Sep 26, 2016 | Herding, News, Oceanography, Meteorology, Hydrology, Climatology, Pollution, Smart Agriculture, Wildlife Monitoring
A new version of ArgosWeb is available as of September 26th with a lot of new features as well as your old favorites. To try it out, login! Features Responsive design (entirely compatible with smart phones and tablets) Entirely rebuilt mapping tool Improved data...
Sep 15, 2016 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
APECS (Association for the study and conservation of selachians) is a Brittany-based organization with a scientific and educational mission. It acts in favor of the conservation of sharks, rays and marine ecosystems using participatory science...
Sep 9, 2016 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Researchers from James Cook University fitted more than 10 tiger sharks and 10 green sea turtles with satellite tags at Raine Island over a five year period to better understand tiger shark movements. Know as the largest breeding in the world Raine Island hosts a...
Sep 2, 2016 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Beluga whales are very difficult to observe, which is why scientists from the University of Washington use Argos satellite tags to better understand their behavior and the environment in which they live. The team of scientists from UW first began fitting beluga...
Sep 2, 2016 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Like some other turtle species, Hawksbill sea turtle populations are in decline globally, due to illegal trading of turtle shells, hunting, bycatch in tuna fisheries, and habitat loss. Argos satellite telemetry is an important tool in studying marine turtles, as two...
Sep 1, 2016 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Over 6893 marine sea turtles have been tracked with Argos since the beginning of the Argos system over 30 years ago. Like some other turtle species, Hawksbill sea turtle populations are in decline globally, due to illegal trading of turtle shells, hunting, bycatch in...
