MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries Winter Flounder Acoustic Tagging Project

MATOS Project Code: RIWFL

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: December 2021 - April 2024

Project Description: This project aims to track a winter flounder subpopulation within Ninigret Pond during the spawning season (December-April). Fish are caught via fyke net within Ninigret Pond and released at the site of capture. The receiver array tracks fish within the pond and can determine seasonal ingress/egress from the pond.

Objectives:

Determine timing and frequency of estuary ingress/egress
Track within pond movements

Principal Investigator:	Richard Balouskus (Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries)
Email:	richard.balouskus@dem.ri.gov

Point of Contact:	Richard Balouskus
Email:	richard.balouskus@dem.ri.gov

External URL: http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/

RI DMF Winter Flounder Study