MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Tracking coastwide movements of Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda

MATOS Project Code: NCBONITO

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: April 2025 - December 2027

Project Description: It is our goal to tag bonito at artificial reefs off NC in the spring of 2025 (and possibly beyond) with the intention of monitoring their coastwide movements via the cooperative networks. Ideally, this movement study will be valuable for managers seeking to install regulations for this previously unregulated species.

Objectives:

Study coastal movements of Atlantic bonito

Management Benefits:

Inform management (state vs. coastwide)

Principal Investigator:	Brendan Runde (The Nature Conservancy)
Email:	brendan.runde@tnc.org

Point of Contact:	Brendan Runde
Email:	brendan.runde@tnc.org

Collaborators:

Jeffery Merrell (NCSU)
Jeffrey Buckel (NCSU)
Paul Rudershausen (NCSU)
Bethany Wager (NCSU)
Ryan Tharp (NCSU)

Participating Organizations:

American Saltwater Guides Association
North Carolina State University
The Nature Conservancy

Funding:

North Carolina State University
American Saltwater Guides Association
The Nature Conservancy

NC Atlantic Bonito Tagging - NCSU/TNC