Oct 20, 2022 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Smooth hammerhead sharks are a threatened species of shark – as most shark species. Locating their essential habitats, like the nurseries could make a difference in their protection. Argos can help by tracking juveniles. Sharks are among the most threatened...
Sep 26, 2022 | Fish, Goniometer, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Marcus Drymon, Assistant Extension Professor at Mississippi State University Marine Fisheries Specialist and Dr. Greg Skomal, an accomplished marine biologist who we interviewed for Shark Week, were recently able to recover a lost shark tag thanks to NOAA’s Animal...
Aug 31, 2022 | Fish, Goniometer, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Lake charrs are freshwater fish found in the Laurentian Great Lakes (North America), among others. They nearly disappeared, but restoration was successful at least in Lake Superior. Understanding the different habitats of the lake charr ecotypes can help in restoring...
Jul 26, 2022 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
“I think anyone who’s used Argos will have to admit that they’ve learned something revelatory. The more we use Argos to track animal movements, the more we see that their movements are far more complex and of greater scale than we ever imagined.” Featured...
Jul 5, 2022 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Reef manta rays are a vulnerable species. They grow up in protected shallow areas such as lagoons. Tracking them with Argos can help to confirm that a given lagoon is a nursery for this species Photo: a female juvenile reef manta ray sized 220 cm (wingspan; they are...
May 10, 2022 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Analysis of migrating eels’ tracks can provide with estimate of the rate of predation on them. It seems that half of the migrating silver eels released on the French Mediterranean coast can be consumed by marine mammals before reaching the Gibraltar Straight....
