MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Using acoustic telemetry and video-based methods to characterize elasmobranch assemblage in Block Island, RI waters.

MATOS Project Code: ASIARRAY

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: May 2019 - on-going

Project Description: Acoustic receivers had never been deployed in Rhode Island waters until 2019. In collaboration with the RI Department of Environmental Management, the Atlantic Shark Institute deployed three receivers in 2019 and now has 15 receivers throughout the RI and adjacent waters. 11 of those receivers surround Block Island, RI, three along the RI coast and one adjacent to Fisher’s Island, NY. The goal is use this acoustic telemetry data and combine it with video obtained through Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS). We deploy BRUVS several times per month in the study area with the goal of characterizing and quantifying shark assemblages in Rhode Island state waters.

Objectives:

Characterize and quantify shark species assemblages in Rhode Island state waters
Determine shark species abundance and utilization of the Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF)

Principal Investigator:	Jon F. Dodd (Mid - Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System)
Email:	jonfdodd@gmail.com

Point of Contact:	Jon F. Dodd
Email:	jonfdodd@gmail.com

Participating Organizations:

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Marine Fisheries Division

Funding:

Atlantic Shark Institute

External URL: https://www.atlanticsharkinstitute.org/

ASI Acoustic Array