MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Quantifying Marine Biodiversity Through Movements and Feeding: Assessing Coastal Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Near Estuary Mouths

MATOS Project Code: CNEMBON

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: September 2022 - December 2025

Project Description: The Coastal New England project integrates powerful technologies (acoustic telemetry, environmental DNA [eDNA], and acoustics) with traditional fisheries sampling to quantify impacts of changes in local and regional water conditions on individuals, populations, and community structure. Research includes study of the impacts of forage species and environmental conditions on Atlantic cod and common terns in both New Hampshire (Isles of Shoals) and southern Maine (Casco Bay) coastal waters. Collectively, these results demonstrate the value in novel technologies in tracking shifts in biodiversity across space and time. This project’s efforts build on the known strengths of each method (eDNA, diet analyses, active acoustics, and passive acoustics) while also exploring their integration and defining scales of appropriate use. Definitions of how each method describes marine biodiversity in both unique but also shared ways are explored.

Principal Investigator:	Nathan Furey (Mid - Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System)
Email:	Nathan.Furey@unh.edu

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

Collaborators:

Graham Sherwood (GMRI)
Jackie Motyka (NERACOOS)
Riley Young-Morse (GMRI)
Elizabeth Craig (UNH)
Alison Watts (UNH)

Participating Organizations:

Gulf of Maine Research Institute
NERACOOS

Funding:

Office of Naval Research
NOPP
Marine Biodiversity Observation Network
NOAA

External URL: https://marinebon.org/us-mbon/coastal-new-england/

UNH - Coastal New England MBON - Atlantic cod