A5023683823- Marine and fisheries research
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Data Management and Algorithms
- Historical Geography and Cartography
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2016-2023
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
2016-2023
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
2013-2023
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
2022-2023
Whale Center of New England
2023
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2012-2015
Marine Conservation Institute
2015
University of New Hampshire
2007-2012
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
2008-2010
Collecte Localisation Satellites (France)
2010
Movements of Atlantic bluefin tuna ( Thunnus thynnus , ABFT) from specific western forage grounds are not well described, and the extent their spawning areas is mainly surmised. In 2005 2006, we deployed 41 pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) on adult off coast Nova Scotia, Canada, Georges Bank. During assumed period, 56% tagged ABFT occupied a known area, while 44% were located in distant oceanic regions. Assuming obligate annual spawning, these results inconsistent with notion site...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 433:1-28 (2011) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09202 FEATURE ARTICLE: REVIEW Performance of pop-up satellite archival tags M. K. Musyl1,*, L. Domeier2, N. Nasby-Lucas2, R. W. Brill3, McNaughton1, J. Y. Swimmer4, S. Lutcavage5,8, G. Wilson5, B. Galuardi5,8, Liddle6,7 1University Hawaii, Joint Institute for...
Significance We present unequivocal evidence that Atlantic bluefin tuna spawn in the Slope Sea, counter to current assumption Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea are exclusive spawning grounds. also demonstrate age at maturity western is currently overestimated, this stock exhibits size-structured migrations, migratory connections exist between eastern support a highly contentious international fishery, our results an alternate life history model inform management species. The implications...
Between 2005 and 2009, we deployed 58 miniature pop-up satellite archival tags (PSAT) 132 implanted on juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna (age 2–5) in the northwest Ocean. Data returned from these efforts (n = 26 PSATs, 1 tag) revealed their dispersal routes, horizontal vertical movements habitat utilization. All of tagged remained for duration observed, summer months exhibited core-use coastal seas extending Maryland to Cape Cod, MA, (USA) out shelf break. Their winter distributions were more...
Abstract Electronic tagging of marine fishes is commonly achieved with archival tags that rely on light levels and sea surface temperatures to retrospectively estimate movements. However, methodological issues associated light‐level geolocation have constrained meaningful inference species where it possible accurately time sunrise sunset. Most studies largely ignored the oceanographic profiles collected by tag as a potential way refine estimates. Open‐source measurements outputs from...
Leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, are highly migratory predators that feed exclusively on gelatinous zooplankton, thus playing a unique role in coastal and pelagic food webs. From 2007 to 2010, we used satellite telemetry monitor the movements dive behavior of nine adult eleven subadult leatherbacks captured Northeast USA shelf tracked throughout Northwest Atlantic. environmental associations varied by oceanographic region, with slow, sinuous, area-restricted search shorter,...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 527:181-192 (2015) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11260 The paradox of pelagics: why bluefin tuna can go hungry in a sea plenty Walter J. Golet1,2,*,**, Nicholas R. Record3,**, Sigrid Lehuta2, Molly Lutcavage4, Benjamin Galuardi4, Andrew B. Cooper5, Pershing1,2,** 1School Sciences, University Maine,...
Abstract Climate change will disrupt many aspects of the marine environment, with anticipated effects for half northeastern U.S. fisheries. To mitigate climate change, United States has designated 90,650 km 2 (35,000 mi ) ocean offshore wind energy development, but this growing industry could impact fisheries in region. Hence, there is a need to measure spatial distribution fishing operations support multiple goals, including planning and compensatory mitigation. In Northeast, National...
Abstract The United States Northern Shortfin squid fishery is known for its large fluctuations in catch at annual scales. In the last 5 years, this has experienced increased availability of Illex illecebrosus along Northeast US continental shelf (NES), resulting high per unit effort (CPUE) and early closures due to quota exceedance. occurs within Northwest Atlantic, whose complex dynamics are set up by interplay between large‐scale Gulf Stream, mesoscale eddies, Shelfbreak Jet, shelf‐slope...
Abstract Pop‐up satellite archival tags (PSATs) are now widely used to document the geographic and vertical movements of large pelagic fishes. These instruments record measurements ambient light, depth temperature at regular intervals light data compute daily estimates latitude longitude. Several methods have been developed improve those estimates, including application Kalman filter models matching sea surface temperatures (SST) from with remotely sensed SSTs. Despite their widespread use,...
