MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Determining baseline information for sea turtles overlapping the proposed wind energy areas in waters off the New Jersey coastline

MATOS Project Code: CFFSTMAB

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: January 2024 - December 2025

Project Description: We plan to study sea turtles in the Mid-Atlantic that are likely to overlap with the New Jersey wind lease areas. Through this project, we will deploy 40 acoustic tags over two years on hard-shelled turtles in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Objectives:

Establish baseline distribution data for sea turtles within the MAB

Principal Investigator:	Samir Patel (Coonamessett Farm Foundation)
Email:	spatel@cfarm.org

Point of Contact:	Samir Patel
Email:	spatel@cfarm.org

Collaborators:

Caitlin.McGarigal@dep.nj.gov
Colleen.Brust@dep.nj.gov
Heather.Genievich@dep.nj.gov

Funding:

New Jersey Research and Monitoring Initiative

CFF Sea Turtle Acoustic Tagging