MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Behavior of Non-Migratory Striped Bass Population in a Salt Pond of Martha’s Vineyard

MATOS Project Code: SQUIBSTRPR

Data Type: Tracker

Project Duration: September 2023 - on-going

Project Description: Our research examines the presence, behavior, and predator/prey interactions of a non-migratory population of striped bass. The study site is Squibnocket Pond in Aquinnah MA, a brackish water pond with a single access egress via a narrow creek. We seek to examine the movements and behavior of this overwintering population in relation to the presence and abundance of spawning river herring populations, a culturally important indigenous fishery.

Principal Investigator:	Maria Abate (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah))
Email:	researcher@wampanoagtribe-nsn.gov

Point of Contact:	Andrew Jacobs
Email:	labmgr@wampanoagtribe-nsn.gov

Collaborators:

Scott Bennett (Striped Bass Initiative)
Brian Prendergast (University of Chicago, Striped Bass Initiative)
Steven Zottoli (Striped Bass Initiative)
Bret Stearns (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Natural Resources Dept.)

WTGHA/SBI Striped Bass Study