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This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","AccConstrDescription":"This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials.","Lineage":null,"AccConID":21},"dois":null,"spcols":[{"SpColID":1000,"SpName":"European Tracking Network"}],"keywords":[{"ThesaurusTerm":"AE, North Atlantic","ThesTypID":34,"ThesType":"ASFA Geoterms","Code":null,"Description":null,"OrigThesTerm":"AE, North Atlantic","DutchTerm":null,"URI":null,"DasKeywordDescr":null},{"ThesaurusTerm":"Data","ThesTypID":8,"ThesType":"Assemble KO Types","Code":null,"Description":null,"OrigThesTerm":"Data","DutchTerm":null,"URI":null,"DasKeywordDescr":null},{"ThesaurusTerm":"Mediterranean Region","ThesTypID":34,"ThesType":"ASFA Geoterms","Code":null,"Description":null,"OrigThesTerm":"Mediterranean Region","DutchTerm":null,"URI":null,"DasKeywordDescr":null},{"ThesaurusTerm":"Network","ThesTypID":0,"ThesType":null,"Code":null,"Description":null,"OrigThesTerm":"Network","DutchTerm":"Netwerk","URI":null,"DasKeywordDescr":null},{"ThesaurusTerm":"Oceanographic data management","ThesTypID":0,"ThesType":null,"Code":null,"Description":null,"OrigThesTerm":"Oceanographic data management","DutchTerm":null,"URI":null,"DasKeywordDescr":null},{"ThesaurusTerm":"Tracking","ThesTypID":1,"ThesType":"ASFA Thesaurus List","Code":"c_c4d65583","Description":null,"OrigThesTerm":"Tracking","DutchTerm":"Tracking; het volgen","URI":"http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_c4d65583","DasKeywordDescr":null}],"parents":null,"children":[{"DasID":8356,"Acronym":"Saimaa_Arctic_Char_2023","EngAbstract":"Mobility and year-round habitat use (depth and temperature regime) of Lake Saimaa Arctic Char will be surveyed beginning from 2023 with acoustic telemetry of adult fish that are caught for collection of eggs and sperm for maintenance of the hatchery-reared broodstock of the critically endangered population. The fish are tagged before their release back to their natural habitat in lakes Saimaa and Kuolimo, and their possible movements between major water areas separated by straits and archipelagoes are recorded.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6200,"Acronym":"NTNU-VM","EngAbstract":"The biology and ecology of anadromous brown trout (Salmo trutta) and Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) at sea is poorly understood. This study provided information on spatial and temporal distribution of sea trout and Arctic charr in a fjordsystem in Northern Norway. The behaviour of brown trout and Arctic charr veterans and brown trout post-smolts wwere tracked by using acoustic telemetry in a fjord system during 2016–2018.","License":null,"StandardTitle":" Marine migrations and area use of brown trout in Skjerstadfjorden 2016-2018","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6201,"Acronym":"NTNU-VM","EngAbstract":"The biology and ecology of anadromous brown trout (Salmo trutta) and Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) at sea is poorly understood. This study provided information on spatial and temporal distribution of sea trout and Arctic charr in a fjordsystem in Northern Norway. The behaviour of brown trout and Arctic charr veterans and brown trout post-smolts wwere tracked by using acoustic telemetry in a fjord system during 2015–2017.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0","StandardTitle":" Marine migrations and area use of brown trout in Tosenfjorden, Bindal municipality 2015-2017","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0350","vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8948,"Acronym":"Carp_Markermeer","EngAbstract":"For a planned relocation of carp from lake Oostvaardersplassen to lake Markermeer in the Netherlands, goals under the Water Framework Directive required us to monitor the dispersal of these animals after release throughout the lake and adjoining waters. For 1.5 years, a network of hydrophones has been in operation to monitor the migration of carp in lake Markermeer. In total, 70 carp are equipped with a VEMCO v13 transmitter and 20 hydrophones have been placed.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0","StandardTitle":" Acoustic telemetry data of Carp in lake Markermeer, the Netherlands","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8762,"Acronym":"RATJADA","EngAbstract":"Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are critical for the conservation of chondrichthyans (sharks and rays), offering refuges where these species can reproduce, feed, and grow with reduced anthropogenic pressures. Recent advancements in acoustic telemetry (AT) technology have facilitated the collection of long-term data on the movement patterns of marine species, providing a robust framework for evaluating the effectiveness of MPAs in conserving biodiversity, sustaining ecological functions, and supporting resource productivity in surrounding ecosystems. Here, we introduce the RATJADA project, which aims to investigate the role of MPAs in preserving the biodiversity of endangered batoid chondrichthyans (rays) in the Balearic Islands. This initiative will tag and track over 200 individuals from three taxonomic orders—Rajiformes, Myliobatiformes, and Torpediniformes—using long-term acoustic transmitters (>10 years). These tags will be deployed in collaboration with local fishers, with subsequent monitoring carried out by the Balearic Tracking Network over the following decade. The primary objective is to advance our understanding of how MPAs contribute to maintaining the biodiversity and ecological roles of batoid chondrichthyans, a taxonomic group of high conservation concern. Insights gained from this project will inform future conservation strategies and enhance the management of MPAs for long-term ecological sustainability.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":" Effect of Marine Protected Areas on the maintenance of the biodiversity of Balearic Islands batoid chondrichthyans using long-term acoustic telemetry transmitters","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5867,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This is an acoustic telemetry dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It contains animal (fish) tracking data collected by what later became the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network (https://lifewatch.be/en/fish-acoustic-receiver-network) for the project/study 2011_rivierprik, using VEMCO tags (V7, V8) and receivers (VR2, VR2W). In total 39 adult individuals of river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) were captured, tagged and released in 2011 and 2012, to study the effect of weirs and shipping locks on their upstream spawning migration in the tidal and/or non-tidal part of the Scheldt river and its tributaries.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","StandardTitle":"2011_RIVIERPRIK - Acoustic telemetry data for river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the upper Scheldt river (Belgium)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/429"},{"DasID":5873,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This is an acoustic telemetry dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It contains animal (fish) tracking data collected by the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network (https://lifewatch.be/en/fish-acoustic-receiver-network) for the project/study 2012_leopoldkanaal, using VEMCO tags (V7, V13) and receivers (VR2AR, VR2W). In total 104 female individuals of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) were captured, tagged and released in 2011 and 2012, to study their movement behaviour during the yellow eel stage and migration behaviour during the silver eel stage for 4 years in Meetjesland, a polder area in Flanders, Belgium.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","StandardTitle":"2012_LEOPOLDKANAAL - Acoustic telemetry data for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in a polder area in Flanders (Belgium)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/428"},{"DasID":5868,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This is an acoustic telemetry dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It contains animal (fish) tracking data collected by the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network (https://lifewatch.be/en/fish-acoustic-receiver-network) for the project/study 2013_albertkanaal, using VEMCO tags (V7, V9, V13) and receivers (VR2AR, VR2Tx, VR2W). In total 161 female individuals of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) and 134 (hatched) smolts of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) were captured, tagged and released between 2013 and 2017, to study the effect of shipping locks and hydropower plants on their downstream migration in the Albert canal.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","StandardTitle":"2013_ALBERTKANAAL - Acoustic telemetry data for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) and hatched Salmon (Salmo salar) in the Albert canal (Belgium)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/431"},{"DasID":5871,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This is an acoustic telemetry dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It contains animal (fish) tracking data collected by the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network (https://lifewatch.be/en/fish-acoustic-receiver-network) for the project/study 2014_demer, using VEMCO tags (V7, V13) and receivers (VR2W). In total 16 adult individuals of four local wild fish species (Petromyzon marinus, Rutilus rutilus, Silurus glanis, Squalius cephalus) were captured, tagged and released in 2014, to study the effect of a specific barrier on their upstream/downstream migration in the Demer basin.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","StandardTitle":"2014_DEMER - Acoustic telemetry data for four fish species in the Demer river (Belgium)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/432"},{"DasID":5872,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This is an acoustic telemetry dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It contains animal (fish) tracking data collected by the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network (https://lifewatch.be/en/fish-acoustic-receiver-network) for the project/study 2015_dijle, using VEMCO tags (V7, V13) and receivers (VR2AR, VR2W). In total 26 adult individuals of five local wild fish species (Anguilla anguilla, Cyprinus carpio, Platichthys flesus, Rutilus rutilus, Silurus glanis) were captured, tagged and released in 2015, to study the effect of a specific barrier on their upstream/downstream migration in the Dijle basin.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","StandardTitle":"2015_DIJLE - Acoustic telemetry data for five fish species in the Dijle river (Belgium)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/430"},{"DasID":6561,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This is an acoustic telemetry dataset published by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). It contains animal (arthropod) tracking data collected by the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network (https://lifewatch.be/en/fish-acoustic-receiver-network) for the project/study 2015_homarus, using VEMCO tags (V13) and receivers (VR2AR). Two individuals of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) were captured, tagged and released in April 2014 in the Belwind wind farm in the Belgian Part of the North Sea, to study the potential to tag and detect lobsters using an existing receiver setup. Tags were attached externally, using a cap which was attached to the base of the pincher claw with a tie-wrap.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"2015_HOMARUS - Acoustic telemetry data for European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in the southern North Sea (Belgium)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/433"},{"DasID":6581,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This is an acoustic telemetry dataset published by Ghent University. It contains animal (fish) tracking data collected by the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network (https://lifewatch.be/en/fish-acoustic-receiver-network) for the project/study 2015_phd_verhelst_cod, using VEMCO tags (V9, V13, V13AP) and receivers (VR2AR, VR2C, VR2Tx, VR2W). In total 106 individuals of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) were captured, tagged and released between 2014 and 2018 in the Scheldt estuary and Belgian Part of the North Sea, to study movement behaviour between the estuary, sand bars, shipwrecks and wind farms.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","StandardTitle":"2015_PHD_VERHELST_COD - Acoustic telemetry data for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Scheldt estuary and southern North Sea (Belgium)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/435"},{"DasID":5850,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This is an acoustic telemetry dataset published by Ghent University. It contains animal (fish) tracking data collected by the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network (https://lifewatch.be/en/fish-acoustic-receiver-network) for the project/study 2015_phd_verhelst_eel, using VEMCO tags (V13) and receivers (VR2AR, VR2Tx, VR2W). In total 136 female individuals of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) were captured, tagged and released between 2015 and 2018 in the Scheldt estuary, to study their migration behaviour - especially their use of selective tidal stream transport - in a tidal system without migration barriers.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","StandardTitle":"2015_PHD_VERHELST_EEL - Acoustic telemetry data for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the Scheldt estuary and southern North Sea (Belgium)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/434"},{"DasID":6047,"Acronym":"2017_Iller","EngAbstract":"In this study we customize a modelling tool to enhance the efficiency of fish passes by assessing and modelling the attraction flow and upstream fish migration","License":null,"StandardTitle":"2D tracking at a fish ladder outlet in the Iller river near the hydropower dam of Altusried (Germany), 2017.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6046,"Acronym":"2018_Iller","EngAbstract":"In this study we customize a modelling tool to enhance the efficiency of fish passes by assessing and modelling the attraction flow and upstream fish migration","License":null,"StandardTitle":"2D tracking at a fish ladder outlet in the Iller river near the hydropower dam of Altusried (Germany), 2018.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8989,"Acronym":"AFICHE","EngAbstract":"Anchored Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) are coastal installations set at fixed locations to support professional fishers by taking advantage of the natural aggregation behavior of migratory pelagic fish. On Réunion Island, anchored FADs were developed starting in 1988 by IFREMER and contributed to the redeployment of the artisanal fishing fleet toward offshore waters, up to 12 nautical miles from the coast. This development policy led to several positive outcomes: it reduced fishing pressure on vulnerable coastal demersal species, created new fishing grounds further offshore, shortened fishing time, and increased the economic profitability of fishing activities.
Today, anchored FADs are a vital tool for the maintenance and sustainable development of artisanal fisheries, as the vast majority of small-scale coastal fishing vessels target these FADs as their main fishing areas. Fishing activities around these devices rely on hook-based fishing techniques (trolling lines, handlines, and vertical drifting longlines), which promote a targeted and selective exploitation of mainly adult pelagic species. In order to better understand the interactions between anchored FADs and marine ecosystems, it is necessary to improve knowledge of targeted catches, discards, and to better quantify the fishing effort of professional fleets. The complementarity and experience of the project partners (CRPMEM of Réunion Island, CITEB, IFREMER, and IRD) will make it possible to achieve the expected objectives. The project is designed to meet the fishing sector’s expectations in terms of fishing strategies and sustainable development of pelagic resources around Réunion Island. More broadly, it will improve knowledge of the migratory cycles of pelagic populations at the scale of the Indian Ocean. The AFICHÉ project is structured around four components shared among the partners and aimed at delivering the expected results:
Component 1: Improvement of scientific knowledge
Component 2: Assessment of interactions with fisheries
Component 3: Development of socio-economic indicators
Component 4: Coordination and dissemination of results
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Abundance, Attendance, Interactions, Fisheries Connectivity and Economics of the Reunionese Artisanal Fishery on anchored fish aggregating devices (FADs)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8890,"Acronym":"sharks_vliz","EngAbstract":null,"License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic and archival tag insights into starry smooth-hound (Mustelus asterias) and lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) ecology in the Belgian part of the North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8782,"Acronym":"2024_BECO_IIM_RIAVIGO","EngAbstract":"This project provide sparse acoustic coverage to the whole Ria de Vigo (Galicia, Spain) and was originally deployed to investigate the movement ecology and behavioural variation of mutliple species of skates, rays and sharks in the Ria. The telemetry array was deployed using multiple mooring and attachment systems. It divides the Ria in three sectors and it provides additional coverage to the northern and southern coasts and some coverage also to the deeper central areas of the Ria. The initial deployment took place in 2024 and it was mainly funded by project BELAS (Spanish Research Agency) but also by project CORME (Xunta de Galicia).
