Sampling event

OTN Loan - Salmonids in Trondheimsfjorden

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Description

This is the OBIS extraction of the Ocean Tracking Network and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) OTN Loan - Salmonids in Trondheimsfjorden, consisting of the release tagging metadata, i.e. the location and date when the tagged animal was released, and summarized detection events of tagged individuals. If readers are interested in the source dataset they may also inquire with the project PIs as listed here or on the OTN web site (https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=V2LTROD).

Abstract:The aim of the Trondheimfjord project is to get better knowledge of marine migrations of anadrome species (Atlantic salmon, Brown trout) from rivers draining to the Trondheim Fjord. The fjord is a national salmon fjord (a kind of MPA), which means that salmon aquaculture is prohibited. But outside the fjord, one of the most intensive areas for open net pen salmon aquaculture in Norway is located.The two overall hypotheses to test are that a) Atlantic salmon only spent few days in the protected fjord system before heading out to the open sea and b) that brown trout stay within the protected fjord system during the whole marine feeding season. Additionally, we will explore in more details the individual migratory behaviour of the tagged fish and related that to physiological status, previous growth rates, sex and body size. The outcome will be crucial knowledge for regional coastal zone planning and will be of high value as background information when the Norwegian traffic light system, which regulate the aquaculture production, will be evaluated in the years to come.

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 646,727 records.

2 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Event (core)
646727
Occurrence 
645690
ExtendedMeasurementOrFact 
2056

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Davidsen, J.G., Eldøy, S.H. 2022. Salmonid migrations in Trondheimsfjorden. Accessed via the Ocean Tracking Network OBIS IPT on INSERT DATE

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is Ocean Tracking Network. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: c2ce2269-bd11-4c9a-8c90-68aee4543e9a.  Ocean Tracking Network publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Ocean Biodiversity Information System.

Keywords

ACOUSTIC TAGS; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH; Occurrence; Samplingevent

External data

The resource data is also available in other formats

OTN Loan - Salmonids in Trondheimsfjorden https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=V2LTROD ASCII HTM

Contacts

Anette Davidsen
  • Content Provider
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
NO
Ocean Tracking Network Data Centre
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Data Manager
Ocean Tracking Network
Dalhousie University
B3H 4J1 Halifax
Nova Scotia
CA
+1 (902) 494-4101
Lars Rønning
  • Content Provider
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
NO
Jonathan Pye
  • Metadata Provider
Data Manager
Ocean Tracking Network
CA
Sindre Håvard Eldøy
  • Content Provider
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
NO
Jan Grimsrud Davidsen
  • Content Provider
  • Principal Investigator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
NO

Geographic Coverage

TRØNDELAG

Bounding Coordinates South West [63.153, 8.661], North East [64.11, 12.264]

Taxonomic Coverage

Species included below are tagged by this project and have left any embargo. Other individuals or species may later be appended to this dataset.

Species Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon), Salmo trutta (brown trout)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date 2020-08-01

Project Data

The aim of the Trondheimfjord project is to get better knowledge of marine migrations of anadrome species (Atlantic salmon, Brown trout) from rivers draining to the Trondheim Fjord. The fjord is a national salmon fjord (a kind of MPA), which means that salmon aquaculture is prohibited. But outside the fjord, one of the most intensive areas for open net pen salmon aquaculture in Norway is located.The two overall hypotheses to test are that a) Atlantic salmon only spent few days in the protected fjord system before heading out to the open sea and b) that brown trout stay within the protected fjord system during the whole marine feeding season. Additionally, we will explore in more details the individual migratory behaviour of the tagged fish and related that to physiological status, previous growth rates, sex and body size. The outcome will be crucial knowledge for regional coastal zone planning and will be of high value as background information when the Norwegian traffic light system, which regulate the aquaculture production, will be evaluated in the years to come.

Title Salmonid migrations in Trondheimsfjorden
Funding OTN is a research and technology development initiative headquartered at Dalhousie University, in Halifax Nova Scotia. OTN is funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and is grateful to have once received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). OTN is also grateful for the continued support from Research Nova Scotia, and OTN's host institution, Dalhousie University.
Study Area Description No study area description for this project was provided to OTN for publication.
Design Description A wide range of aquatic species are tagged with small electronic transmitters, surgically implanted or attached externally, which can operate for up to 20 years. Acoustic receivers arranged in line on the ocean floor as well as attached to buoys, gliders and large animals (e.g. grey seals) pick up the coded acoustic signals from these tags identifying each tagged sea creature that passes within half a kilometer of the receiver. Data collected by these listening stations are subsequently uploaded to one of many compatible data nodes, adding to the reach of an intercompatible network of networks designed and maintained by the Ocean Tracking Network, producing current and reliable records for every part of the globe. Certain classes of electronic tags and listening equipment (receivers) may also be outfitted or co-located with sensors to measure the ocean's temperature, depth, salinity, currents, chemistry, and other properties.

The personnel involved in the project:

Jan Grimsrud Davidsen

Sampling Methods

Acoustic tags released.

Study Extent Program started 2020-08-01 and ran until None
Quality Control OTN species names are verified using the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). If species names on new data cannot be verified against (a) known valid names in OTN, and/or (b) WoRMs the Data Provider will be notified so they can check they are correct. Names that cannot be placed after checking with WoRMS are, where possible, placed on the basis of other authoritative sources, such as the Fishbase or ITIS; and once completely verified a request will be sent to WoRMS for addition of the verified species name. http://members.oceantrack.org/data/discovery/byspecies

Method step description:

  1. This resource was created by the Ocean Tracking Network Data Centre as a summarized representation of animal presence determined by electronic tagging efforts. Darwin Core (DwC) records were extracted from the OTN database and filtered and summarized according to international agreed-upon standards.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Davidsen, J.G., Eldøy, S.H. 2022. Salmonid migrations in Trondheimsfjorden In: Ocean Tracking Network Data Centre, Halifax Canada / otndc@dal.ca Retrieved: 2023-07-07 from db.load.oceantrack.org

Additional Metadata

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Purpose These data are for display on the OBIS portal and associated mapping programs and for download to personal computers for ad-hoc end-user analysis.
Alternative Identifiers c2ce2269-bd11-4c9a-8c90-68aee4543e9a
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