MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: SEASONAL BEHAVIOR OF STRIPED BASS IN A SALTWATER POND

MATOS Project Code: MBLSTRBASS

Data Type: Tracker

Project Duration: August 2018 - December 2025

Project Description: Our research examines the migration of striped bass, and how physiology and behavior change rhythmically over the migratory cycle. The work occurs in a Massachusetts saltwater pond. We seek to characterize the spatial navigation abilities and rhythmic behavior of striped bass over the migratory cycle. We have been using VEMCO passive acoustic telemetry to collect data on the behavior of striped bass that congregate in Eel Pond (Woods Hole, MA) during the summer. This pond is small (250-300 m diameter) and has restricted access and egress via a narrow channel. Receivers are located in the pond and in a nearby harbor to detect summer residents as they arrive and depart.

Objectives:

Learn migratory patterns
Examine social behavior

Principal Investigator:	Brian Prendergast (Mid - Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System)
Email:	brianp@uchicago.edu

Point of Contact:	Brian Prendergast
Email:	brianp@uchicago.edu

Collaborators:

Brian Prendergast (University of Chicago, Marine Biological Laboratory)
Steven Zottoli (Marine Biological Laboratory)
Scott Bennett (Marine Biological Laboratory)

Participating Organizations:

Marine Biological Laboratory
University of Chicago

Funding:

Marine Biological Laboratory
University of Chicago
Edwin Barbey Charitable Trust
Mary E. Groff Charitable Trust
Williams College

Citations:

Zottoli, SJ et al. (2023) [Seasonal Behavior of Striped Bass in a Saltwater Pond]

External URL: https://stripedbassmagic.org

MBL STRIPED BASS