Electronic Tracking for Marine Resource Management Carl Meyer Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.

Electronic Trackingfor

Marine Resource Management

Carl MeyerHawaii Institute of Marine Biology

Tools: Telemetry Transmitters

Acoustic Satellite

Hawaiian Archipelago Acoustic Array

Photo: Luiz Rocha

SATELLITE TAGS (N=5)

ACOUSTIC TAGS (N=30)

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2005 2006 2007Date

Uku – Tidal Movements

Reef Fish Movements at MPA sites – Kealakekua Bay MLCD

Study funded by UH Sea Grant, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

(1) Long-term residents?

(2) Frequency of boundary crossing?

(3) Habitat breaks = natural barriers?

Questions:

Shark Ecotourism – North Shore Oahu

(1) Public safety implications?

(2) Ecological impacts?

Questions:

Supported by Hawaii Shark Encounters& North Shore Shark Adventures

Shark Ecotourism – North Shore Oahu

Shark Feeding – pH TransmitterYannis Papastamatiou, PhD Candidate

(1) Increase monitoring coverage and fill gaps in network

(2) Integration with physical oceanography

(3) Development and testing of new sensor technologies

Future directions?