MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Temperature selectivity and movement patterns of Spotted Seatrout

MATOS Project Code: VIMS4CYN

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: September 2016 - September 2018

Project Description: Spotted Seatrout (also known as Speckled Trout) is the focus of an important recreational fishery in the southeastern United States. Management of speckled trout has also been marred by cold-stun events which can kill a significant portion of the stock and have detrimental localized effects. Virginia is the northern extent of speckled trout populations and is the most likely portion of its range to experience cold-stun events. The primary objective of this project was to use acoustic telemetry fitted with internal temperature loggers to better understand how speckled trout react to declining water temperatures and begin to assess what proportion of the population is subject to cold stun events.

Principal Investigator:	Patrick McGrath (Virginia Institute of Marine Science)
Email:	patm@vims.edu

Point of Contact:	Eric Hilton
Email:	ehilton@vims.edu

External URL: https://www.vims.edu/research/departments/fisheries/programs/speckled_trout/index.php

VIMS Spotted Seatrout