MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Value of Great Bay to New Hampshire rainbow smelt

MATOS Project Code: GBSMELT

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: March 2021 - December 2021

Project Description: Rainbow smelt are a migratory fish that supports ice fisheries in northern New England and Canada. Unfortunately, populations appear in decline, including in New Hampshire. Although it is known that rainbow smelt migrate from coastal waters into tributaries to spawn, the use of estuarine habitats before and after spawning migrations is largely unknown. This project uses acoustic telemetry to track the movements of rainbow smelt in Great Bay, NH and several of its tributaries.

Principal Investigator:	Nathan Furey (University of New Hampshire)
Email:	Nathan.Furey@unh.edu

Point of Contact:	Nathan Furey
Email:	Nathan.Furey@unh.edu

External URL: https://seagrant.unh.edu/research/2020-2021/rainbow-smelt-estuaries

UNH - Rainbow smelt