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic array in the Ria de Vigo (Galicia, Spain) since 2024","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8138,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Dataset collected to acquire underwater sound in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) focusing on the spatial distribution. Data were obtained by hanging a hydrophone from a rope with weights while drifting.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic data from drifts in the Belgian Part of the North Sea 2020-2021","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/586"},{"DasID":8997,"Acronym":"smoltrack_salmon_dtu","EngAbstract":"Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is an anadromous species with important feeding areas in the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean. The whereabouts are scarecely documented and acoustic telemetry is a powerful method to increase knowledge. Tagging of Salmon with acoustic transmitters are widespread and this pilot system is setup so it will detect all open access code sets.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic data from salmon tagged in Eastern Greenland","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8867,"Acronym":"sharks_dtu","EngAbstract":"DTU is tracking sharks - in particular spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) - in Kattegat and Skagerrak to identify migration patterns, habitat use and potential mating and nursery areas.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic data from sharks tagged in Denmark","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8869,"Acronym":"thornback_dtu","EngAbstract":"DTU is tracking rays - in particular thornback ray (Raja clavata) - in Kattegat and Skagerrak to identify migration patterns, habitat use and potential mating and nursery areas.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic data from thornback rays (Raja clavata) tagged in Denmark","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7858,"Acronym":"APELAFICO","EngAbstract":"This network aims to collect data on fish density and diversity in and around wind farms during their construction and operational phases, as well as understanding fish behaviour around pile driving areas. Data will be collected with acoustic systems (wideband autonomous transceivers - WBATs-, fitted with 70kHz and 200kHz transducers, C-PODs, hydrophones). In addition, an acoustic deterrent device (Faunaguard) will be used during short periods together with the other sensors.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic Ecology of Pelagic Fish Communities","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9020,"Acronym":"TurkishTunaTrack","EngAbstract":"This study investigates the movement and behavioral patterns of Atlantic bluefin tuna within and around aquaculture cages in the Aegean Sea.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic Monitoring of Bluefin Tuna around tuna traps in the Aegean Sea.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6437,"Acronym":"Northern Norfolk Broads","EngAbstract":"A network of 56 acoustic receivers (VR2) and 7 PIT stations situated throughout the rivers, dykes and shallow lakes of the northern Norfolk Broads.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Acoustic receiver and PIT antenna network in the Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne of the northern Norfolk Broads, England","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8856,"Acronym":"2004_Gudena","EngAbstract":"The population of European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla) has declined tremendously in the last decades. The cause of this decline is unknown, and it is necessary to investigate the migratory behaviour and survival rates of silver eels during the reproductive migration in order to understand if the decline is related to factors acting during that migration. We estimated survival and progression rates of European silver eel migrating in the lower part of the River Gudenaa and during the first phase of the marine migration in the Randers Fjord in Denmark. Migration was monitored using an array of 14 Innovasea (VR2) acoustic receivers distributed accross 10 stations. Progression rate and mortality in the river, inner part of the fjord and outer part of the fjord were estimated.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic receiver array in the Gudena River, Denmark, from 2004-2006","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/735"},{"DasID":8790,"Acronym":"Hevring_Trout_Denmark","EngAbstract":"Anadromous fish such as Sea trout (Salmo trutta) hatch in freshwater and leave their natal river as young fish (smolt) to migrate to sea, where they will spend months to years foraging to attain a larger size, and thus higher fecundity (Jonsson & Jonsson 2003). In late autumn/early winter, during the breeding season, they return to their natal rivers to spawn (Thorstad et al. 2016). Some individuals die after spawning, but most survive and migrate seaward to repeat the cycle (Jonsson & Jonsson 2002, Bendall et al. 2005). Those survivors are termed kelt (Bendall et al. 2005, Östergren & Rivinoja 2008). Most of our knowledge on sea trout migrations towards the sea is in systems with fjords (Finstad et al. 2005, del Villar-Guerra et al. 2014, Kristensen et al. 2019). Very little is known about the smolt and the kelt that migrate from rivers that flow directly into the sea, thus our understanding of the threats they may face in these systems remains poor. This project will investigate the behaviour and threats that brown trout face in such systems using telemetry. Acoustic receivers (THELMA BIOTEL) will be deployed in the river Hevring to detected brown trouts tagged with acoustic telemetry tags (THELMA BIOTEL)
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic receiver array in the River Hevring (2023-2028)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8950,"Acronym":"ZRM_network","EngAbstract":"Sustainable management of local fish stocks requires insight into the migration of harvested fish. INNOVASEA acoustic telemetry receivers were deployed in a chain of connected lakes known as the Randmeren between 2019 and 2022.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0","StandardTitle":"Acoustic receiver array in the Zuidelijke Randmeren, the Netherlands","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8851,"Acronym":"MOVE_CCMAR_NETWORK","EngAbstract":"The existing European network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) mainly consists of small, isolated zones, often inadequately designed to account for the mobility and ecological fitness of predatory fish. MOVE seeks to address this by evaluating the movement patterns—or \"movescapes\"—of these species, providing crucial data for the design of more effective, connected MPA networks. MOVE's primary goal is to improve the conservation and sustainability of coastal predatory fish populations across Europe, thereby strengthening the resilience of coastal social-ecological systems. By mapping movement patterns and assessing ecological connections, the project will provide actionable insights to inform MPA management and broader conservation strategies.
This dataset contains the detections and deployment locations of these acoustic telemetry receivers.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0","StandardTitle":"Acoustic receiver array to study predator movescapes in Southwestern Portugal for the MOVE project","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8623,"Acronym":"MMERMAID","EngAbstract":"The objective of the MMERMAID project is to monitor occupancy patterns and fine-scale movements of fish species around an offshore wind farm structure. Acoustic receiver array is deployed around the structure in a French Offshore Wind Farm located in the eastern Channel. Monitored species include various elasmobranch and pelagic species
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic receiver network for the monitoring of marine megafauna around an Offshore Wind Farm in the English channel","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5876,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This network enables to study how fish migrate downstream from the river Meuse and which route (Meuse river or Albert canal to the river Scheldt) they take and how they are affected by the shipping locks, the hydropower station and the specific, anthropogenic, complex hydrodynamics that the shipping locks create. In several years, from 2013 onwards, silver eel and hatched salmon smolts were tagged with acoustic tags and released in the river Meuse and the Albert canal to investigate this. The tagged fish are tracked by the acoustic receivers that are installed (one dimensional) in the river Meuse, the Albert canal and the river Scheldt, as well as by 2 dimensional positioning direct upstream of one of the six shipping lock complexes, in Kwaadmechelen. The study is as well enabled by the installation of receivers in the Meuse river in the Netherlands in cooperation with Sportvisserij Nederland (see Maas Nederland network project).","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic receiver network in an important shipping canal, connecting the river Meuse with the Port of Antwerp (Scheldt river) to asses downstream migration of eel and salmon in an artificial environment with a hydropower station and shipping locks.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5926,"Acronym":"Limfjord","EngAbstract":"Acoustic receiver network from a series of locations through the 160 km long Limfjord in Northern Denmark. The network consists of Vemco VR2W hydrophones, listening on 69 kH.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic receiver network in the Limfjord, Northern Denmark","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6353,"Acronym":"SAMARCH Tracking network","EngAbstract":"180 kHz VR2W Vemco Acoustic receivers array in 4 estuaries of the English Channel.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic survey of the estuarine migration of salmonids round the English Channel","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7963,"Acronym":"BristolChannelArray","EngAbstract":"An acoustic telemetry array is active since 2019 to track status, habitats, movements and migration of multiple species in Swansea Bay, Carmarthen Bay, rivers Tywi, Tawe, Wye, Usk, Severn, and wider Bristol Channel in UK. Installed and maintained by Swansea University, in collaboration with Natural Resources Wales, Natural England, Environment Agency and Welsh Government.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry array active since 2019 to track movements of multiple species in the Bristol Channel and its affluent rivers Tywi, Tawe, Wye, Usk and Severn.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6717,"Acronym":"TelMarsw","EngAbstract":"The white seabream (Diplodus sargus) and seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), are highly commercial species, whose catches have been declining since the late 1980s. The ecology and migration patterns of these species off the Portuguese coast are still poorly studied. These species are described as performing spawning aggregations in the Parque Natural Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina (PNSACV), the largest coastal MPA in Portugal, particularly D. sargus, with associated fishing hotspots already recognized (but no direct scientific evidences exist). Annual movement patterns of white seabream, D. sargus, and seabass, D. labrax, will be analysed inside and outside a small no-take area, within this multi-use MPA in the SW of Portugal. Connectivity between no-take areas within the PNSACV and between MPAs (PNSACV and Arrabida Marine park, where colleagues have receivers) will be also studied. Another species, Epinephelus marginatus (endangered species), currently in low densities within the PNSACV will be released (created in aquaculture) to study the potential to restore this species in a no-take within this MPA.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry array at Parque Natural Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina (PNSACV) from 2018 - 2023.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8628,"Acronym":"Marine_Institute_ClewBay/Achill Receiver Array","EngAbstract":"Acoustic receiver array situated in Clew Bay and Achill, County Mayo, Ireland. Primarily tracking tagged basking shark, flapper skate, pollack and salmon.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry array data from the Clew Bay and Achill region in west of Ireland","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8984,"Acronym":"MERMOZ_ARRAY","EngAbstract":"The objectives of this project, whose acoustic telemetry phase will take place on EUROPA Island, are to acquire data and contribute to the development of new tools and methodologies to better estimate the interactions of turtle populations with human activities and to study the influence of available environmental variables on the dispersion and behavior of juvenile individuals. Ultimately, this project could enable the scientific community and managers of French National Action Plans for sea turtles to propose innovative and relevant approaches to population monitoring based on this new knowledge and an automatic and sustainable data collection system for juvenile sea turtles, adapted to isolated environments and capable of being extended to other fragile species of high heritage value.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic Telemetry Array in the Mozambique Channel","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8855,"Acronym":"SW_Oude_Ijssel","EngAbstract":"Swimway Oude Ijssel is a 5-year project studying the migration and habitat-use of several fishspecies in the river Oude IJssel. The study area ranges from the Aa-strang in Germany to the mouth of the Oude IJssel at Doesburg in the Netherlands. The research focusses on the following species: River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis), silver eel (Anguilla anguilla), Ide (Leuciscus idus), Asp (Aspius aspius), and European catfish (Siluris glanis)
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry array in the river Oude IJssel (Germany and the Netherlands)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8340,"Acronym":"SkagNor","EngAbstract":"The aim of the SKAGNOR array is to enable long-term monitoring of tagged animals moving through the Norwegian side of Skagerrak. The array consists of an evenly spaced offshore grid, with 10 km between receivers, and more strategically placed receivers in nearshore habitats. Specifically, this combination of receivers is being used to capture fish movements across habitats in the Raet Marine National Park.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry array in the Skagerrak region, Norway, since 2011","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9015,"Acronym":"SPICARA_network","EngAbstract":"An acoustic telemetry array was established in the East Coast of Corsica, France, to study the breeding colonies of picarels (Spicara smaris).
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry array on the east cost of Corsica, France","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8761,"Acronym":"RATJADA","EngAbstract":"Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are critical for the conservation of chondrichthyans (sharks and rays), offering refuges where these species can reproduce, feed, and grow with reduced anthropogenic pressures. Recent advancements in acoustic telemetry (AT) technology have facilitated the collection of long-term data on the movement patterns of marine species, providing a robust framework for evaluating the effectiveness of MPAs in conserving biodiversity, sustaining ecological functions, and supporting resource productivity in surrounding ecosystems. Here, we introduce the RATJADA project, which aims to investigate the role of MPAs in preserving the biodiversity of endangered batoid chondrichthyans (rays) in the Balearic Islands. This initiative will tag and track over 200 individuals from three taxonomic orders—Rajiformes, Myliobatiformes, and Torpediniformes—using long-term acoustic transmitters (>10 years). These tags will be deployed in collaboration with local fishers, with subsequent monitoring carried out by the Balearic Tracking Network over the following decade. The primary objective is to advance our understanding of how MPAs contribute to maintaining the biodiversity and ecological roles of batoid chondrichthyans, a taxonomic group of high conservation concern. Insights gained from this project will inform future conservation strategies and enhance the management of MPAs for long-term ecological sustainability.
This dataset contains metadata on the acoustic receivers used and information on their deployment.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry array to study the effect of Marine Protected Areas on the maintenance of the biodiversity of Balearic Islands batoid chondrichthyans","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8874,"Acronym":"LOUYETU","EngAbstract":"European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is an important fishery resource for small-scale and recreational fishing in the Mediterranean Sea. Despite its economic importance for professional fishing field, knowledge of the spatio-temporal distribution of the species during its ontogeny remains insufficient. Small-scale and recreational fishermen supported by several thesis studies have highlighted a decline in stocks within the Marine Natural Park (Cambra, 2022). The extension of this phenomenon to the whole of the French Mediterranean Sea (ConnectLeucate, 2021) has led to the creation of a project to identify important fisheries functional zones (ZFHI) for European seabass. The aim of LOUYETU is to combine expert opinion and acoustic telemetry data to identify the key zones in the European seabass life cycle and ultimately establish management methods adapted to preserving the resource.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for Dicentrarchus labrax in the Gulf of Lion (France)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7871,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This dataset contains up to three years of acoustic telemetry data of Diplodus sargus (n=20), Sarpa salpa (n=2), Sepia officinalis (n=6) and Solea senegalensis (n=22) in the Arrábida Marine Park (Portugal).\n The main objective of this study was to evaluate the potential benefits of the Luiz Saldanha Marine Park to three of the most important species for the local small scale artisanal fisheries, the white seabream, the Senegalese sole and cuttlefish.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for Diplodus sargus, Sarpa salpa, Sepia officinalis and Solea senegalensis in the Arrábida Marine Park (Portugal)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/509"},{"DasID":9016,"Acronym":"SPICARA_animal","EngAbstract":"Since 2021, Andromède océanologie has been studying the breeding colonies of picarels (Spicara smaris) in Corsica. According to our observations, these breeding areas are home to thousands of individuals and cover several hectares, forming temporary ecosystems where many species come to feed, including species classified as critically endangered by the IUCN, such as the common angel shark (Squatina squatina). Due to the enormous concentration of individuals (in space and time) that they generate, the breeding colonies of picarels, which are mainly plankton-eating fish, could be an essential but unknown in the trophic network, transferring organic matter from the open water (plankton) to predatory species in shallow waters and the open sea. Gaining a deeper understanding of this phenomenon and its timing is all the more important considering their high sensitivity to abrasion: the entire reproductive effort of a population can be destroyed all at once by trawling. Acoustic telemetry is part of a project to characterize more precisely the dynamics of breeding colonies.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for Spicara smaris on the east coast of Corsica (France) during breeding periods.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8424,"Acronym":"COD_OG_DK_2023","EngAbstract":"Oil and gas platforms head towards decommissioning while increasing evidence shows how several species benefit from these structures. Current regulation calls for full structure removal through decommissioning. However, we ignore the ecological implications of complete structural removal and the subsequent impact on biodiversity. Here we aim to inform how platforms are used by Atlantic cod using telemetry tracking. We deployed 12 hydrophones (Thelma Biotel) surrounding an oil and gas platform at the Danish oil fields in the North Sea (Denmark) in July 2023. The hydrophone deployment network coarsely forms two concentric circles at 50m and 200m away from the platform. Then, we tagged 50 Atlantic cod individuals of >40cm total length using Thelma Biotel acoustic tags. The hydrophones will be recovered in June 2024 for data download and analysis. The presence/absence information from the data will aid us in uncovering how Atlantic cod interacts spatially with the platform.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at an oil and gas platform in the Danish oil fields (Denmark). July 2023 - June 2024","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8423,"Acronym":"COD_OWF","EngAbstract":"The scope of the study is to investigate how cod utilizes the windfarm with focus and presence/absence observations and thereby track if cod move in and out of the windfarm area or are stationary. The project terminates, in its current constellation august 2024.
