MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Investigating juvenile sand tiger and common thresher shark movements in the northwest Atlantic Ocean

MATOS Project Code: NEAQSHT

Data Type: Tracker

Project Duration: July 2016 - on-going

Project Description: We are using acoustic telemetry to study the movements, distribution, and habitat use of juvenile sand tiger and common thresher sharks in the Atlantic Ocean. Our hope is to define and quantify Essential Fish Habitat for the species throughout their northwest Atlantic range.

Principal Investigator:	Jeff Kneebone (New England Aquarium)
Email:	jkneebone@neaq.org

Point of Contact:	Jeff Kneebone
Email:	jkneebone@neaq.org

Collaborators:

Ryan Lowndes (NEAQ)
Ed Kim (NEAQ)
Ryan Knotek (NEAQ)
Greg Skomal (Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries)

External URL: https://neaq.org/conservation-and-research/anderson-cabot-center-for-ocean-life/

NEAQSHT: Shark tagging