Feb 19, 2024 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Walruses are large marine mammal living around the Arctic Ocean. The population from Franz Josef Land archipelago has scarcely been studied while being important component of their ecosystem. Argos helps in better understand their foraging and space use. Walruses are...
Dec 19, 2023 | Fish, Marine Animals, Wildlife Monitoring
Japanese eels’ populations are declining, while their life cycle is not well-known. Part of the questions are similar to those asked for the European eels, but geography, the current and the species itself have their specificities. Argos helps in understanding the...
Nov 7, 2023 | Marine Animals, Wildlife Monitoring
Tracking leatherback turtles can help in protecting them at both a local scale, close to their nesting beach, and a basin-scale, when they migrate. The population from the Gulf of Guinea is currently the world’s largest, but fisheries, removal of adults from beaches...
Oct 17, 2023 | Birds, Fish, Land Animals, Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
An enhanced global system like Argos requires an enhanced global support team and, with its 30 different sites around the world, CLS is proud to have an excellent international userservices team. Debbie Stakem has been providing technical support to all North American...
Sep 18, 2023 | Marine Animals, Wildlife Monitoring
Southern Ocean seals are frequently tracked marine animals. They thus provide a lot of environmental data on an otherwise poorly observed ocean. This includes bathymetry of the Antarctica continental shelf, thanks to the recorded depths of their dives. Measuring in...
Sep 4, 2023 | Birds, Marine Animals, Wildlife Monitoring
King penguins breed on a few colonies spread around the Southern Ocean. Some years are more successful than others in that respect, and understanding why could help in protecting such threatened species. Argos can help in better assessing the reasons. King penguins...
