Author: Jonathan Pye
Keywords: ACOUSTIC TAGS, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH, Occurrence, Observation, Samplingevent

DFO NE Newfoundland Acoustic Array and Atlantic Cod Tagging

Ocean Tracking Network Data Centre^1, Jonathan Pye^2, John Brattey^3, Corey Morris^4, Clayton Pollock^5, Kristen Ewen^5, Jim Whittington^6, Joy Young^6, Rod Bradford^3, Jonathan Carr^7, Robert S. Gregory^4, William Patterson^8, Jayson Semmens^9, Mark Simpson^3, Rory McAuley^10, David Philipp^11, A. Peter Klimley^12, Andrew Rypel^12, Nann Fangue^12, David Welch^13

1 Ocean Tracking Network, Dalhousie University, B3H 4J1, Halifax, Canada; 2 Ocean Tracking Network, , Canada; 3 Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, , Canada; 4 Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, , Canada; 5 National Park Service, , United States; 6 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, , United States; 7 Atlantic Salmon Federation, , Canada; 8 University of Florida Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, , United States; 9 University of Tasmania, Australia, , Australia; 10 Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, , Australia; 11 University of Illinois, , United States; 12 University of California, Davis, , United States; 13 Kintama Research Services, , Canada

Corresponding author(s): Ocean Tracking Network Data Centre (otndc@dal.ca), Jonathan Pye (jonathan.pye@dal.ca)

Received {date}; Revised {date}; Accepted {date}; Published {date}

Citation: Combination of authors, year of data paper publication (in parentheses), Title, Journal Name, Volume, Issue number (in parentheses), and doi of the data paper.

Resource Citation

Brattey, J., Morris, C. 2005. DFO NE Newfoundland Acoustic Array and Atlantic Cod Tagging.. Accessed via the Ocean Tracking Network OBIS IPT on INSERT DATE https://doi.org/10.14286/pomdkm

Abstract

This is the OBIS extraction of the Ocean Tracking Network  and Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)  DFO NE Newfoundland Acoustic Array and Atlantic Cod Tagging, 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=JBC).
Abstract:An extensive network comprising approximately 30 arrays of acoustic receivers (Vemco VR2/VR2W) has been deployed in nearshore waters off the NE coast of Newfoundland; the receivers are in the water throughout the year to provide continuous monitoring and data are uploaded once/twice per year depending on accessibility. Several hundred cod equipped with coded V16 and V13 pingers (including some with depth/temperature sensor tags) have been released inshore and offshore over the past 5 yrs along with >35,000 conventionally (Floy) tagged cod. The primary purpose of the research is to investigate cod stock structure and movement patterns and estimate exploitation rates in support of assessments of the status of the cod stock in NAFO Divs 2J3KL. This is a SPERA project dataset.

Keywords: ACOUSTIC TAGS, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH, Occurrence, Observation, Samplingevent

General description

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.
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Project details

Project title: Smith Sound, Newfoundland - DFO Acoustic Array and Atlantic Cod Tagging
Personnel: John Brattey
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 descriptions/descriptor: 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.

Data published through GBIF: https://members.oceantrack.org/ipt/resource?r=otndfo-nafcdfonenewfoundl

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Species included below are tagged by this project and have left any embargo. Other individuals or species may later be appended to this dataset.
Taxonomic ranks
Species: Gadus morhua
Common names: Atlantic cod

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: NF
Coordinates: 47°2'60''N and 50°4'48''N Latitude; 58°31'12''W and 47°48'36''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: January 1, 2005

Methods

Method step description: 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.
Study extent description: Program started 2005-01-01 and ran until None
Sampling description: Acoustic tags released.
Quality control description: 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

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive DFO NE Newfoundland Acoustic Array and Atlantic Cod Tagging
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://members.oceantrack.org/ipt/archive.do?r=otndfo-nafcdfonenewfoundl
Publication date of data: 2023-09-23
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

External datasets

Dataset description
Object name: DFO NE Newfoundland Acoustic Array and Atlantic Cod Tagging
Character encoding: ASCII
Format name: HTM
Distribution: https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=JBC

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2008-12-16
Hierarchy level: Dataset

References
Brattey, J., Morris, C. 2005. DFO NE Newfoundland Acoustic Array and Atlantic Cod Tagging. In: Ocean Tracking Network Data Centre, Halifax Canada / otndc@dal.ca Retrieved: 2008-12-16 from db.load.oceantrack.org