Tagging of Atlantic cod with different sizes of Thelmabiotel acoustic tags, in the Horns Rev 2 offshore windmill farm in the southern North Sea (Denmark) approx. 35 nautical miles northwest of the Danish port Esbjerg. The windfarm is owned and operated by energy provider Ørsted (Orsted). The windfarm covers an area of 35 km2 and consists of 91 2.3 MW windmills placed upon monopiles. The area is dominated exclusively by sandy bottom and varies in depth: 7-15 meters. 30 hydrophones (Thelmabiotel) have been placed inside the windfarm area, this was done in august 2023. The aim of the project is to catch and tag a 100 cod in two size classes 30-40 cm and 40< (combination unknown). The tagging will be executed in the fall and winter of 2023.
","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Horns Rev 2 offshore windmill farm southern North Sea (Denmark)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5846,"Acronym":"2010_PHD_REUBENS","EngAbstract":"This is an acoustic telemetry dataset published by Ghent University. It contains animal (fish) tracking data collected by what later became the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network (https://lifewatch.be/en/fish-acoustic-receiver-network) for the project/study 2010_phd_Reubens, using VEMCO tags (V9) and receivers (VR2W). In total 41 individuals of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) were captured, tagged and released in 2010 and 2011 in the C-Power wind farm in the Belgian part of the North Sea, to study their movement behaviour and assess the impacts of offshore wind farms on their movement ecology. This dataset also includes the data of the synchronisation tags present in the study. To calculate exact 2D positions using acoustic telemetry, the time difference of arrival of signals at different receivers is used. Therefore sync tags are needed to account for clock drift in the receivers.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the C-Power wind farm in the southern North Sea (Belgium)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/437"},{"DasID":8866,"Acronym":"mackerel_geomar","EngAbstract":"Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) were tagged with acoustic telemetry tags by GEOMAR in the North of Germany. These data will help identify migration patterns and the extent of their movements in the greater Nort East Atlantic Area. Data gathered will be used to build a Digital Twin prototype of the North Sea.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) tagged in the German Bight of the North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8846,"Acronym":"Salmo_Migration_NSIC","EngAbstract":"This study investigates the movement patterns, habitat use, and spatial distribution of sea trout (Salmo trutta) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) within the River Erriff and Killary Harbour, addressing a critical knowledge gap in the region. Using acoustic telemetry, we are tracked individual fish to assess their behaviour, habitat utilization, and survival across freshwater and marine environments. This research will generate essential ecological data to inform evidence-based, sustainable management and conservation strategies. The outcomes will directly support the protection and long-term viability of salmonid populations in Ireland’s freshwater and coastal ecosystems.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta) in Killary Harbour and the River Erriff (2014-2024)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8947,"Acronym":"SmartBay_animals","EngAbstract":"This study investigates the movement patterns, habitat use, and spatial distribution of sea trout (Salmo trutta) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) within Galway Bay and the Dunkellin River, addressing a critical knowledge gap in the region. Using acoustic telemetry, we are tracked individual fish to assess their behaviour, habitat utilization, and survival across freshwater and marine environments. This research will generate essential ecological data to inform evidence-based, sustainable management and conservation strategies. The outcomes will directly support the protection and long-term viability of salmonid populations in Ireland’s freshwater and coastal ecosystems.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for Atlatic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta) in Galway Bay and the Dunkellin River (2015-2019).","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9042,"Acronym":"UseIT_BlueCrab_Tracking","EngAbstract":"The Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus occurs as an invasive alien species in the Mediterranean, where it has successfully colonized the entire basin, exerting a negative impact on fisheries in some areas. This paper presents the results of a study on the movement ecology of blue crabs in the S’Ena Arrubia lagoon (Sardinia, western Mediterranean). An array of 15 receivers was deployed in the lagoon. Two batches of adult blue crabs were tagged with external ultrasonic transmitters: a first lot (5 males and 5 females) was released in December 2022, and a second lot (10 females) in June 2023. Monitoring lasted 290 days for the first lot and 202 days for the second. Residency and movement index, daily home range (MCPd), and Vemco Positioning System (VPS) data were used to describe crab movements and activity patterns. Residency and movement indexes were larger than 80% for 16 and 8 crabs, respectively. MCPd values ranged between 2516.9 m2 and 21207.2 m2. The movement rate, used as a proxy of activity, was lower for males in spring and summer. Females tended to move towards the open sea in summer, driven by reproductive needs. Compared to the native areas along the western Atlantic coasts, blue crabs in S’Ena Arrubia remained active also in winter with no hibernation. This study, which offers for the first time long-term data on the blue crab movement ecology, extends the knowledge of the species and may provide support to its management and control in invaded areas.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for blue crab (C. sapidus) in the S'Ena Arrubia lagoon (Oristano, Italy)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9022,"Acronym":"TRACE","EngAbstract":"The Martinique Marine Natural Park coordinates the European TRACE project – “Study of the reserve effect generated by the cessation of extractive activities in chlordecone-contaminated areas.” This study aims to answer the question of the effectiveness of fishing exclusion zones on fish stocks by evaluating the reserve effect generated by the cessation of extractive activities in coastal areas contaminated by chlordecone, or “chlordecone zones.” Ensuring the sustainability of local fish production absolutely requires sustainable stock management and, consequently, new knowledge about “chlordecone zones.”
This research includes an acoustic telemetry component. The objective is to highlight the connectivity between areas, habitat use, and to acquire data on the ecology of the studied species. To this end, a network of 80 acoustic receivers and more than 130 individuals have been tagged and are currently being monitored in two areas (Caribbean coast and Atlantic coast of Martinique).
The EMERGE project aims to study the spatial ecology of benthic elasmobranchs (rays, skates, and small sharks) along the French Mediterranean coast. Focused on the Cerbère-Banyuls Marine Reserve, it uses passive acoustic telemetry to monitor tagged individuals across a transboundary receiver array (Barcelona–Marseille). This is the first multi-species tracking initiative dedicated to coastal elasmobranchs in this region. The project investigates site fidelity, seasonal movement, and habitat use, with the goal of informing conservation efforts, including the potential designation of an Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA) in the Gulf of Lion. EMERGE is conducted as part of a PhD research project by Célia Bertrand, led jointly by the NGO Je navigue’RAIE and UMR MARBEC (University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, IFREMER), in close collaboration with MPA managers and local small-scale fishers.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for elasmobranchs tagged in Cerbère-Banyuls (2025–2027)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8636,"Acronym":"Eel_migration_Test_2023","EngAbstract":"The status of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is of great concern, with the latest advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas emphasizing there should be no fisheries or non-fisheries mortalities in 2024. The Eel Regulation requires countries to implement eel management plans to assess eel production from national waters and human factors limiting that production, and take actions to increase the biomass of eels leaving national waters on their way to spawn. Therefore, losses of eel in rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters will be assessed using a telemetry study that draws from other telemetry infrastructures in estuary and at sea. Eels will be tagged with acoustic tags incorporating temperature and depth sensors which will allow for silver eel migration duration, speed and depth use to be identified across different habitats.
Receiver array data is available via the European Tracing Network Data Explorer.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the River Test","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8766,"Acronym":"LionFishMED","EngAbstract":"This study investigates the distribution and movement patterns of the invasive lionfish (Pterois miles) in Gökova Bay using acoustic telemetry. The research focuses on determining whether lionfish exhibit seasonal migration behavior in response to changes in water temperature. Tagged lionfish were monitored using acoustic receivers deployed at various depths. The study underscores the importance of continuous monitoring and extending the observation period to fully understand the species' behavior in the Mediterranean ecosystem.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for Lionfish (Pterois miles) distribution in the Gökova Bay, southwestern Aegean Sea (Türkiye).","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8695,"Acronym":"FISHOWF+","EngAbstract":"FISHOWF+ will investigate interactions between fish and offshore wind farms to better assess ecological impacts. More specifically, it aims to (i) promote and facilitate the integration of acoustic telemetry into marine monitoring frameworks for informed decision-making, (ii) characterise occupancy patterns and space use of fish within and across OWF at different development phases, (iii) identify in situ impacts of EMF subsystems on the movements of electro-sensitive fish, (iv) address knowledge gaps on regional connectivity and species functional zones to determine overlap with OWF development zones and, (v) integrate France tracking effort and results into European collaborations and address questions relating to effects of OWF development on fish migration at north-east Atlantic scale.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for marine species monitored across 6 French offshore wind farms","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8694,"Acronym":"Porbeagles_Europe","EngAbstract":"This project focuses on understanding the habitat use and connectivity of the critically endangered porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) across European waters. Due to limited data on their spatial movements, a collaborative approach involving several sites across Europe aims to track porbeagle populations and gather insights into their regional connections. Findings from this research will address key conservation gaps and support targeted efforts to protect this species in Europe.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus) tagged across Europe","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8634,"Acronym":"DAERA_Elasmobranch_Tagging","EngAbstract":"This project aims to address spatial data gaps for species included in the Elasmobranch Conservation Strategy for Northern Ireland
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for priority elasmobranch species in Northern Ireland (2024-2030)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8893,"Acronym":"2025_Nederrijn_Lek_animals","EngAbstract":"Studie of the migration of several anadromous spesies (Coregonus oxyrinchus; Salmo salar; Salmo trutta; Petromyzon marinus; Lampetra fluviatilis) and habitat use of several rheophillic species (Leuciscus idus; Chondrostoma nasus; Barbus barbus) in the Nederrijn-Lek (Netherlands), between 2025-2027.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for several anadromous and rheophillic species in the Nederrijn-Lek, Netherlands.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9021,"Acronym":"TurkishMEDTrack","EngAbstract":"This project establishes a national-scale acoustic monitoring network across the eastern Mediterranean Sea to investigate the movement dynamics of marine species. The array consists of strategically deployed acoustic receivers positioned across depth gradients and key habitat types, forming a coordinated detection network along the Turkish coastline.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for Turkish Telemetry Array in the eastern Mediterranean sea (Türkiye)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8591,"Acronym":"DEHINC.HABI.GUACETO","EngAbstract":"Marine protected areas (MPAs) effectiveness depends on its spatial configuration and the ability to encompass the range of movements and habitats used by the target species. Therefore, better understanding the spatial behavior and ecology of the target species would benefit to the enhancement of the protection offered by the MPA. In this work we got interest in the spatial behavior, dial activity pattern, homing behavior and site fidelity of the white seabream (Diplodus sargus), a key ecological species and of economic values for small local fisheries, in the MPA of Torre Guaceto in the Adriatic Sea using acoustic telemetry. In this study, we overall report that among-individuals differences in both spatial behavior and site fidelity of white seabreams in the MPA of Torre Guaceto. Concerning spatial behavior, fish are both located within and out of the MPA over the monitoring period. Within the MPA, the majority of fish over time were, however, detected in a specific area of the Zone A which is composed of matte of Posidonia oceanica, highlighting a clear habitat preference. Also, majority of detection in this area were found during daytime, suggesting feeding activities in this habitat, while fish detections at crepuscule and during nights were lower (and/or detected in rock type habitat) which is probably associated to resting or sheltering phase, using the crevices and holes as a nocturnal refuge. In addition, we found that some individuals showing more fidelity to the site than others during the reproduction while all fish leaving site at the end of July, overall suggesting a seasonal fidelity related to the spawning season. Such results are very promising to better understand spatial behavior and ecology of white seabreams in order to enhance the positive effects of management practices and governance strategies of the MPA, but further studies are needed including higher number of receivers to cover all the MPA and near areas, great number of individuals monitored (including with different size, age, sex) to better understand among-individuals variations, and finally over a longer time period to better highlight the seasonal patterns of individuals
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data for white seabream (Diplodus sargus) in the Marine Protected Area of Torre Guaceto (Italy)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8643,"Acronym":"Marine_Institute_ClewBay/Achill Receiver Array","EngAbstract":"Acoustic receiver array situated in Clew Bay and Achill, County Mayo, Ireland. Primarily tracking tagged basking shark, flapper skate, pollack and salmon.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data of elasmobranch and teleost fish tagged in the Clew Bay and Achill region in west of Ireland","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8592,"Acronym":"ResMed","EngAbstract":"Using combined techniques of acoustic telemetry, visual and video censuses, and with the support of citizen science, ResMed aims to provide new knowledge about the ecology of several species of heritage and commercial interest, essential habitats throughout their life cycle (feeding, reproduction and breeding), their ability to move (distances, used habitats and periods), and the connectivity of populations between different marine protected areas. RESMED will also evaluate the effectiveness of the areaʼs marine reserve network and fisheries management to contribute to the development of more sustainable fishing.
The target species of the ResMed project are easily identifiable, mobile and vulnerable to fishing. 26 species were tagged, among them we can find species such as the common snapper (Spondyliosoma cantharus), the sea bream (Sparus aurata), the imperial seabream (Diplodus cervinus), the common dentex (Dentex dentex), the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), the grouper (Epinephelus marginartus), the barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis), the scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa) and the lobster (Palinurus elephas).
