MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Striped Bass Site Attachment and Habitat Use in Menemsha Pond

MATOS Project Code: WTGHABASS

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: September 2023 - on-going

Project Description: This study explores 1) the variation in site attachment of striped bass in the Menemsha Pond Complex on Martha’s Vineyard and its relationship to alewife behavior and population characteristics, 2) measures striped bass habitat use as a proxy to identifying alewife critical spawning habitat and juvenile nursery habitat in brackish ponds, and 3) describe predator / anti-predator strategies under low density herring run conditions.

Management Benefits:

Tribal fisheries conservation and management

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

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

Citations:

Abate, ME. 2023. Striped Bass Site Attachment and Habitat Use in Menemsha Pond.

WTGHA Menemsha Complex Striped Bass