Jun 22, 2020 | Birds, Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
After more than thirty years of Argos satellite telemetry, the extensive datasets that have accumulated can be used in diverse, large-scale studies. Incidental mortality (bycatch) in fisheries threatens Southern Ocean seabirds such as albatrosses and petrels. Data...
Jun 8, 2020 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Basking sharks can travel several thousand kilometers in a few months, as was discovered by monitoring their movements with Argos satellite tracking tags. Two basking sharks, in particular, nicknamed Anna and Marie B made impressively long journeys between Brittany...
Jun 4, 2020 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Did you know that seals are able to learn the melody of the Star Wars theme? Or that scientific studies based on Argos tracking data have confirmed they are great migrators? The grey seal, long hunted for its fur, still holds lots of surprises. We met Cécile Vincent,...
May 29, 2020 | News, Oceanography, Meteorology, Hydrology, Climatology
The ocean is the world’s first heat concentrator. Measuring the temperature of our oceans is one of the key indicators of global warming. EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites), the European Space Weather Agency,...
May 25, 2020 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Satellite telemetry enables to identify preferred habitats of the Andean condor, depending on their functions. Conservation priority areas for this scavenger bird can thus be better determined. The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is emblematic of the region and an...
May 11, 2020 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Baleen whales are highly migratory, going from low latitude in Winter to high-latitude waters in Summer. Satellite telemetry such as Argos has improved the knowledge of their distribution and movements. Using SEAPODYM ecosystem model enables to complement the...
