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0. Intended/preferred project project code, if known? (May be altered by OTNDC)
format: XXXX (3-6 uppercase letters that do not already have a representation in the OTN DB. Will be assigned if left blank)

PEIPARR

1. Title-style description of the project?
format:  < 70 words in 'paper title' form

Using Novel Microacoustic Tags to Track Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Parr Movement in Prince Edward Island, Canada

2. Brief abstract of the project? 
format: < 500 words in 'abstract' form

Overexploitation and habitat degradation substantially contributed to the reduction of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. Community-based conservation has targeted freshwater spawning and rearing areas where salmon are produced by protecting and restoring critical habitat across the province. One of the major gaps in understanding production of Atlantic salmon in freshwater is the fine-scale habitat use at the sub-reach scale, which is also knowledge that is essential to effective habitat restoration in rivers. Microacoustic transmitters (0.2 g) are now available for tracking salmon parr and investigating habitat use in rivers, which can help inform production models and restoration efforts. This project aimed to track Atlantic salmon parr at a subreach scale using Lotek Pin Tags in North Lake Creek and the Morell River, PEI. Working in partnership with the PEI Branch of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and the Morell River Management Cooperative, 100 parr were tagged and are being tracked in high resolution within the pools to better understand their habitat use and inform restoration for community led conservation. The data will advance the ecological quality of these rivers with the goal of improving the physical habitat of Atlantic salmon for higher production and resilience to changes imparted by humans. 


3. Names, affiliations, email addresses, and ORCID (if available) of researchers involved in the project and their role. 


The accepted Project Roles are defined as:
Principal Investigator: PI or Co-PI. The person(s) responsible for the overall planning, direction and management of the project.
Technician: Person(s) responsible for preparation, operation and/or maintenance of shipboard, laboratory or deployed scientific instrumentation, but has no invested interest in the data returned by that instrumentation.
Researcher: Person(s) who may use/analyse the data to answer research questions, but is not the project lead. Can be a student if their involvement spans past the completion of an academic degree. 
Student: Person(s) researching as part of a project as part of their work towards an academic degree. 
Collaborator: A provider of input/support to a project without formal involvement in the project.

Please add 'Point of Contact' to the contact(s) who will be responsible for communicating with OTN. 

format: Firstname Lastname, Employer OR Affiliation, Project Role (choose from above list), email.address@url.com, point of contact (if relevant), ORCID


Paris Mastrodimitropoulos, Dalhousie University, Student, paris.mastro@dal.ca, Point of Contact
Robert Lennox, OTN, Principal investigator, Robert.Lennox@dal.ca, Point of Contact 
Keila Miller, Souris and Area Branch of the PEI Wildlife Federation, Researcher, sourisareawildlife@gmail.com
Hannah Murnaghan, Morell River Management Cooperative, Researcher, coordinator@morellriverpei.com
Hugo Flavio, Dalhousie University, Collaborator, hflavio@wlu.ca 
Morgan Piczak, Dalhousie University, Collaborator, morganpiczak@gmail.com


4. Project URL - can be left blank
format: http[s]://yoursite.com 


5. Species being studied?  
format: Common name (scientific name)

Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

6. Location of the project? 
format: (city, state/province OR nearby landmark OR lat/long points in decimal degree), one per line

North Lake, Prince Edward Island
Morell, Prince Edward Island

7. Start and end dates of the project, if known? 
format: YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD ('ongoing' is an acceptable end date)

2024-05-01 to 2026-05-01


8. Citation to use when referencing this project:
format: Lastname, I., Lastname, I. YYYY. [Title from question 1 or suitable alternative] Will be assigned if left blank.

Mastrodimitropoulos P, Flavio H, Piczak M, Murnaghan H, Miller K, Lennox RJ. 2026. Using Novel Microacoustic Tags to Track Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Parr Movement in Prince Edward Island, Canada. 

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