MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Examining the Movement Ecology and Habitat Utilization of Black Sea Bass in Chesapeake Bay Using Telemetry Techniques

MATOS Project Code: BSBCB

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: January 2019 - December 2021

Project Description: Coonamessett Farm Foundation’s (CFF) 2019/20 project entitled “Examining the Movement Ecology and Habitat Utilization of Black Sea Bass in Chesapeake Bay Using Telemetry Techniques” addresses NCBO Fisheries Research Program Priority #1: Examining the role of inshore habitat in offshore productivity for black sea bass (BSB) by specifically examining their movement ecology and habitat utilization through the integration of three methods of tagging and telemetry techniques (passive, acoustic, and satellite), the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), and citizen science volunteers from the Ocean Research Project FishFinder program.

Objectives:

Determine movement ecology and habitat utilization

Management Benefits:

Improve understanding of distribution and seasonal habitat usage in Chesapeake Bay

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

Collaborators:

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Nicole Trenholm (Ocean Research Project)

Participating Organizations:

Coonamessett Farm Foundation

Funding:

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Research Program

CFF Black Sea Bass Tagging