To address the lack of fisheries-independent information for Atlantic bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), we released 21 adults (131 ± 12 cm curved fork length) between 2008 and 2010 in Sargasso Sea Northwest Atlantic. Data from nine tags (range: 1–292 days; mean: 89 days) revealed (i) pronounced north–south movements pelagic waters areas including Georges Bank, Mid- South Bight, Caribbean Sea, Brazilian shelf, (ii) a east–west exchange, (iii) high-use area Hatteras Plain, centered southwest...
Abstract Background Fish geolocation methods are most effective when they customized to account for species behavior and study area characteristics. Here, we provide an example of customizing a hidden Markov model (HMM) reconstructing movement pathways high-latitude demersal fish in remote island chain using Pop-up Satellite Archival Tag (PSAT) data. Adult Pacific cod were tagged with PSATs while occupying winter spawning grounds the Aleutian Islands February 2019. We adapted application HMM...
Abstract Movement patterns of 17 bigeye tuna ( Thunnus obesus ) near the Azores Islands were analyzed between April and May 2001 2002 using pop‐up satellite archival tags. Despite short attachment durations (1 to 21 days, 8.2 days on average), their vertical movements revealed much shallower distribution in comparison with previous studies tropical Pacific Atlantic. Depth temperature histograms unimodal, although overall depth during day was deeper than night due daily incursions waters....
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 418:249-254 (2010) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08821 NOTE Use of satellite tags reveal movements spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias in western North Atlantic Ocean James A. Sulikowski1,*, Benjamin Galuardi2, Walter Bubley3, Nathan B. Furey1, William Driggers III4, G. Ingram Jr.4, Paul C. W. Tsang3 1Marine...
Abstract From 2005 to 2010, 136 internal archival tags and 29 pop-up satellite were used track juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Bay of Biscay. Information from 15 5 was recovered. The analysis adapted for a common treatment both types tag data, allowing classification overwintering distribution patterns, fidelity Biscay feeding area, as well horizontal vertical habitat utilization. Results show substantial geographic dispersion autumn spring, with high concentration during summer, when...
In the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), whale sharks ( Rhincodon typus ) form large aggregations at continental shelf-edge banks during summer; however, knowledge movements once they leave aggregation sites is limited. Here we report on seasonal occurrence in GOM based over 800 shark sightings from 1989 to 2016, as well 42 tagged with satellite-linked and popup satellite archival transmitting tags 2008 2015. Sightings data were most numerous summer fall often individuals reported along shelf...
The porbeagle (Lamna nasus) is a large, highly migratory endothermic shark broadly distributed in the higher latitudes of Atlantic, South Pacific, and Indian Oceans. In North has long history fisheries exploitation current assessments indicate that this stock severely overfished. Although much known life species, there little fisheries-independent information about habitat preferences ecology. To examine routes, vertical behavior, environmental associations western we deployed pop-up...
The Gulf of Maine, NW Atlantic Ocean, is a productive, seasonal foraging ground for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), but commercial landings adult size classes were up to 40% below the allocated total allowable catch between 2004 2008 rod and reel, harpoon, purse seine categories in Maine. Reduction catches Maine could represent decline spawning stock biomass, given wide-ranging, complex migration patterns, high energetic requirements, an alternative hypothesis that their dispersal patterns...
Abstract Isla Mujeres, Mexico is home to one of the most well-known aggregations sailfish. Despite its fisheries prominence, little known about this sailfish assemblage, or relationship other aggregation sites in western Atlantic. In January 2012, April 2013 and 2014, we deployed 34 popup satellite archival tags on order study their behavior, population connectivity biophysical interactions. Sailfish were monitored for up year, displayed (1) predominantly shelf associated activity (2)...
Abstract Accounting for movement and mixing in stock assessment is important managing sustainable fisheries, particularly highly migratory species. However, many fisheries management approaches continue to use single-stock, single-area models assess mixed-population stocks that are known have complex dynamics. We evaluated a model’s performance on fishery pseudodata generated using spatially operating model incorporates of simulated Atlantic bluefin tuna-like populations. Structural...