MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Monitoring of Highly Migratory Species in the Gulf of Maine

MATOS Project Code: GOMHMS

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: August 2022 - on-going

Project Description: This project aims to study the distribution and habitat use of highly migratory species in relation to proposed offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Maine

Objectives:

learn patterns of habitat use and distribution

Management Benefits:

will provide information regarding offshore biological activity

Principal Investigator:	Matt Davis (Mid - Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System)
Email:	matthew.m.davis@maine.gov

Point of Contact:	Matt Davis
Email:	matthew.m.davis@maine.gov

Collaborators:

Walt Golet (UMaine, GMRI)

Participating Organizations:

Gulf of Maine Research Institute
University of Maine

Citations:

Davis, M., Golet, W. 2022. Offshore Monitoring of HMS

MEDMR Highly Migratory Species