MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Seasonal movements and habitat use of juvenile white sharks

MATOS Project Code: NYSHARKS

Data Type: Tracker

Project Duration: August 2016 - on-going

Project Description: Tagging and sampling young-of-the-year and juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in the New York Bight nursery area with acoustic and satellite tags to understand movements, migration, and habitat use.

Principal Investigator:	Tobey Curtis (Mid - Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System)
Email:	tobey.curtis@noaa.gov

Collaborators:

Matthew Ajemian (HBOI)
Gregory Metzger (SOFO)
Bryan Franks (Jacksonville University)
Chris Fischer (OCEARCH)
Charles Bangley (Dalhousie University)
Harley Newton (OCEARCH)

Participating Organizations:

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
OCEARCH
Stony Brook University
NOAA - National Marine Fisheries Service
South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO)

External URL: https://sofo.org/sharks/

New York Juvenile White Shark Study