Ontogeny in marine tagging and tracking science: technologies and data gaps

Hazen, Elliott L.; Maxwell, Sara M.; Bailey, Helen; Bograd, Steven J.; Hamann, Mark; Gaspar, Philippe; Godley, Brendan J.; Shillinger, George L.

doi:10.3354/meps09857

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“…Novel uses of technology and the integration of data have become increasingly important to answer remaining questions on their ecology (Hazen et al 2012). Combining satellite and acoustic telemetries is an effective method for defining and characterizing the habitats of marine species on multiple spatial and temporal scales, as shown by this study and in our previous DRTO study of hawksbills Eretmochelys imbricata (Hart et al 2012).…”

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confidence: 75%

Habitat selection by green turtles in a spatially heterogeneous benthic landscape in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida

Fujisaki¹,

Hart²,

Sartain-Iverson³

2016

Aquat. Biol.

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We examined habitat selection by green turtles Chelonia mydas at Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA. We tracked 15 turtles (6 females and 9 males) using platform transmitter terminals (PTTs); 13 of these turtles were equipped with additional acoustic transmitters. Location data by PTTs comprised periods of 40 to 226 d in varying months from 2009 to 2012. Core areas were concentrated in shallow water (mean bathymetry depth of 7.7 m) with a comparably dense coverage of seagrass; however, the utilization distribution overlap index indicated a low degree of habitat sharing. The probability of detecting a turtle on an acoustic receiver was inversely associated with the distance from the receiver to turtle capture sites and was lower in shallower water. The estimated daily detection probability of a single turtle at a given acoustic station throughout the acoustic array was small (< 0.1 in any year), and that of multiple turtle detections was even smaller. However, the conditional probability of multiple turtle detections, given at least one turtle de tection at a receiver, was much higher despite the small number of tagged turtles in each year (n = 1 to 5). Also, multiple detections of different turtles at a receiver frequently occurred within a few minutes (40%, or 164 of 415, occurred within 1 min). Our numerical estimates of core area overlap, co-occupancy probabilities, and habitat characterization for green turtles could be used to guide conservation of the area to sustain the population of this species.

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Habitat selection by green turtles in a spatially heterogeneous benthic landscape in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida

Fujisaki¹,

Hart²,

Sartain-Iverson³

2016

Aquat. Biol.

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“…Several studies have used satellite telemetry to describe the horizontal movement data of large marine vertebrates Block et al, 2011;Hawkes et al, 2011;Hazen et al, 2012;Yurkowski et al, 2016;Citta et al, 2017;Vaudo et al, 2017) and to determine overlap with anthropogenic threats such as fisheries (seabirds: Suryan et al, 2007;Bugoni et al, 2009;Žydelis et al, 2011;sea turtles: da Silva et al, 2011;Witt et al, 2011;Revuelta et al, 2015; marine mammals: Geschke and Chilvers, 2010;Rosenbaum et al, 2014;sharks: Holmes et al, 2014), shipping (marine mammals: Mate et al, 1997;Schorr et al, 2009), and in-water habitat degradation (seabirds: Montevecchi et al, 2012;marine mammals: Johnson and Tyack, 2003;Rosenbaum et al, 2014). Satellite telemetry has been critical in evaluating threat exposure for marine species (Witt et al, 2008;Maxwell et al, 2013;Lascelles et al, 2014) and assessing how efficient conservation boundaries, such as Marine Protected Areas (MPA), are at encompassing the wide ranging habitat distribution of migratory species (Hart et al, 2010;Scott et al, 2012;Young et al, 2015;Maxwell et al, 2016).…”

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Informing Marine Protected Area Designation and Management for Nesting Olive Ridley Sea Turtles Using Satellite Tracking

Dawson

Formia²,

Agamboué³

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Front. Mar. Sci.

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Understanding the horizontal and vertical habitat of olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea), a threatened species, is critical for determining regions for protection and relevant gear modifications that may effectively reduce bycatch, the largest threat to this species. Satellite transmitters were used to determine the movement and dive behavior of 21 female olive ridley turtles tagged in Pongara National Park, Gabon during the 2012, 2013, and 2015 nesting seasons. A switching state-space model was used to filter the tracking data and categorize the internesting and post-nesting movements. Gridded utilization distribution (UD) home range analysis of tracking data revealed that the entire core habitat occurred in the Komo Estuary during the internesting period. Within the Komo Estuary, 58% of this core UD occurred in shipping lanes. Dive data from the 2015 tagging season revealed that during the internesting period, turtles spent the majority of their time resting on the estuary seabed. Approximately 20% of all dive time was spent on the bottom and all maximum dive depths corresponded to the depth of the seabed, indicating that bottom set gear during the internesting period may pose the greatest potential for fisheries interactions. National parks currently protect many of the nesting sites and the Gabon Bleu initiative has formally designated 10 new marine parks and a network of community and industrial fishing zones; this data was a layer used in determining the park and zone boundaries. Shared use of the estuary by fisheries, shipping, and olive ridley turtles creates a need for management measures to reduce interactions. Thus, the results from this study can further provide detailed information that can be used to support the development of evidence-based management plans.

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“…In aquatic systems, technologies have expanded from inexpensive traditional mark-recapture tagging approaches (Kohler and Turner, 2008) to coordinated electronic telemetry efforts costing millions of dollars and scaled to cover ocean basins (Block et al, 2011;Cooke et al, 2011;Hussey et al, 2015). Innovative tags have enabled movement studies throughout a greater range of life stages and for longer durations (Hazen et al, 2012;Pinnix et al, 2013;Mansfield et al, 2014;Lu et al, 2016). New platforms (moored buoys, autonomous marine vehicles) are extending the reach of acoustic telemetry studies, with the potential for global networks of oceanographic, and other infrastructure (Hayes et al, 2013).…”

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Addressing Challenges in the Application of Animal Movement Ecology to Aquatic Conservation and Management

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The dynamic nature of most environments forces many animals to move to meet their fundamental needs. This is especially true in aquatic environments where shifts in spatial ecology (which are a result of movements) are among the first adaptive responses of animals to changes in ecosystems. Changes in the movement and distribution of individuals will in turn alter population dynamics and ecosystem structure. Thus, understanding the drivers and impacts of variation in animal movements over time is critical to conservation and spatial planning. Here, we identify key challenges that impede aquatic animal movement science from informing management and conservation, and propose strategies for overcoming them. Challenges include: (1) Insufficient communication between terrestrial and aquatic movement scientists that could be increased through cross-pollination of analytical tools and development of new tools and outputs; (2) Incomplete coverage in many studies of animal space use (e.g., entire life span not considered); (3) Insufficient data archiving and availability; (4) Barriers to incorporating movement data into decision-making processes; and (5) Limited understanding of the value of movement data for management and conservation. We argue that the field of movement ecology is at present an under-tapped resource for aquatic decision-makers, but is poised to play a critical role in future management approaches and policy development.

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Ontogeny in marine tagging and tracking science: technologies and data gaps

Cited by 167 publications

References 205 publications

Habitat selection by green turtles in a spatially heterogeneous benthic landscape in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida

Habitat selection by green turtles in a spatially heterogeneous benthic landscape in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida

Informing Marine Protected Area Designation and Management for Nesting Olive Ridley Sea Turtles Using Satellite Tracking

Addressing Challenges in the Application of Animal Movement Ecology to Aquatic Conservation and Management

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