The project counts on the participation of the University of Barcelona and the University of Perpignan, in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Catalan Government, the natural park of cap de Creus, the natural park of Montgrí, illes Medes and baix Ter, the French Agency for Biodiversity, the natural marine park of León, and the marine reserve of Cervera-Banyuls, stated as partners of the project. In addition, the confreries of fishermen of Girona take part in the project too, as well as the Catalan Federation of Underwater Activities (FECDAS), diving clubs -such as the Diving Club of Biology (CIB) of the UB- and the association of diving centers of Costa Brava.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry data of highly vulnerable and mobile species tagged during the ResMed project","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8622,"Acronym":"MMERMAID","EngAbstract":"The objective of the MMERMAID project is to monitor occupancy patterns and fine scale movements of fish species at high resolution around an offshore wind farm structure. In the Channel, several species of are monitored including sharks and rays, seabass, sea bream and flat fish.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry dataset of the monitoring of marine megafauna around an Offshore Wind Farm in the English channel","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8958,"Acronym":"GuitarProtect_array","EngAbstract":"The common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos), protected in Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, was thought to be extinct for over 30 years in the western Mediterranean. Since 2024, individuals from a newly identified population in southeast Spain have been tagged and monitored to study their seasonal movements, residency patterns, and connectivity between marine protected areas, aiming to understand the factors behind their persistence in this region. This project generates the first ecological insights on guitarfish within this and other potential areas currently monitored under the ETN array, supporting the effective conservation and management of this internationally protected species while providing detection coverage of this new area to ETN through an OP-updated network of receivers. This project was granted technical and financial support from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain, the Department of Environment, Universities, Research and Mar Menor of Murcia and the Department of Water, Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing of Murcia.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry for the last identified population of Common Guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) of the western Mediterranean (Spain).","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8215,"Acronym":"VFM_WCC","EngAbstract":"The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), operates a number of acoustic telemetry networks both nationally and internationally. We consider some of our networks as permanent, as we aim to keep some infrastructure in place indefinitely. That said, the exact position and the number of receivers will change over time.\n\nHere we present our 69kHz network along the Swedish west coast, including bays and fjords. This network is led primarily by Dr. Gustav Hellström. ","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry network along the Swedish west coast","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8579,"Acronym":"VFM_BP","EngAbstract":"The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), operates a number of acoustic telemetry networks both nationally and internationally. We consider some of our networks as permanent, as we aim to keep some infrastructure in place indefinitely. That said, the exact position and the number of receivers will change over time.
Here we present our 69kHz network in and around Baltic proper. This network is led primarily by Dr. Gustav Hellström.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry network in Baltic Proper","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8581,"Acronym":"VFM_RG","EngAbstract":"The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), operates a number of acoustic telemetry networks both nationally and internationally.
Here we present our 69kHz network in the river Göta älv. This network is led primarily by Dr. Gustav Hellström.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry network in river Göta älv","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8600,"Acronym":"2024_bovenschelde","EngAbstract":"To gain knowledge on the movement of various diadromous and potamodromous fish species, an acoustic network in the River Scheldt, its tributaries and connected canals was established. The River Scheldt and its largest tributary the River Lys are the main waterways, yet they are connected with various canals. The water flow in this system is highly regulated by mainly weirs and shipping lock complexes. Consequently, fish are likely not able to freely move in the river basin. Yet, to facilitate fish migration, fish passages have and are been developed. Therefore, this network will allow to evaluate the effectivity of these fish passes and how fish use the river basin throughout their life.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry network in the non-tidal River Scheldt and its tributaries","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8171,"Acronym":"VFM_GoB","EngAbstract":"The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), operates a number of acoustic telemetry networks both nationally and internationally. We consider some of our networks as permanent, as we aim to keep some infrastructure in place indefinitely. That said, the exact position and number of receivers will change over time.\n\nHere in the Gulf of Bothnia, we have around 50 receivers listening at 69 kHz. This work is led primarily by Dr. Gustav Hellström and it is carried out in collaboration with governmental agencies, e.g. County Administrative Board of Västerbotten County, and various stakeholders.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry network in the proximity of, and along, the Gulf of Bothnia","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8693,"Acronym":"Bluesharks_Basque","EngAbstract":"This project addresses the significant knowledge gap on blue shark (Prionace glauca) movements and habitat use in the Bay of Biscay. Additionally, we aim to address the scarcity of acoustic receivers in this area within the ETN. By tracking blue sharks tagged within the bay, we aim to gather essential data on their spatial distribution and habitat utilization. This research is part of a broader collaborative effort within multiple projects, providing insights into blue shark behavior and supporting conservation strategies tailored to their needs in this region. Results will inform sustainable management and protection measures for blue shark populations in the Northeast Atlantic.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic Telemetry on blue sharks (Prionace glauca) in the Basque country, Spain","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6536,"Acronym":"rt2020_zeeschelde","EngAbstract":"In the Zeeschelde (Belgium), a highly dynamic estuary, a range test was performed with eight acoustic receivers, each containing a built-in transmitter. The receivers were placed at 50 m, 200 m, 300 m, 400 m, 500 m, 600 m and 1000 m from the starting receiver, leading to various inter-receiver distances. The study took place for 10 weeks in spring 2020. Receivers were moored on the bottom with a concrete block to keep them at a fixed position. A bouy held them upright in the water but prone to tilt due to changing water currents.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry range test in the Zeeschelde, Belgium","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9005,"Acronym":"2026_PhD_Visser_network","EngAbstract":"In this study we aim to reveal the spatial movements of five rheophilic fish species in the weir-regulated Meuse (Dutch: 'Zandmaas'), a 70km impounded and navigated river stretch between Linne and Sambeek in the Netherlands. An acoustic receiver array is being deployed on the river Meuse.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array between 2026 and 2028 in the weir-regulated Meuse (the Netherlands)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8765,"Acronym":"LionFishMED","EngAbstract":"This study investigates the distribution and movement patterns of the invasive lionfish (Pterois miles) in Gökova Bay using acoustic telemetry. The research focuses on determining whether lionfish exhibit seasonal migration behavior in response to changes in water temperature. Tagged lionfish were monitored using acoustic receivers deployed at various depths in the Gökova Bay, southwestern Aegean Sea (Türkiye). The study underscores the importance of continuous monitoring and extending the observation period to fully understand the species' behavior in the Mediterranean ecosystem.
","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array data for Lionfish (Pterois miles) distribution in the Gökova Bay, southwestern Aegean Sea (Türkiye)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8946,"Acronym":"SmartBay_Array","EngAbstract":"This study investigates the movement patterns, habitat use, and spatial distribution of sea trout (Salmo trutta) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) within Galway Bay and the Dunkellin River, addressing a critical knowledge gap in the region.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array in Galway Bay and Dunkellin River (2015-2019)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8853,"Acronym":" Winde_Tjeukemeer_2023-2026","EngAbstract":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array in lake Tjeukemeer and rivers Linde and Tjonger, Fryslân, the Netherlands.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array in lake Tjeukemeer and rivers Linde and Tjonger, Fryslân, the Netherlands.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8955,"Acronym":"GuitarProtect","EngAbstract":"The common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos), protected in Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, was thought to be extinct for over 30 years in the western Mediterranean.This acoustic telemetry receiver array, OP-enabled, has monitored individuals tagged in this area while also contributing detections of other animals (and species) via the ETN. This project was granted technical and financial support from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain, the Department of Environment, Universities, Research and Mar Menor of Murcia and the Department of Water, Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing of Murcia.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array in Murcia Region, Spain","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8786,"Acronym":"2024_Anguilla_bb_Harlingen","EngAbstract":"Acoustic telemetry array set up in the Harinxma channel in Harlingen to study the effect of air-based barrier systems on the migration of european eel.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array in the harinxma channel in Harlingen","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8892,"Acronym":"2025_Nederrijn_Lek_array","EngAbstract":"Array of acoustic telemetry receivers deployed in the Nederrijn and Lek rivers in the Netherlands to study the migration of anadromous species and the habitat use of rheophillic species between 2025-2027.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array in the Nederrijn-Lek, Netherlands","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8858,"Acronym":"Noordzeekanaal","EngAbstract":"2017-2018 acoustic receiver network in the the North Sea channel and adjacent waters. The network makes use of Vemco VR2W-69 kHz receivers and pit-tag stations.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array in the North Sea and adjacent waters from 2017-2018","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/738"},{"DasID":9007,"Acronym":"Orbetello_lagoon_array","EngAbstract":"The overall aim of the project is to evaluate the role of acoustic telemetry in improving the assessment of the European eel, with a focus on the Mediterranean stock, for which recent assessments highlight coastal lagoons as key habitats. The selected pilot site is the Orbetello Lagoon (Italy), one of the largest basins in the western Mediterranean, where eel fishing has significant economic and cultural importance. Acoustic telemetry is combined with a mark–recapture survey to quantify silver eel escapement from the lagoon. In addition, yellow eels were tagged to investigate habitat use and seasonal spatial behaviour. A total of 11 receivers (NexTrak R1) were deployed, and 250 eels were tagged with Innovasea transmitters selected according to animal size (V9, V8, and V7). The results will help refine population estimates and validate key assumptions and the accuracy of the Mediterranean eel stock assessment model (ESAM 3.0), supporting the definition of management measures to regulate fishing activities
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array in the Orbetello lagoon, Italy","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8857,"Acronym":"2011_Warnow","EngAbstract":"An acoustic telemetry array was placed in the Warnow River (Germany) to study the migration patterns of 146 female silver eels on their way through fresh and brackish water stretches of the Warnow River into the Baltic Sea. 8 Innovasea VR2W receivers were deployed from summer 2011 until spring 2012.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array in the River Warnow (Germany) from 2011-2012","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/741"},{"DasID":9011,"Acronym":"2025_langsdammen_array","EngAbstract":"Between 2025 and 2027 an acoustic telemetry array was established in the Waal river to study the effect of a long dams on the ecology of fish.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array in the Waal river between 2025 and 2027","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9013,"Acronym":"2025_anguilla_volkerak_array","EngAbstract":"An acoustic telemetry receiver array was established in 2025 in the Volkerak (part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta) to gain insights into the migration of the endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla).
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry receiver array in Volkerak, the Netherlands","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6349,"Acronym":"Ars","EngAbstract":"Acoustic receivers (69 kHz) were deployed around artificial reefs in the Aegean Sea, to specify the behaviour and movement patterns of the fish in the reef area and using this information, to contribute to the management of small scale fisheries in artificial reef areas.80 individuals of fish species such as Sciaena umbra, Scorpaena scrofa, Scorpaena porcus, Sparus aurata, Diplodus vulgaris and Pomatomus saltatrix were tagged and tracking with VPS method.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry studies in the artificial reefs off Aegean Sea coast of Turkey.","doi":"10.1016/j.fishres.2018.10.008","vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6349,"Acronym":"Ars","EngAbstract":"Acoustic receivers (69 kHz) were deployed around artificial reefs in the Aegean Sea, to specify the behaviour and movement patterns of the fish in the reef area and using this information, to contribute to the management of small scale fisheries in artificial reef areas.80 individuals of fish species such as Sciaena umbra, Scorpaena scrofa, Scorpaena porcus, Sparus aurata, Diplodus vulgaris and Pomatomus saltatrix were tagged and tracking with VPS method.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry studies in the artificial reefs off Aegean Sea coast of Turkey.","doi":"10.1111/jai.12922","vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8553,"Acronym":"2023_meuse_Lith_Linne","EngAbstract":"The Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) is a large species of catfish native to wide areas of central, southern, and eastern Europe. In the Netherlands a native population exists as well as possible introduced populations in the Rhine-Meuse system. The population in the Netherlands is expanding and increasing while hardly any information is available on the habitat use, diet and migration patterns. In this project we aim to gain insight in these matters and whether they adapt their behaviour to the absence/precence of migratory fishes that congregate at the weir and hydropower station \"Lith\" in the river Meuse. The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is an eel species that is critically endangered. Glass eels migrate from the Sargasso Sea towards Europe and spend most of ther life in freshwater. After 5-20 years the eels start to mature and become \"silver eels\". These silver eel migrate downstream towards the sea to start their long spawning migration back to the Sargasso Sea. During this spawning migration, silver eels encounter several anthropogenic migration barriers. This project aims to gain insight in when, how and where silver eels pass these migration barriers at Lith and Linne in the river Meuse and whether this results in losses of silver eels.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry study in the Meuse river basin at Lith and Linne","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8544,"Acronym":"2024_allis_shad_rhine","EngAbstract":"The Allis shad (Alosa alosa) is an anadromous clupeid fish species which faces huge population declines due to anthropogenic impacts such as migration barriers leading to habitat fragmentation, habitat deterioration, pollution and overfishing. In this project we track Allis shads to gain insights in their habitat use and (spawning) migration patterns. This biological information is crucial to develop effective management plans and help restore the population.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry study of Allis shad (Alosa alosa) in the Rhine river basin","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8552,"Acronym":"2023_european_eel_meuse","EngAbstract":"The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is an eel species that is critically endangered. Glass eels migrate from the Sargasso Sea towards Europe and spend most of their life in freshwater. After 5-20 years the eels start to mature and become \"silver eels\". These silver eel migrate downstream towards the sea to start their long spawning migration back to the Sargasso Sea. During this spawning migration, silver eels encounter several anthropogenic migration barriers. This project aims to gain insight in when, how and where silver eels pass these migration barriers at Lith and Linne in the river Meuse and whether this results in losses of silver eels.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry study of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the Meuse river basin","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8554,"Acronym":"2023_wels_catfish_meuse","EngAbstract":"The Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) is a large species of catfish native to wide areas of central, southern, and eastern Europe. In the Netherlands a native population exists as well as possible introduced populations in the Rhine-Meuse system. The population in the Netherlands is expanding and increasing while hardly any information is available on the habitat use, diet and migration patterns. In this project we aim to gain insight in these matters and whether they adapt their behaviour to the absence/precence of migratory fishes that congregate at the weir and hydropower station \"Lith\" in the river Meuse.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry study of Welsh catfish (Silurus glanis) in the Meuse river basin","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8602,"Acronym":"2024_dvw_fish_migration","EngAbstract":"The River Scheldt basin is highly fragmented and regulated with various water regulating structures such as shipping lock complexes, weirs and even a few hydropower turbines. These structures pose important migration barriers for diadromous and potamodromous fish species as they need to migrate between various habitats to complete their life cycle. Through this tracking study, the movement and migration behaviour of a number of diadromous and potamodromous fish species will be studied in relation to these migration barriers, but also the effectivity of fish passes when present. Hence, this study enables the investigation of the movement and migration behaviour of both diadromous and potamodromous fish species on a river basin scale in relation to various anthropogenic impacts, as well as mitigation measures.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic telemetry study on the movement and migration behaviour of diadromous and potamodromous fish in the highly fragmented River Scheldt basin","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8106,"Acronym":"CMAX_Hebrides","EngAbstract":"Receiver array used for the tracking of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) in the Sea of Hebrides","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic tracking of basking sharks in the Sea of Hebrides","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8681,"Acronym":"VFM_HHCOD","EngAbstract":"Unfortunately, we have witnessed a sharp decline of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in Swedish waters since the 1980s, especially coastally. One possible strategy to overcome natural mortality could be to bring in small fish, let them grow in a protected environment, and then release them back into the wild. This is something that the public aquaria Havets Hus in Lysekil, Sweden, has started to look into. By using acoustic telemetry, we aim to track the released cods along the Swedish west coast to better understand the behaviour and survival. The Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences manages this work.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic tracking of cod released from local aquarium in Swedish waters","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8781,"Acronym":"2024_BECO_IIM_BELAS","EngAbstract":"This projects investigates the behavioural ecology of multiple elasmobranch species tagged in the Ria de Vigo (Galicia, Spain). Fish were tagged in 2024 and onwards as part of project BELAS, funded by the Spanish National Research Agency.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic tracking of elasmobranchs in the Ria de Vigo (Galicia, Spain)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8680,"Acronym":"VFM_SSCS","EngAbstract":"To raise awareness of the conservation of sharks, small-spotted catsharks (Scyliorhinus canicula) have been raised from eggs in the public aquaria Havets Hus in Lysekil, Sweden, and since 2003 released as 2-4 year olds into Gullmarfjorden in the Skagerrak sea. The fate of the released sharks is largely unknown. By using acoustic telemetry, this study aims to track released catsharks in the Gullmarsfjord and along the Swedish west coast to better understand the behaviour and survival of these hatchery-reared catsharks. The Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences manages this work.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic tracking of hatchery-reared small-spotted catshark in Swedish waters","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8578,"Acronym":"VFM_Sturgeon","EngAbstract":"The reintroduction of Atlantic sturgeons to Swedish waters is a project managed by the Swedish Anglers Association, led primarily by Linnéa Jägrud and Dan Calderon. As part of this reintroduction, we use telemetry to study e.g. migrations, survival, behaviour etc. The Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences manages this work.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Acoustic tracking of reintroduced Atlantic sturgeons in Swedish waters","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6292,"Acronym":"TeRi","EngAbstract":"The project is primarily focused on understanding of spatiotemporal changes of fish distribution in the Rimov Reservoir","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Activity and distribution of fish in a canyon-shaped Římov reservoir, Czech Republic, 2017-2018","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5931,"Acronym":"ARAISOLA02","EngAbstract":null,"License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Activity and movement pattern of trans-located spiny lobsters in Western Mediterranean Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6557,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"In this field study the potential of Acoustic-Data-Storage-Tags (ADST) is tested using starry smooth hound (Mustelas asterias) as a model species. ADST tags are a novel product of Vemco -Innovasea combining acoustic tag technology with DST. In this study the movement behaviour of the species in the Southern North Sea is investigated.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"ADST-Shark: Unravelling the movement behaviour of starry smooth hound using ADST tags","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/605"},{"DasID":8222,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"To prevent entrapment of fish in large Archimedean screw turbines, a fish deterrence system was installed at the entrance of the hydro-power plant. The deterrence system consists of 4 GRP or steel tubes in which 3 times 5 LED lamps are placed that shine outward through curved glass screens. The lights are of the type FF-12-I (Fischflow Innovations) and flash at a frequency of 1Hz. In this study we analyze the behavior of silver eel in the area around the fish deterrence system with 2D acoustic telemetry (180 kHz, HR2 Innovasea receivers).
