In the summer of 2019…for the first time EVER…scientists were able to deploy PAT (Pop-up Archival Transmitting) tags on Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea. We love it when our tags help people do new things. Whether it’s tagging fish in a new area, or...
The Bluefin tuna tagging program in partnership with the @WWF and Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation continues. The team attempted to deploy its 9th Wildlife Computers MiniPAT tag with the help of Antoine Drochon. https://www.facebook.com/federationpechemonaco/posts/3345403728857433...
With Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Marine Institute - Foras na Mara, and Acadia University, the University of Exeter used Wildlife Computers MiniPAT tags to investigate migrations, habitat use, and spawning of #bluefin #tuna tracked from foraging grounds off Ireland. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa090 ...
While passive acoustic monitoring is a great tool for understanding space use around Bimini, once a shark leaves the array it is often unknown where they move to next. For migratory species such as the tiger shark and great hammerhead, the Bimini Biological Field Station...
Artist Danielle Dube worked with researchers at Año Nuevo Reserve as part of her Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History Art-Science residency to create digital paintings of elephant seals equipped with biologging instruments. These images will help researchers interpret their work to thousands of people! In...
Some Like It Cold: Temperature‐dependent Habitat Selection by Narwhals High Fidelity of Sea Turtles to Their Foraging Grounds Revealed By Satellite Tracking and Capture-Mark-Recapture: New Insights for the Establishment of Key Marine … Environmental Drivers of Large‐scale Movements of Baleen Whales in the Mid‐North Atlantic...
#77 is a harbour seal left stranded by its mother in Cape Neddick, Maine in June. Marine Mammals of Maine rescued this cute little pup and admitted him into its rehab center. While there, little #77’s nutritional, physical, and psycho-social health thrived. #77 did everything...
Leatherback turtle tags have gone through a slight redesign adding a battery isolator screw and copper washers. The battery isolator screws allow us to ship these tags without being labeled as "Dangerous Goods" following IATA regulations. The copper washers prevent biofouling over the wet/dry sensors...
Nigel Hussey’s research team published a paper providing a framework to estimate when there is a high likelihood that aquatic animal subsurface interactions occur. They created a recoverable biologging package combining a mobile transceiver, an accelerometer, and a temperature-depth tag. They deployed the package on...
Researchers used Wildlife Computers sPAT tags and conventional tags on Pacific Bluefin Tuna. Recent stock projections resulted in management restrictions and capacity reduction. Scientists studied population numbers, capture stress, and mortality post-release. Collectively, these data show that when handled properly, Pacific Bluefin Tuna can tolerate and...