MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: North Carolina Multi-Species Tagging Program

MATOS Project Code: NCDMFS3

Data Type: Tracker

Project Duration: July 2014 - on-going

Project Description: The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) Multi-species Tagging Program was established in 2014 to standardize procedures, data collection, and staff resources among all tagging projects conducted by NCDMF. Currently, NCDMF tags striped bass, red drum, southern flounder, spotted seatrout, and cobia in all coastal waters of the state. The use of conventional tags is the primary methodology for this project with an associated public-facing tag-return program. In addition, acoustic telemetry tagging studies are also conducted through this program. This project contains only tagging data for the species listed in this study. For acoustic telemetry array information, see the associated NCDMF waterbody array projects in MATOS.

Objectives:

Assess annual variation in fishing and natural mortalities using a tag-return model
Provide selectivity estimates by fate, age and fishing sector
Estimate fishing mortality by fate, age, and fishing sector
Estimate tag-retention rates, tag-reporting rates, fishing mortality, and migration rates

Principal Investigator:	Michael S. Loeffler (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Email:	michael.loeffler@ncdenr.gov

Point of Contact:	Ami Staples
Email:	ami.staples@ncdenr.gov

Collaborators:

Stephen Johnson (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Shelby White (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Holly White (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
David Behringer (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Lucas Pensinger (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Cara Kowalchyk (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Joe Facendola (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Chris Stewart (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Anne Markwith (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Todd Mathes (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Nathaniel Hancock (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Lee Paramore (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)
Charlton Godwin (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries)

Participating Organizations:

North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Funding:

CRFL Grant: 2F40 F017, 2F40 F054

External URL: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/marine-fisheries/science-and-statistics/fish-tagging-program

NCDMF Multi-Species Tagging Program