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Albertkanaal_VPS_Hasselt: Fine scale tracking of silver eel migrating along a fish detterrence system (strobe lights)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6562,"Acronym":"VPS Amsterdam","EngAbstract":"VPS studie of migrating eel passing a waste water treatment plant at Westpoort, Amsterdam","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Amsterdam","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9008,"Acronym":"VFMLNU_Blekinge","EngAbstract":"The network described here is owned and operated by The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies (VFM) at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in collaboration with the Department of Biology and Environmental Science at Linnaeus University (LNU). The network was initially developed with involvement from the County Administrative Board of Blekinge, and its primary purpose has changed over the years. This network is led primarily by Dr. Gustav Hellström and Dr. Petter Tibblin.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"An acoustic receiver network operating at 69 kHz in and around Blekinge, southwestern Baltic Sea.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7894,"Acronym":"ASMOP1","EngAbstract":"Pike (Esox lucius) (n=106) were tagged with acoustics transmitters in Matsalu Bay, Baltic Sea (Estonia) to track their spawning migration to River Kasari delta-estuary using and array of stationary receivers deployed in the inner bay and in fresh water. The tagged fish were tracked for three spawning seasons to identify: 1) their migration patterns; 2) which general spawning areas (i.e. rivers, floodplains) are still in use and which are not. The ultimate goal was to provide advice to the management for potential restoration projects in the delta-estuary area which was canalized and dredged in 1926-1938.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Anadromous spawning migration of pike in Matsalu Bay and River Kasari delta-estuary (Baltic Sea) from 2018-2020","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7895,"Acronym":"ASMOP2","EngAbstract":"Pike (Esox lucius) (n=612) were tagged with PIT-tags in Matsalu Bay, Baltic Sea (Estonia) to track their spawning migration to Teorehe-Saumeri floodplain using stationary antennae deployed at critical locations in the floodplain. The tagged fish were tracked for three spawning seasons to identify: 1) their migration patterns; 2) which regions (Teorehe or Sauemeri) of the floodplain are used and to what extent. The ultimate goal was to provide advice to the management for potential restoration projects in the floodplain as the spawning area is currently a ecological trap for most young-of-the-year pike.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Anadromous spawning migration of pike in Teorehe-Sauemeri floodplain (Baltic Sea) from 2017-2019","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8158,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Acoustic data storage tag (ADST) data, providing acoustic detections and archival depth and temperature series for Dicentrarchus labrax, Gadus morhua and Mustelus asterias.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Archival data series and acoustic detections of acoustic data storage tags in the southern North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/581"},{"DasID":8889,"Acronym":"mackerel_vliz","EngAbstract":"Tracking Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) using acoustic telemetry and archival tags in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS) in the frame of NorTrack and DTO-Track projects.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Assessing Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) spatial distribution in the Belgian North Sea with acoustic telemetry and data storage tags","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7892,"Acronym":"Mangar-Keban","EngAbstract":"A total of 30 L. esocinus were tagged with the VEMCOV13TP transmitters. 18 VEMCO VR2W-69 kHz receivers were deployed in Keban Reservoir and depths and temperatures data were obtained. The fish were tracked for total of 291 days and 20 tagged fish were detected in 92 days. A total of 115318 depths and 112789 temperature data were obtained. Tagged fish found at the depths of 0.2-36.4 m and at the temperatures of 7.4 to 28.4 oC. Tagged fish used about half of the 18 stations. The Mean Linear Home Range (LHR) of the tagged fish was 13.1 km while their maximum LHR was 36.5 km. Minimum Convex Polygon (MCP) area was 6422 hectares. They moved up and down at most 25-26 km from the stations where they were released.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Assessment of Movement Patterns, Home Range Size and Habitat Utilization of Luciobarbus esocinus in Keban Reservoir of Turkey by Telemetric Methods in between 2019 and 2021.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8688,"Acronym":"Eel_migration_Latvia_2024","EngAbstract":"Escaping silver eel from rivers Daugava and Lilaste are tagged with acoustic tags to assess how many of them successfully escape to the North Sea.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Assessment of silver eel (Anguilla anguilla) escapement success from Latvian inland waters to the North sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5849,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Atlantic cod acoustic telemetry dataset to assess impacts of anthropogenic underwater noise on the movement ecology. Performed in the framework of Inge van der Knaap. Makes use of acoustic tags of vemco (69kHz)","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Atlantic cod acoustic telemetry dataset to assess impacts of anthropogenic underwater noise on the movement ecology","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5853,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Atlantic cod acoustic telemetry dataset used to assess impact of piling noise on cod movement behaviour. Acoustic tags of Vemco (69kHz) were used","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Atlantic cod acoustic telemetry dataset used to assess impact of piling noise on cod movement behaviour","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5884,"Acronym":"AZO","EngAbstract":"Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Azores Arquipelago. The network uses VR2W and VR4, listening at 69kHz","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Azorean acoustic receiver network","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7903,"Acronym":"BTN-IMEDEA","EngAbstract":"Permanent acoustic receiver network installed around the Balearic Islands to conduct long-term telemetry studies. Several species (e.g., groupers, rays) are being tagged with long-life acoustic transmitters (5-10 yr) to study their movement and residency patterns over long time periods.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Balearic Tracking Network","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7904,"Acronym":"BTN-DeepWater-IMEDEA","EngAbstract":"Permanent acoustic receiver network at the deep waters of the Spanish coast. Receivers are placed in the oceanographic buoys from Ports of the Estate (Puertos del Estado).","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Balearic Tracking Network - Spanish Deep Water Receiver Network","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8875,"Acronym":"BSTN","EngAbstract":"The Baltic Sea Tracking Network (BSTN) is a collaborative, large-scale initiative dedicated to establishing a comprehensive fish tracking infrastructure throughout the Baltic Sea. Led by the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), in partnership with the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), the initiative is generously supported by Voice of the Ocean (VOTO), the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), and the Kempe Foundation.
BSTN seeks to advance our understanding of large-scale fish movement ecology in the region. We happily welcome new partners to join this effort.
Silver eels were tagged by multiple research groups along the Baltic Sea. The aim of this project is to study migration and survival of eels in the Baltic Sea using acoustic tags and receivers.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Baltic_Sea_Eels: Migration of eels in the Baltic Sea (2018-2023)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8599,"Acronym":"Crab_behavior_aquaculture_Norway","EngAbstract":"The potential effects of aquaculture on mobile benthic species are limited. The aim of this study is to investigate the activity and depth use of the crab Cancer pagurus in proximity to a salmonid fish farm, using acoustic sensor tags (acceleration and depth) and a network of acoustic receivers.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Behaviour of Cancer pagurus in proximity to a fish farm in Storfjorden, Norway, investigated using acoustic telemetry.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6338,"Acronym":"SPAWNSEIS","EngAbstract":"In the SpawnSeis project, we study effects of seismic surveys on the behavior of wild, free ranging, spawning cod using acoustic telemetry in Austevoll, Norway.
