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1 1 OTN HALIFAX LINE Robert Branton Dalhousie University, Halifax Canada Bob.Branton@dal.ca http://global.oceantrack.org 20 th Annual Fisherman and Scientists Research Society Conference 20-21 February 2013, Truro, Nova Scotia global research and technology development initiative World’s Longest Acoustic Receiver Line

2 About this presentation What is Tracking Challenges Animals and Institutions Oceanographic instruments Data Management members.oceantrack.org/data/discovery generating knowledge on valued species

3 Surgically Implanting Pinger Tags 3 VEMCO acoustic tags Optional Sensors Temperature Depth Acceleration www.vemco.com/products/transmitters Tracking instruments …

4 Operating Passive Acoustic Moorings VEMCO receivers ~ 800 metre spacing ~ 50-200 metre depth models / battery life VR2W / 1 yr VR3 / 3 yr VR4 / 5 yr 4 www.vemco.com/products/receivers Tracking instruments …

5 Uniting animal trackers with oceanographers 5 http://www.bio.gc.ca/science/monitoring-monitorage Basic Challenges …

6 Avoiding intense fishing in Emerald Basin and on Sambro Bank 2010 FSRS/OTN Workshop + public consultations at Port Mouton & Sambro 6 Emerald Basin Sambro Bank www.mar.dfo-mpo.gc.cawww.mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca Atlas of Human Activities Basic Challenges …

7 A massive undertaking that took 4 years to complete ! Halifaxharbour continental shelf break 7 1 st receiver April 2008 265 th receiver May 2012 59+ missions 265 moorings 205 km long 1 st full offload of all receivers Nov 2013 Ian Beveridge, Duncan Bates OTN Field Ops Team Basic Challenges … 290 unique tags – 175,621 detections

8 Acipenser oxyrinchus / Atlantic sturgeon Acadia University (MPD)MPD Delaware State University (DAS)DAS 8 © Claude Nozères, DFO 100-200 cm Animals so far detected …

9 Gadus morhua / Atlantic cod DAL-DFO-BIO: Dalhousie University and DFO, Bedford Institute of Oceanography (SGS)SGS 9 40-110 cm Credit: Heinz Wiele, DFO Animals so far detected …

10 Salmo salar / Atlantic salmon DFO-BIO: Bedford Institute of Oceanography (IBFS,LHV,SMR,WRS) (IBFSLHVSMRWRS NOAA-NMFS-NEFSC: National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center U Maine (PBN)PBN USGS: U.S. Geological Survey (PBU)PBU 10 10-25 cm 45-100 cm © Claude Nozères DFO © Aron Spares, Dal smolts adults Animals so far detected …

11 Squalus acanthias / spiny dogfish DFO-BIO: Bedford Institute of Oceanography (WDG)WDG 11 60-90 cm © Canadian Shark Research Lab Animals so far detected … www.marinebiodiversity.ca/shark

12 Thunnus thynnus / Atlantic tuna Stanford U: Stanford University / Tag A Giant Program (TAG)TAG 12 160-300 cm Animals so far detected … © birdologist www.tagagiant.org/

13 Satlantic Benthic Pods Year long time series of Bottom pressure Temperature Salinity 13 satlantic.com/benthicpod Oceanographic Instruments …

14 Stand alone moorings Teledyne Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers Seabird Conductivity Temperature and Pressure Recorders Remotely monitoring ocean currents throughout the water column… 14 www.seabird.com/products www.rdinstruments.com/quartermaster.aspx Oceanographic Instruments …

15 Remotely operated / autonomous vehicles Liquid Robotics Wave GliderWEBBResearch Slocum Glider 15 www.webbresearch.com/electricglider.aspx liquidr.com/technology/wave-glider.html Oceanographic Instruments …

16 Credits Halifax Line Scientific Contacts … Hebert, Dave - david.hebert@dfo- mpo.gc.ca david.hebert@dfo- mpo.gc.ca Smith, Peter C. - peter.c.smith@dfo- mpo.gc.ca peter.c.smith@dfo- mpo.gc.ca Institution … DFO-BIO: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography 16 operated by regional experts just one part of a global network… HFX

17 Intelligent open access to publicly funded research data all data to be available in timely manner as condition of funding except: endangered species thesis data of Highly Qualified Personnel in training http://rds-sdr.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/events/data_summit_2011 17 Data management …

18 Built in long term sustainability and global accessibility meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/isdm-gdsi iobis.org www.iode.org 18 Data management …

19 THANK YOU Some browsing suggestions: oceantrackingnetwork.org members.oceantrack.org/data global.oceantrack.org/docs/2012-otn-annual-report Bob.Branton@dal.ca 19 Bob Branton, Marta Mihoff, Brian Jones, Lenore Bajona, Susan Dufault Supported by: OTN Data Management Team … Data management …

20 20 20 th Annual Fisherman and Scientists Research Society Conference 20-21 February 2013, Truro, Nova Scotia The End

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