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?