Seismic surveys are used to map oil deposits under the sea bed, and are a major source of noise in the ocean. Seismic sound pulses are a loud and of low frequency, and can travel for great distances. They are audible for most fish species, and can be heard at distances over 100 km away from the source. At very close range the seismic noise can injure and even kill fish, but behavioral responses, such as avoidance, changed swimming behavior, and reduced feeding has been documented at distances of tens of kilometers. In the SpawnSeis project, we study effects of seismic surveys on the behavior of wild, free ranging, spawning cod using acoustic telemetry in Austevoll, Norway. Cod movements will be studied on two spawning grounds (one to be exposed to seismic surveys and one reference area) during three consecutive spawning seasons. The 2019 spawning season will act as a baseline for both sites. The following years; 2020 and 2021 a seismic survey will be conducted at the exposure site. This will enable us to study changes in behavior, including potential avoidance, in relation to the seismic sound both within and between spawning seasons, as well as to study basic cod behavior.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0","StandardTitle":"Behaviour of spawning cod in relation to marine seismic surveys in Norway","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6436,"Acronym":"2020 PhD - Winter","EngAbstract":"181 bream and 45 pike were sampled using rod and line angling and tagged (surgical implant; Vemco V13; Vemco V9; Thelma Biotel ID-LP13) between Nov 2017 and Sep 2018 at various locations throughout the Northern Broads catchment, including the rivers Bure, Thurne and Ant. The study site is a diverse wetland with 100s kms of connected rivers, dykes and shallow lakes. The study aims were to examine behavioural variability and repeatability with reference to the importance of habitat diversity and connectivity.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Behavioural ecology of lowland river fishes of the northern Norfolk Broads, England; PhD 2017 - 2020","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6493,"Acronym":"JJ_Belwind","EngAbstract":"Temporary acoustic receiver network at the offshore wind farms of Belwind in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. 28 Vemco VR2AR receivers are deployed on tripod frames from May 2020 to October 2021.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Belwind temporary acoustic receiver network 2020 - 2021","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8973,"Acronym":"BFT-2025-IPMA-IFAPA-TUNIPEX","EngAbstract":"BFT acoustic telemetry
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0","StandardTitle":"BFT-2025-IPMA-IFAPA-TUNIPEX","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8551,"Acronym":"Csapidus_monitoring_Occitanie_Southern_France","EngAbstract":"The project aims to monitor and better understand the life-cycle movements of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) (especially mating and spawning) and to identify the role played by natural habitats (sea-grasses, waterways, etc.) in this cycle in order to better manage and control this invasive alien species.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) telemetric monitoring in three Mediterranean lagoons, their channels and the coast of Occitanie (southern France)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7859,"Acronym":"Boddenhecht","EngAbstract":"The project aims to investigate the behaviour of pike (Esox lucius) in the brackish water lagoons around the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. In particular we are interested in the spawning migration and anadromy of the pike, in their interactions with fisheries and in inter-individual differences in behavioural strategies.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Boddenhecht telemetry dataset","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6391,"Acronym":"Brasem IJM/MM","EngAbstract":"Studie of migrating bream in Lake Marker, Lake IJssel and surrouding waters","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Brasem Ijsselmeergebied","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7879,"Acronym":"PhD_Parcerisas","EngAbstract":"Underwater Acoustic Network recording continuously from 10 Hz to 50 kHz, covering most of geophonic sounds, anthropogenic noise and biophonic events in the Belgian Part of the North Sea.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Broadband Acoustic Network dataset","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8172,"Acronym":"PhD_Parcerisas","EngAbstract":"Hybrid millidecade bands computed from the acoustic data collected in the LifeWatch Broadband Acoustic Network. \nHybrid millidecade bands computed according to Miksis-Olds et al. 2021 [1]. The output is given in power spectral density. \nThe data were processed using pypam [2], in non-overlapping 1-minute windows. Each window is processed using a 1-second fft. \nFrequency range from 0 to 24 kHz. For data with a sampling rate higher than 48 kHz, a low pass Butterworth filter of order 4 was first applied to the raw data before computing the hybdrid millidecade bands. \n\n\n\n[1] Miksis-Olds , J. L., Dugan, P. J., Martin, S. B., Klinck, H., Mellinger, D. K., Mann, D. A., Ponirakis, D. W., and Boebel, O. (2021). Ocean Sound Analysis Software for Making Ambient Noise Trends Accessible (MANTA). Frontiers in Marine Science, 8:703650. (doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.703650)\n[2] Parcerisas, C. (2022). Lifewatch/pypam: Pypam, a package to process bioacoustic data. Zenodo.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Broadband Acoustic Network dataset - Ambient Noise Trends in hybrid millidecade bands","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7966,"Acronym":"V2LFALK","EngAbstract":"Our study aims to answer two main questions about the movement ecology of brown trout in the Falklands: (1) what is the current distribution, abundance and population structure of brown trout? and (2) what are the impacts of brown trout on native galaxiids? These questions will be answered by employing a variety of techniques including environmental DNA to non-destructively assess the distribution and abundance of brown trout and native galaxiids in various watershed, in conjunction with electrofishing, which will allow us to estimate population (or river stock) abundance as well as assess the health and reproductive status of individuals and stocks. Electrofishing will also provide us with an opportunity to capture individual brown trout for acoustic tagging from different watersheds, thus allowing us to meet our first aim by tracking individual movements and dispersal patterns, among watersheds and between East and West Falklands.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Brown trout in the Falkland Islands: invasion ecology, population structure and genetic diversity","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7912,"Acronym":"BOOGMR","EngAbstract":"GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is one of the leading marine science institutions in Europe. GEOMAR investigates the chemical, physical, biological, and geological processes in the oceans, as well as their interactions with the seafloor and the atmosphere. The core research activities for GEOMAR consist of observational programs toward the ocean's role in the climate system, as well as the interaction between physical, biological and chemical processes, with a special focus on the Atlantic Ocean. The large-scale circulation in all depth ranges of the ocean, the physical processes at the sea surface and the ocean's interior, and their effect on currents, deep water formation and oceanic transport of heat and fresh water, are the focus of our investigations. Since 2016, OTN provided VR2W receivers for deployment on the GEOMAR moorings as platforms of opportunity for acoustic tracking.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Buoys of Opportunity - GEOMAR","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7913,"Acronym":"BOOPAP","EngAbstract":"The Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP-SO) is a sustained, multidisciplinary observatory in the North Atlantic coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. For over 20 years the observatory has provided key time series datasets for analysing the effect of climate change on the open ocean and deep-sea ecosystems. It is part of Fixo3, a network of fixed oceanographic stations in the Atlantic Ocean. This buoy provides an excellent platform for OTN's buoys of opportunity loaner program which aims to increase the number and geographic distribution of tag detections within the North Atlantic. In collaboration with personnel at NOC, OTN installed 1 VR2W 69kHz acoustic receiver on the PAP mooring in 2017.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Buoys of Opportunity - Porcupine Abyssal Plain","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7914,"Acronym":"BOOPIRATA","EngAbstract":"The PIRATA project is a joint effort among Brazil, France, and the United States to collect oceanic and meteorological observations in the tropical Atlantic. Collaborating institutions are: the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA-PMEL), Brazilian Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), and French Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement. In 2013, OTN began providing VR2W receivers for deployment on PIRATA moorings to capture opportunistic acoustic detections.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Buoys of Opportunity - Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7915,"Acronym":"BOORAMA","EngAbstract":"The RAMA project is a joint effort among the United States, Japan, India, Indonesia, China, Africa, France, and Thailand to collect oceanic and meteorological observations in the historically data-sparse Indian Ocean to enhance monsoon research and forecasting.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Buoys of Opportunity - Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7959,"Acronym":"V2LCASP","EngAbstract":"The proposed project therefore builds on data from divers, NGOs and fishers to address key questions about residency and space use of *S. squatina*. The lack of knowledge around the timing and distances of movements in this species is hampering current efforts to establish and implement protection throughout the area. As such, the data from a deployment of year-round acoustic receivers will directly inform the Spanish Government's proposed management strategies for The Canaries. To our knowledge, this will be the first deployment of long-term tracking equipment for *S. squatina* providing essential data that will act as a baseline for future actions attempting to conserve this species.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Canaries Angel Shark Project - Tracking the spatial ecology of angel sharks in their last remaining stronghold","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8143,"Acronym":"CTN","EngAbstract":"The maritime coast of Catalonia is home to a large part of the biodiversity of the north-west of the Mediterranean, as well as a great diversity of habitats used by several emblematic species of high heritage and economic value that offer us a large number of services such as food, work and well-being, and protects us against global threats such as climate change. Despite the existing coastal management and conservation measures, knowing the movement of species, their use of the different habitats throughout their life cycle and the connectivity between habitats is a key factor for an integrated management throughout the territory that allow the conservation and sustainable exploitation of the coast and its resources.\nThe goals of the CTN are to install and maintain a long-term network of acoustic receivers as well as a mobile marine species tagging and recapture program to generate knowledge about species movement and marine connectivity along the entire Catalan coast.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Catalan Tracking Network","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7873,"Acronym":"CESB","EngAbstract":"We used acoustic telemetry to track the summer movements and seasonal migrations of individual sea bass in a large tidally and estuarine influenced coastal environment. We found that the vast majority of tagged sea bass displayed long-term residency (mean, 167 days) and inter-annual fidelity (93 percent return rate) to specific areas. We describe individual fish home ranges of 3km or less, and while fish clearly had core resident areas, there was movement of fish between closely located receivers. The combination of inter-annual fidelity to localised foraging areas makes sea bass very susceptible to local depletion; however, the designation of protected areas for sea bass may go a long way to ensuring the sustainability of this species.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy European Sea Bass Tracking","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8111,"Acronym":"WinMon.be_CPOD","EngAbstract":"In the framework of the assessment of the effects of the construction and operation of offshore wind farms on small cetaceans, the RBINS uses Passive Acoustic Monitoring Devices: porpoise detectors (C-PoDs and F-PoDs). The detector consists of a hydrophone, a processor, batteries and a digital timing and logging system, and has an autonomy of up to four months (www.chelonia.co.uk). Data obtained provide an indication of the presence of harbor porpoises in the vicinity of the device, up to a distance of approximately 300 m. Data obtained from one PoD can give an indication of presence/absence of porpoises, and can be compared to data obtained from PoDs moored at other locations – as such, the presence of porpoise in wind farm areas can be compared to the presence of porpoises in reference areas as well as compared throughout the year.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Cetacean passive acoustic sensor network in the Belgian Part of the North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7822,"Acronym":"RBVV2","EngAbstract":"This project is a collaboration between different institutes to establish a better connection between the salt Wadden Sea and fresh water zones for diadromous fish to freely migrate between the two. In this project we aim at: 1. reestablish a migration route between salt/fresh water barriers, 2. connect and restore freely migratable inland river systems and, 3. improve upstream habitats for spawning and juvenile fish. Different diadromous fish will be studies amongst which are: Atlantic eel, stickleback, shad, lamprey and flounder.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Clear way for fish 2","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8908,"Acronym":"TelePomiMer","EngAbstract":"Sea trout will be captured and tagged in the Bresle River at the Lieu-Dieu trap, located in the town of Beauchamps (80, France). Acoustic detections will occurred in i) Treport harbor Array (Bresle estuary) where 5 OP receivers have been deployed (OTN loan), ii) Dieppe/Le Tréport, Courseulles, Fécamp Offshore wind farms Array deployed in the context of FishOWF/FishOWF+, iii) and other potential OP acoustic array available in eastern English Channel
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0","StandardTitle":"Combined acoustic telemetry and DST data for sea trout migration monitoring in eastern English Channel (France)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6599,"Acronym":"Marble","EngAbstract":"Comparison of behavioural traits of endemic marble trout (Salmo marmoratus) and allochthonous rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was performed linking laboratory diadic contest results and in-situ radio telemetry tracking on Kanomljica River in Slovenia.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Comparative study of marble and rainbow trout behaviour in Kanomljica River","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6323,"Acronym":"MRTB","EngAbstract":"Comparison of behavioural traits of endemic marble trout (Salmo marmoratus) and allochthonous rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was performed linking laboratory diadic contest results and in-situ radio telemetry tracking on Kanomljica River in Slovenia.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Comparative study of marble and rainbow trout behaviour in Kanomljica River, Slovenia","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6390,"Acronym":"CONNECT-MED","EngAbstract":"In order to improve our ecological knowledge of key coastal species exploited in the Mediterranean Sea, the global objective of CONNECT-MED is to unravel the spatial ecology of the seabream (Sparus aurata), seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), the dreamfish (Sarpa salpa), european eel (Anguilla anguilla) and mullet (Mugil sp.), which together represent 50% of the total French artisanal fishery catch. For that purpose a regional network of 138 hydrophones (MARBEC and CEFREM-reseach laboratories), as well as temperature and salinity loggers, were deployed between 2017 and 2019 in coastal lagoons and at sea in the Gulf of Lion.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Connectivity of costal fish in the French Mediterranean","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8534,"Acronym":"CABECOU","EngAbstract":"The objective of the project is to better understand the relationship between the Berre pond (feeding area) and the reproduction sites located in the Calanque and the Côte Bleue for sea bream and sea bass, two species heavily exploited by artisanal fisheries.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Connectivity of sea bass and sea bream between feeding area and reproduction","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7960,"Acronym":"V2LCHASES","EngAbstract":"Brown trout may live the entire life in freshwater (resident trout) or occasionally migrate to sea (sea trout). In theory, individuals should migrate to sea if such behavior increases reproductive success. It has been shown, that migratory differences not only rely to resident or migratory individuals. Within a seaward migrating group of trout, large differences in distance migrated away from the river can often be found. Some stay close, while other migrates far away. In this project, we will aim to map physiologically differences between juvenile trout that become residents or migrate to sea and between short and long distance migratory sea trout. Seaward migration is a behavior that can be expected when the gain for the individual fish is higher than the cost. Consequently, one can expect that this behavior will be changed or disappear if sea conditions are so negative for sea trout that it loses reproductive potential by migrating to sea.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0","StandardTitle":"Consequences of land-use change and human activity on anadromous salmonids and the ecosystem services that they provide","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8640,"Acronym":"MustelusAsterias_NEA","EngAbstract":"The data is derived from the deployment of mark-recapture and electronic tags on starry smooth-hound (Mustelus asterias) in the North Sea and English Channel. Tags were deployed throughout the time period 2004 to 2018. Conventional Petersen disc and Data storage tags were attached to M. asterias between 2004 - 2018 around the southern UK coast. All tagging of M. asterias was funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund project code ENG 1395.
