MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries Acoustic Telemetry Array

MATOS Project Code: RIDMF

Data Type: Deployment

Project Duration: April 2019 - on-going

Project Description: This collaborative monitoring project will implement and maintain an acoustic telemetry array in Rhode Island state waters to understand marine species residing in or transiting Rhode Island state waters. Data collected will support research and coast-wide stock assessment and management of marine species.

Principal Investigator:	Christopher Parkins (Mid - Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System)
Email:	christopher.parkins@dem.ri.gov

Point of Contact:	Christopher Parkins
Email:	christopher.parkins@dem.ri.gov

Collaborators:

Conor McManus (NOAA NMFS)
Pat Brown (RI DEM DMF), Sean Fitzgerald (RI DEM DMF), Rich Balouskus (RI DEM DMF)
Eric Schneider (RI DEM DMF)

Participating Organizations:

RI DEM, Div. of Marine Fisheries

External URL: http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/surveys-pubs/acoustic-receivers.php

RI DMF Acoustic Array