MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Assessment of Critical Habitats for Recovering the Chesapeake Bay Atlantic Sturgeon Distinct Population Segment

MATOS Project Code: VIMS4ACIPO

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: January 2014 - October 2025

Project Description: The primary research goal of this reporting period was to acoustically tag subadult sturgeons. A second goal was to monitor and maintain acoustic receiver array in the York and Rappahannock river systems. Both of these goals relate directly to two project objectives: Assess Critical Nursery Habitats and Assess Degree of Dependence of James River and York Atlantic Sturgeon on Chesapeake Bay Habitats. Maintenance of 2 receivers has continued, but the major array has been pulled since 2020.

Principal Investigator:	Eric Hilton (Mid - Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System)
Email:	ehilton@vims.edu

Point of Contact:	Patrick E McGrath
Email:	patm@vims.edu

VIMS Sturgeon Project