","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Conventional and electronic telemetry data for starry smooth-hound Mustelus asterias in the northeast Atlantic","doi":"https://doi.org/10.14466/CefasDataHub.113","vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6552,"Acronym":"KAU-SLU","EngAbstract":"The aim of this project was to investigate spawning migration of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in the lower Dalälven river system.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Dalälven Salmon Spawning Migration","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6553,"Acronym":"DSM","EngAbstract":"The aim of this project was to investigate migration survival of Atlantic salmon and Sea-run Brown trout smolt in the lower Dalälven river system.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Dalälven Smolt Migration 2020","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8412,"Acronym":"Danish_Straits","EngAbstract":"Acoustic receivers deployed to track the movement between the Kattegat and the Baltic Sea (Lillebælt, Storebælt, Øresund). This infrastructure has been deployed since 2018, but is continuing within the framework of the EU-funded STRAITS project.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Danish Straits Acoustic Infrastructure","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6350,"Acronym":"Danube Sturgeons","EngAbstract":"Sturgeons are perhaps the most iconic species of the Danube. The remaining four sturgeon species utilize the river for spawning, and the three anadromous species perform long migrations between the Black Sea and spawning grounds far upstream. Thus connectivity along the river is a major issue for sturgeons.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Danube Sturgeons","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8995,"Acronym":"BristolChannelSalmon","EngAbstract":"Data collection on status, habitat use and migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the Bristol Channel and affluent rivers, from 2020 ongoing.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Data collection on status, habitat use and migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the Bristol Channel, 2020-ongoing.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8996,"Acronym":"BristolChannelSeaTrout","EngAbstract":"Data collection on status, habitat use and migration of Sea trout (Salmo trutta) in the Bristol Channel and affluent rivers, from 2020 ongoing.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Data collection on status, habitat use and migration of Sea trout (Salmo trutta) in the Bristol Channel, 2020-ongoing.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9003,"Acronym":"BristolChannelShad","EngAbstract":"Data collection on status, habitat use and migration of Twaite shad (Alosa fallax) in the Bristol Channel and affluent rivers, from 2023 ongoing.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Data collection on status, habitat use and migration of Twaite shad (Alosa fallax) in the Bristol Channel, 2023-ongoing.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7872,"Acronym":"BFTDK","EngAbstract":"In 1930-50 bluefin tuna were commertially fished in Denmark and Sweeden, but catches gradually dissapear in the next decades. Same happened to sport fishing. After decades of absence, bluefin tuna have recently been sighted again in the Northeastern Atlantic, inter alia off the coast of Bohuslän and in the Skagerrak and Kattegat. In 2016 and 2017, large schools of several hundred large individuals were observed. These adult fish hunted mackerel and herring during late summer and autumn. The reasons for the return and origin of the bluefin tuna in the North Sea-Skagerrak-Kattegat are unknown. This project will use electronic tags to help understand its migration patterns and behavior, avoid unwanted bycatch and support sustainable management of the stock. Attaching long life acoustic tags holds the potential to observe transatlantic migration as well as repeatability of the migratory pattern, by using the OTN network of receivers.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Decadal tracking of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6067,"Acronym":"DAK","EngAbstract":"Studie of migrating eel from two areas in the Netherlands","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Decentralized Eel Management through Knowledge","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6331,"Acronym":"DZ","EngAbstract":"The migration of silver eel was studied near two pumping stations in Delfzijl, The Netherlands, during 2014-2015","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Delfzijl 2014-2015","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8910,"Acronym":"Carlingford","EngAbstract":"As part of the Northeast Atlantic Marine Tracking Network project (NorTrack), acoustic receivers will be deployed in Carlingford Lough to detect the movements of acoustically tagged fish species.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Deployment of acoustic receivers in Carlingford Lough as part of the NorTrack project","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8911,"Acronym":"Inner_Foyle","EngAbstract":"The deployment of acoustic receivers to detect the movements of acoustically tagged fish species in inner Lough Foyle.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Deployment of acoustic receivers in inner Lough Foyle","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8912,"Acronym":"Outer_Foyle","EngAbstract":"The deployment of acoustic receivers to detect the movements of acoustically tagged fish species in outer Lough Foyle.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Deployment of acoustic receivers in outer Lough Foyle","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8914,"Acronym":"Foyle_Catchment","EngAbstract":"The deployment of acoustic receivers to detect the movements of acoustically tagged fish species in rivers feeding into Lough Foyle.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Deployment of acoustic receivers in rivers within the Foyle Catchment","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8913,"Acronym":"SEAMONITOR_ARRAY","EngAbstract":"As part of the Strategic Infrastructure for Improved Animal Tracking in European Seas (STRAITS) project, an acoustic telemetry array will be deployed across the North Channel to monitor the movements of acoustically tagged fish and assess patterns of connectivity, migration, and habitat use.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Deployment of an acoustic array in the North Channel as part of the STRAITS project","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8073,"Acronym":"MOS","EngAbstract":"This project investigated the movement behavior, passage choice, hindrance time, and survival of downstream migrating Atlantic salmon smolt after the removal of one hydropower station. Receivers were placed throughout the lower 35 km of river, with two high residency (HR) receiver arrays and two low residency arrays within the spill gates and turbine intakes of the two lower-most hydropower stations. 120 individuals were tagged with V5 acoustic tags. ","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Downstream migration of Atlantic slamon smolts in Mörrumsån River","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6455,"Acronym":"2014_Nene","EngAbstract":"There is a paucity of data to assess escapement rates of silver eel from Anglian Northern Rivers. Since eel regulations were introduced in 2007 technology has improved to assist with gaining estimates of this. The River Nene holds a significant eel population; it is also one of the most modified and heavily regulated rivers in the UK. By assessing silver eel migration down the Nene system and subsequent escapement to the North Sea important information on the rivers capability to produce silver eels that are capable of contributing to the spawning stock can be discerned. This will feed back into local and national eel management plans when targeting future eel habitat improvement schemes. Eels used in this study were captured, tagged and released to complete their downstream journey. They were tracked using remote telemetry sensors at set locations at in-river structures.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Downstream migration of silver eel Anguilla anguilla in the River Nene in 2014","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/732"},{"DasID":6535,"Acronym":"life4fish","EngAbstract":"Hydropower plants can cause severe impacts on migrating fish, ranging from delays to physical damage leading to mortality. In the Life-project 'life4fish' the impact of six hydropower plants on downstream migrating silver European eels (Anguilla anguilla) are studied. The project contains three steps. In a first step, the reference status is studied by identifying the proportion of eels successfully passing the hydropower plants. Subsequently, three mitigation measures are tested: electrical fences and bubble curtains to deviate the eels from the turbines and the development of prediction models combined with turbine management. Finally the output of these measures will be integrated in the river stretch with the six hydropower plants and the overal efficacy will be tested.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Downstream migration of silver eel Anguilla anguilla in the River Meuse in relation to six hydropower plants","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8101,"Acronym":"2019_Lake_Anundsjo","EngAbstract":"The researchers investigated the efficiency of smolt downstream migration in the lake that feeds the Anundsjo hydropower plant (Bredbyn, Sweden). Specifically the migration speeds and routes were evaluated and the predation risk was estimated. The lake contains a debris catcher and a fish guidance screen that should guide fish to a fish ladder that by-passes the hydropower plant. Sixty hatchery reared salmon smolts were surgically implanted with VEMCO V5 acoustic transmitters to study their downstream migration behavior. Forty of them were released in the river upstream of the lake and the hydropower plant and 20 smolts were released downstream of the hydropower plant in the residual flow of the lake. Only half of the released fishes reached the lake. Thirty five per cent of them entered the hydropower plant and were not observed downstream. The others were predated in the lake. None of the fishes found the entrance to the fish ladder. The results were used to advise local managers. ","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Downstream smolt migration in a Swedish lake","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6563,"Acronym":"Drentsche Aa eel","EngAbstract":"Studie of migrating eel migrating from the Drentsche Aa along the Eems canal towards Sea, prov of Groningen and Drenthe","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Drentsche Aa eel","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6564,"Acronym":"Drie Delfzijlen","EngAbstract":"Studie of migrating eel passing pumping station Drie Delfzijlen in Delfzijl, the Netherlands","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Drie Delfzijlen","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8389,"Acronym":"DuskMaro","EngAbstract":"The STRAITGIB project will develop a network in southern Europe of acoustic receivers. With the collaboration of IEO the University of Algarve and Csic has allowed the funding of a small-scale pilot systems of receivers network. This collaboration began in 2021. Four target species have been chosen. The blue fin tuna and the croaker, because are species with a high economic importance. They are great migrators on a global and regional scale. The eel has been chosen because it is endangered population. The fourth specie is the blue crab, invasive species with great impact on the fishing sector. Ifapa ( Andalusian institute of agriculture. Fisheries research and training ) worked during the 2012 and 2013 in the Jacumar ( National marine culture advisory board) proyect “Proposals and improvements for the design of marine repopulation plans”
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Dusky grouper's resettlement - Acoustic telemetry in Maro-Cerro Gordo's cliffs","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6565,"Acronym":"VPS Duurswold","EngAbstract":"VPS studie of migrating eel passing pumping station Duurswold in Delfzijl, the Netherlands","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Duurswold","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6290,"Acronym":"EMMN","EngAbstract":"To study the migratory behaviour in wild northern European silver eel Anguilla anguilla during sea entry and early marine migration, 32 individuals were tagged with acoustic transmitters and registered at four automatic listening station arrays from the mouth of the north Norwegian River Alta and throughout the Alta Fjord. The European eel entered the fjord during all parts of the tidal cycle and did not seem to utilize the outgoing tidal currents. They migrated mainly during the night, in both the river mouth and the fjord. On average, they spent 2.7 days travelling from the river mouth to the outermost array, 31 km from the river mouth, corresponding to an average migratory speed of 0.5 km/h. The European eel generally migrated in the central part of the fjord and in the uppermost 10–25% of the water column, but with frequent dives to greater depths. Already 4 km after sea entry, European eel were observed diving deeper than 130 m within 20–30 min periods. Hence, this study demonstrated that European eel may perform an active diving behaviour during the early marine migration. The study took place in a pristine area with a minimum of anthropogenic interventions and by individuals from a population still uninfected by the introduced parasite Anguillicoloides crassus. The results may therefore be used as a baseline for future studies of the European eel early marine migration.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Early marine migration of European silver eel in northern Norway","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8794,"Acronym":"Salmon_migration_eastern_Greenland","EngAbstract":"Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is an anadromous species with important feeding areas in the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean. The whereabouts are scarcely documented and acoustic telemetry is a powerful method to increase knowledge. Tagging of Salmon with acoustic transmitters are widespread and this pilot system is setup so it will detect all open access code sets.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Eastern Greenland Tracking of Atlantic salmon","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8449,"Acronym":"Pelfish","EngAbstract":"Echosounder data (upward looking echosounder moored on the seafloor) from project BAR \"Veerkracht voor de kustvloot en het klein vlootsegment, en duurzame economische dragers in Vlaamse kustvisserijgemeenschappen, post-Brexit\".
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Echosounder monitoring for spatial and temporal distribution assessment of pelagic fish species in the BPNS","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5928,"Acronym":"BECORV","EngAbstract":"Meagre, Argyrosomus regius, is an important resource for local fishing communities \nalong the Atlantic coast, from France to Mauritania. Growing concerns that it might\nbe under overexploitation threat are consubstantiated by its aggregating spawning\nbehaviour, possible population fragmentation, and fast historical collapses of similarly\nlarge-bodied sciaenids. This project aims at providing a clear answer to this concern: do\nmeagre Atlantic populations depend on very few sites where they aggregate to spawn?\nWe will use a multidisciplinary approach combining telemetry, genomics and modelling\nto map the spatial ecology and the (spawning) Essential Fish Habitat, and to explore\nquestions of natal phylopatry and/or adaptiveness, connectivity between populations,\nand potential impacts of climate change on their capacity to adapt to spawning habitat\nchange. This information will be key to assess current and future threats, and should\nsupply solid management guidelines for iconic species.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Ecological bases for sustainable management of meagre","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8991,"Acronym":"Eel_behaviour_portarea_lagoon","EngAbstract":"Since 2018, an acoustic camera monitors the escapement of silver eels in the channel of Port la Nouvelle that is linking the lagoon of Bages-Sigean to the sea. During the migration period, we observed that some of the eels are moving towards the lagoon. As acoustic camera images do not allow to differentiate between yellow eels (which remain in the lagoons to grow) and silver eels (future spawners that escape from the lagoons to the Mediterranean Sea), a telemetry study was set up to determine if these eels could be yellow eels that reside mainly in the port and occasionally move to the lagoon or reside mainly in the lagoon and occasionally move to the port.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Eel (Anguilla anguilla) behaviour in a port area of a Mediterranean lagoon","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8988,"Acronym":"Eel_behaviour_enclosure_lagoon","EngAbstract":"Lagoons are important habitats for eels and needs to be included in the stock assessment models. But due to their salinity, traditional electrofishing method to estimate densities cannot be used and other methods need to be tested. The objective of this project is to test the enclosure method in a Mediterranean lagoon in order to determine whether this method is applicable for assessing eel densities in lagoon environments. To do this, the system's airtightness was tested using an acoustic network that allows the positioning of tagged eels on a fine scale (VEMCO VPS positioning system). The purpose of this work is to determine, based on the results, whether this method can be applied more widely to other lagoon systems and under what conditions.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Eel (Anguilla anguilla) behaviour in an enclosure in a Mediterranean lagoon","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6057,"Acronym":"Eel source to sea","EngAbstract":"International German and Dutch receivernetwork aimed at tracking fishmigration at the river Ems","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Eelmigration from source to sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6325,"Acronym":"EKI","EngAbstract":"The migration of silver eel and river lamprey was studied in Groningen and Drenthe, The Netherlands, in 2009-2010. Eels were released in the Eems Canal upstream Garmerswolde, river lamprey In Delfzijl","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Eemskanaal I, 2009-2010","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6326,"Acronym":"EKII","EngAbstract":"The migration of silver eel and river lamprey was studied in Groningen and Drenthe, The Netherlands, during 2010-2012. Eels were released in the Eems Canal upstream Garmerswolde, river lamprey In Delfzij","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Eemskanaal II, 2010-2012","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6327,"Acronym":"EKIII","EngAbstract":"The migration of silver eel was studied in Groningen and Drenthe, The Netherlands, in 2011-2012. Eels were released in the Hunze and de Drentsche Aa.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Eemskanaal III, 2011-2012","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5915,"Acronym":"Aberdeen 2017","EngAbstract":"A vemco VPS array of 40 receivers was deployed to monitor fish movements in a 5 square kilometre area out with a harbour development. Sound monitoring of dredging occurring in the vicinity will be compared to fish behaviour to determine if there is an effect. Fish were tagged with depth and temperature sensor tags also.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Effect of marine dredging on the behaviour of returning Atlantic salmon","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8081,"Acronym":"FISHOWF","EngAbstract":"The objective of the FISHOWF project is to monitor occupancy patterns and movements of fish species at different spatial scales to identify effects of offshore wind farms. In the Channel and Atlantic Ocean, several species of sharks and rays are monitored as well as large crustaceans. In the Mediterranean sea, large pelagic fish are monitored such as blue shark, juvenile bluefin tuna, sea bass","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0","StandardTitle":"Effective monitoring strategies to identify and evaluate effects of offshore wind farms and their export cables on fish communities","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6555,"Acronym":"PhD_Goossens","EngAbstract":"European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) movement data from electronic tags, deployed in the Belgian Part of the North Sea and the Scheldt Estuary. Vemco Acoustic Data Storage Tags (ADST) are used (69kHz), resulting in both acoustic telemetry and archival data. Dataset gathered in the framework of the PhD project of Jolien Goossens.