species: Shortnose sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon

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Jason Moak and his team are tracking movements of Shortnose and Atlantic sturgeon in the Savannah River.

Monitoring of Coastal Fish Populations

Species: Bass, Ballan Wrasse, Ray spp.

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Greg Morel and his team are conducting monitoring and analysis of various important coastal fish species to assist with management of stocks and Marine Protected Area (MPA) design.

Tracking White Sharks and Various Coastal Fish Species

Species: White shark, Multiple coastal fish species

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Enrico Gennari and his team at Oceans Research focuses on studies of coastal species of sharks, fish and marine mammals, including movement and behavioural modelling; population studies; and physio-ecological research.

White Sturgeon Supplementation Program

Species: White sturgeon

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Corey Wright and his research team used Vemco tags and receivers to understand the emigration rates as well as behavior and movements of juvenile white sturgeon released in the Rocky Reach Reservoir on the Columbia River as part of a hatchery supplementation program.

Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Various Species

Species: Dusky kob, Spotted grunter, Bull (Zambezi) shark

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Meaghen McCord and team conduct research to better understand inter- and intra-specific movement as a function of environmental and habitat in a heavily utilized estuary on the southwest coast of South Africa (Breede River).

Movement of Alligator Gar

Species: Alligator Gar

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Kayla Kimmel and team are studying movement patterns, site fidelity, and spawning habitat of alligator gar that are being identified through ongoing telemetry, water quality, and satellite imagery within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (on and near a National Wildlife Refuge).

Tracking Wrasses in Ría de Vigo

Species: Ballan wrasse

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David Villegas Rios and his team are tracking the spatio-temporal behaviour of 25 individuals of Labrus bergylta (Ballan wrasse) in Ría de Vigo, Galicia (NW Spain). Our objective is to understand the behaviour of this coastal fish and how it may impact its vulnerability to fishing.

Habitat Areas for White Sharks

Species: White shark

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Led by Rachel Robbins, the overall aim of the project is to define other important habitat areas for white sharks and the pathways between them.

Residence, Movement and Activity of Diamondback Terrapins

Species: Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)

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Beginning in 2013, a field study led by Mike Arendt and team was initiated to compare the residence and movement patterns between diamondback terrapins captured in river vs. creek habitats in order to determine what, if any, correction factors were needed for interpreting CPUE trends in a river-edge based trammel net data set.

Riverine Movements of Shortnose and Atlantic Sturgeon

Species: Shortnose Sturgeon, Atlantic Sturgeon

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Bill Post and his team at SCDNR, in cooperation with agencies/universities in NC and GA, has an array of ~600 receivers in many of the major river systems in the southeast. The goal is to gain a better understanding of riverine and near coastal movements of shortnose and Atlantic sturgeon on a coast-wide “big picture” basis and to possibly identify any life history gaps.

Striped Bass Movement

Species: Striped Bass

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The objective of this study, conducted by Bill Hoffman and team, was to describe the extent to which striped bass move between federal and state waters, and assess the relative conservation benefit provided by the EEZ fishery closure.

Wave Glider Tracks Sharks

Species: White Sharks

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Dr. Barbara Block of Stanford University Marine Sciences and her team have deployed a self-propelled, solar-powered wave glider equipped with a VEMCO acoustic receiver.

Northern Cod Migration

Species: Atlantic Cod

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John Brattey and team have Vemco receiver networks deployed off the northeast coast of Newfoundland to monitor adult Atlantic cod movement patterns and investigate stock structure. Farmed cod have also been released along with local wild cod to compare dispersal and movements. Studies are ongoing.

The Sharks Project in Brazil - PROTUBA

Species: Nurse Sharks, Tiger Sharks, Stingrays

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Andre Afonso and team aim to assess coastal habitat use in elasmobranchs off Recife.

Ecology of Giant Amazon River Turtles

Species: Giant South American Turtles

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Richard Vogt leads research in documenting hatchling migration with adult females from nesting beaches. This is the first documentation of postnatal parental care in turtles.

Tracking American Eel

Species: American Eel

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Julian Dodson and Melanie Beguer-Pon, in association with OTN, track migration routes to spawning areas of American eel in the St. Lawrence River.

Sea Trout Environment Interaction

Species: Sea Trout

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Jan Davidsen studies the interaction between brown sea trout and the coastal marine environment using OTN receiver deployments.

Rivers in Real-time Migration

Species: Atlantic Sturgeon

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Anne Wright conducts real-time migration studies of Atlantic Sturgeon which also serves as a collaborative outreach education program for students.