MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Potomac STURGEON HABITAT AND TELEMETRY SURVEY Plus additional assests in the St. Mary's River

MATOS Project Code: UDASSNSPOT

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: November 2020 - May 2026

Project Description: Telemetry receivers will be located throughout the Potomac River test range from Saint George Island, MD to Nanjemoy Creek, MD to capture movement of any sturgeon tagged or available through the ACT Network. Exact locations will be dependent on permissions from the USCG. Additional receivers located in the St. Mary's River Maryland

Objectives:

Determine sturgeon occurrence in the lower Potomac

Principal Investigator:	Matthew Breece (Mid - Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System)
Email:	mwbreece@smcm.edu

Point of Contact:	Matthew Breece
Email:	mwbreece@smcm.edu

Collaborators:

Dewayne Fox (DSU)
Matt Balazik (VCU)

Participating Organizations:

St. May's College of Maryland
University of Delaware

Funding:

NAVFAC WASH

Breece Potomac and St. Marys River