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Electronic tagging dataset of European seabass in the southern North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8347,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Acoustic telemetry dataset of 63 European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, tagged and tracked in the port of Zeebrugge (Belgium) from 2018 to 2022.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"European seabass acoustic telemetry dataset Port of Zeebrugge","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/609"},{"DasID":8850,"Acronym":"MOVE_CCMAR_ANIMALS","EngAbstract":"The existing European network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) mainly consists of small, isolated zones, often inadequately designed to account for the mobility and ecological fitness of predatory fish. MOVE seeks to address this by evaluating the movement patterns—or \"movescapes\"—of these species, providing crucial data for the design of more effective, connected MPA networks. MOVE's primary goal is to improve the conservation and sustainability of coastal predatory fish populations across Europe, thereby strengthening the resilience of coastal social-ecological systems. By mapping movement patterns and assessing ecological connections, the project will provide actionable insights to inform MPA management and broader conservation strategies.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0","StandardTitle":"Evaluating the movescapes of predatory fish using acoustic telemetry in Southwestern Portugal","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8417,"Acronym":"COREMAR","EngAbstract":"In this project, we will apply recent technological advances in tracking marine species (acoustic telemetry) to study the movement patterns and behaviour of six species vulnerable to fishing activities and evaluate the functioning and connectivity of the network of Marine Reserves in the Balearic Islands. On the one hand, we will study the degree of connectivity between three reserves located in the southwest of Mallorca. On the other hand, we will assess the initial ecological effects and the effectiveness of a recently created reserve in Menorca.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Balearic Islands Marine Reserve Network: connectivity and behavior of vulnerable fish species.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6339,"Acronym":"ELB","EngAbstract":"Lumpfish, Cyclopterys lumpus, are famous for their cuteness, their odd shape and their large sucker disk which they use to attach to substrates. Lumpfish have however been declining since the mid-1980s, likely as a result of overexploitation, as they are targeted by fisheries where females are killed to harvest their roe. The lumpfish migrate to coastal zones to spawn, but where they go after spawning remains unknown. In fact, we have little knowledge about their biology and behavioral patterns. We therefore tagged 31 lumpfish with data storage tags on the northeast coast of Denmark, and investigated their behavior.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Exploring lumpfish behaviour","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8993,"Acronym":"HinkleyFineScaleArray2025","EngAbstract":"Fine scale acoustic telemetry array active between March and September 2025. The array was deployed to track movements of Atlantic salmon and twaite shad around the Nuclear Plant Hinkley Point C water intakes, before and after the deployment of Acoustic Deterant Devices.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Fine scale acoustic telemetry array deployed around Hinkley Point C water intakes in 2025","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8994,"Acronym":"HinkleyFineScaleArray2026","EngAbstract":"Fine scale acoustic telemetry array active between March and September 2026. The array was deployed to track fish movements of Atlantic salmon and Twaite shad around the Nuclear Plant Hinkley Point C water intakes.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Fine scale acoustic telemetry array deployed around Hinkley Point C water intakes in 2026.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8870,"Acronym":"Finescale_Helgoland","EngAbstract":null,"License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Fine-scale multispecies acoustic telemetry positioning system data at MarGate, Helgoland, Germany","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6288,"Acronym":"MacFish","EngAbstract":"Submerged macrophytes play an important role beyond that of primary production, as they provide increased structural complexity and niche potentials for fish. However, most of the scientific attention on habitat use in fish and the influence of macrophytes have been given to small and shallow lakes, where the vegetated areas are well-developed and the availability of a large deep water refugium is absent or limited. Our goal was to gain a detailed understanding of the structuring effect the submerged macrophytes have on fish communities in deep lakes. In order to achieve this, we contrasted two newly formed deep lakes of similar size and colonization history, but one with and the other without submerged macrophytes. We used the latest developments in high-resolution positioning telemetry to assess individual habitat use and activity patterns in the different species of the multispecies assemblages in the two lakes – Lake Most and Lake Milada.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Finescale multispecies telemetry on Lakes Most and Milada in 2015-2016","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6322,"Acronym":"IGH","EngAbstract":"Historically, three long migratory / anadromous species of sturgeons, used to migrate as far as Regensburg, Germany (at rKm 2375) for spawning of adults and nursery of young sturgeons.Spawning grounds of sturgeons located on the gravely bottom branches of the Schüttinsel / Szigetköz inner delta, downstream of Bratislava, and fishing sites for sturgeons upstream of Komárom, in Hungary (rKm 1767), were famous during the Middle Ages. Iron Gate (IG) gorges were very famous for their fishing sites for sturgeons. Longitudinal continuity of the Danube River at IG (roughly 950 Km from the Black Sea) has been successively blocked by construction of hydropower (HP) dams IG I (completed in year 1974) (rKm 943) and IG II (completed in year 1984) (rKm 863). None of the dams was foreseen with fish passage facilities. The project aims to identify it the sturgeons are still migrating up to IG II dam and their behavior close to the dam using acoustic telemetry equipments.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Fish behaviour preparatory study at Iron Gate Hydropower dams and reservoirs","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7853,"Acronym":"VVV","EngAbstract":"This project aims at connecting the Dutch Wadden Sea with the Lauwersmeer lake and the inland rivers and streams for diadromous migratory fish species. Towards both an ecological and economically robust future for fish as well as local fisherman. Sea trout is one of the species of interest for this study.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Fish for connection","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7860,"Acronym":"Fish_Mig_Wad_Sea","EngAbstract":"This project contains several local studies focussed on tracking the migration patterns of various fish species in rivers and streams connected to the Wadden Sea. The aim of these studies is to assess how well those waters are functioning as fish migration routes. \r\nFrom early 2021 through 2025 juvenile and adult specimens of migratory species, like Eel, Ide, River lamprey, and Seatrout, will be surgically equipped with acoustic tags (VEMCO V7-V13). Results will ultimately provide insights into the effects of barriers and other challenges for migratory fish species in rivers and stream connected to the Wadden Sea.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0","StandardTitle":"Fish migration from source to Waddensea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8382,"Acronym":"FISP","EngAbstract":"Tracking pollock, black bream and elasmobranchs in collaboration with recreational angling charter businesses to inform sustainable fisheries management
","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Fisheries Industry Science Partnership","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7881,"Acronym":"FISHINTEL","EngAbstract":"Temporary acoustic receiver network to implement EBFM (Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management) in 7 pilot sites across the FCE (France Channel England) area (3 in France, 3 in the UK, and 1 in Belgium), targeting the distribution and habitat use of seabass, pollack, crawfish, and bluefin tuna.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Fisheries Innovation for sustainable SHared INTerchannEL resources (FISH INTEL)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6601,"Acronym":"FpassZALESA_20_21","EngAbstract":"Fish pass assessment in Zalesa River (Lithuania) after construction of pool and weir fish pass. Target species- Salmo trutta in year 2020. Evaluation will cover 4 migratory seasons (spring and autumn) over 2 years. Migratory fish movements to Curonian lagoon and Baltic sea also monitored.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Fishpass evaluation in Zalesa river 2020-2021","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6560,"Acronym":"Flatfish","EngAbstract":"In this field study the potential to tag several flatfish species was tested (i.e. Pleuronectes platessa, Limanda limanda and Microstomus kitt) using existing receiver setups in an offshore wind farm (.e. Belwind) in the Belgian part of the North Sea and an estuary (ie. Westernscheldt) in the Netherlands. Acoustic tags from Vemco were used, type V8. Tagging was performed external.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Flatfish","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7967,"Acronym":"V2LGOL","EngAbstract":"The CONNECT-MED project is a 3-year research project (2019-2021) conducted by UMR MARBEC (IFREMER). The aim of this project is to study the movements of sea bream (Sparus aurata) and the Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) between lagoons and the sea in the Gulf of Lion. Each year these species perform a particular migration cycle, and the lagoon environment plays a central role in this migration (for exemple the sea breams enter the lagoons in the spring and remain there all summer to feed and grow before breeding in winter at sea).","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Following migration of Seabream (Sparus aurata) and Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Mediterranean Sea by acoustic telemetry methods to determine home ranges of the populations of the Gulf of Lion inhabiting the Palavasian ponds","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6333,"Acronym":"2013_Foyle","EngAbstract":"The unimpeded downstream movement patterns and migration success of small female and male Anguilla anguilla through a catchment in north-west Europe were studied using an acoustic hydrophone array along the River Finn and into the Foyle Estuary in Ireland.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Freshwater and coastal migration patterns in the silver-stage eel Anguilla anguilla","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6328,"Acronym":"FL","EngAbstract":"The migration of silver eel was studied near four pumping stations in Friesland, The Netherlands, during 2011-2012","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Friesland 2011-2012","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6591,"Acronym":"MICHIMIT","EngAbstract":"The invasive Chinese mitten crab is a freshwater species, however, for its reproduction it is dependent on salt water. Therefore, adult Chinese mitten crabs migrate during autumn from their freshwater habitat towards the sea via the River Scheldt. Through acoustic telemetry we hope to uncover the timing of this migration, their migration speed and the timing and place of reproduction (does it take place in the Scheldt Estuary or in the North Sea?). This information is valuable to have a better understanding of the ecology and lifecycle of this species in its invasive range, but could possibly be used for management purposes as well.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"From non-tidal to tidal environments: movement behaviour of Chinese mitten crabs on downstream spawning migration","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/726"},{"DasID":5875,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This PhD research investigates the fundamental relations between spatiotemporal fish behaviour and hydraulic conditions in anthropogenically impacted streams. The data in this dataset are collected by an acoustic VEMCO Positioning System (VPS) in an area of around three hectares direct upstream of a shipping lock complex and the inlet of a hydropower station. The aim of the VPS study is to evaluate the effect of the shipping lock and the hydropower station on the downstream migration behaviour of silver eel (Anguilla anguilla) and salmon smolts (Salmo salar) by linking fish behaviour to hydraulics. The shipping lock is located in Kwaadmechelen (Ham, Flanders, Belgium) at the Albert Canal connecting the river Meuse with the Port of Antwerp.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","StandardTitle":"Fundamental relations between spatiotemporal eel and salmon smolt behaviour and hydraulic conditions in anthropogenically impacted streams, the Albert canal (Flanders, Belgium)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7883,"Acronym":"GTN","EngAbstract":"The Galician Tracking Network represents the first attempt to establish a long-term monitoring network of acoustic receivers in NW Spain. This project complement current initiatives in the area, like MOBEIA (see ETN network projects, Alonso-Fernández et al. 2019).\r\nThe array was established as a result of the international project ATLAZUL (Interreg V-A España Portugal, POCTEP, 2014-2020). The array is composed by 6 fixed stations located along the Galician coast and installed in the platforms managed by the regional meteorological institution METEOGALICIA (https://www.meteogalicia.gal/). All these platforms are equipped with a set of oceanographic sensors (temperature, salinity, etc.). The array uses THELMA Biotel receivers (69 and 71 kHz).\r\nThis array represents the unique permanent acoustic array deployed in a coastal ecosystems off NW Spain.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Galician (NW Spain) acoustic Tracking Network","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6566,"Acronym":"VPS Garmerwolde","EngAbstract":"VPS studie of migrating eel passing a waste water treatment plant at Garmerwolde along the Eems canal, prov of Groningen","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Garmerwolde","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8310,"Acronym":"v2lgac","EngAbstract":"To address knowledge gaps on behavioral differences or temperature preferences between the morphs or about the duration of the marine migration or distance traveled away from the home watercourse, we will combine acoustic telemetry and genomics to quantify variation in temperature preferences and movement behaviour, and the extent of marine habitat use of anadromous Arctic Charr. This project will to our knowledge be the first one using acoustic telemetry in Greenland.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Greenland Arctic charr 2021-2022","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7862,"Acronym":"SrivEMed","EngAbstract":"The spatial ecology of an invasive herbivorous fish, the rivulated rabbitfish (Siganus rivulatus) in its invaded range, the Mediterranean Sea. Fish movement was studied through a continuous acoustic tracking system from 2013 to 2014 in stations along the Mediterranean Israeli coast.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Habitat use of S. rivulatus in the Eastern Mediterranean","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7861,"Acronym":"SrivAqab","EngAbstract":"The spatial ecology of an invasive herbivorous fish, the rivulated rabbitfish (Siganus rivulatus) in its native range, the Read Sea. Fish movement was studied through a continuous acoustic tracking system from 2013 to 2014 in stations along the Israeli part of the Gulf of Aqaba.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Habitat use of S. rivulatus in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8639,"Acronym":"Haringvliet2023-2026","EngAbstract":"The network is shared between Wageningen Marine Research and Sportvisserij Nederland. It covers the Haringvlietdam, Maasmond and Rhine and Meuse River basins. The network has been deployed to study large migrating fish through the Haringvlietdam (Melanie Meijer zu Schlochtern) and to study sturgeon migration and habitat use (Niels Brevé).
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Haringvlietdam - Rhine-Meuse Delta Acoustic Network","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8981,"Acronym":"NETFISH_ARRAY","EngAbstract":"The main objective of this project is to investigate the behavior of rocky reef fish species that structure an ecosystem, in relation to their acoustic and physical environment. This experimental, in situ approach will make it possible to identify how a fish community responds to external disturbances and to assess its level of resilience. For this end a high-frequency acoustic telemetry receiver array was stablished in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"High-frequency acoustic telemetry array in the northwestern Mediterranean sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8982,"Acronym":"NETFISH_ANIMALS","EngAbstract":"The main objective of this project is to investigate the behavior of rocky reef fish species that structure an ecosystem, in relation to their acoustic and physical environment. This experimental, in situ approach will make it possible to identify how a fish community responds to external disturbances and to assess its level of resilience. Based on an acoustic tagging approach of individuals from 11 species, a series of analyses will be conducted to examine the individual, intra- and interspecific processes that influence rocky reef fish communities.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"High-frequency acoustic telemetry data for rocky reef fishes in the northwestern Mediterranean sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6596,"Acronym":"JSATS-PalmaBay-2019","EngAbstract":"High-resolution acoustic telemetry experiment to study the population-level movement ecology of small coastal fishes using the JSATS system (Lotek Wireless Inc.). An array of 70 WHS4250L receivers were placed covering a relatively small study area (12.5 ha). A total of 330 individuals (mostly pearly razorfish, Xyrichtys novacula) were tagged with L-AMT series transmitters and monitored for periods ranging from 7 to 200 days, between May and September 2019.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"High-resolution tracking of a coastal fish society in the Palma Bay (Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5932,"Acronym":"ARAISOLA03","EngAbstract":"A specific study has been carried out for the first time in the Capo Gallo - Isola delle Femmine MPA (Sicily, western Mediterranean) to investigate the homing capability and daily home range of wild P. elephas by means of ultrasonic telemetry. Lobster movements were monitored using an array of 15 automated receivers with the main purpose of: (i) calculate the horizontal and vertical positions of lobsters through time, (ii) analyze movement patterns to evaluate their homing behavior and (iii) calculate their daily home range (minimum convex polygon, MCP 100%).","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Homing and home range of wild spiny lobsters in Western Mediterranean Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6568,"Acronym":"Hunze and Aa's","EngAbstract":"Studie of migrating river lamprey migrating from Delfzijl towards the prov of Drenthe (Drentsche Aa) along the Eems canal, prov of Groningen and Drenthe","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Hunze and Aa's","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6567,"Acronym":"Hunze eel","EngAbstract":"Studie of migrating eel migrating from the Hunze along the Eems canal towards Sea, prov of Groningen and Drenthe","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Hunze eel","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8690,"Acronym":"ICOD_animals","EngAbstract":"The ICOD project was undertaken in the years 2017-2021. During these years a total of 558 cod were sourced from five different spawning grounds, tagged with telemetry tags and released annually in the years 2017- 2019 in a fjord-complex in mid – Norway in the Smøla region. Subsequent movement was monitored by a grid of receivers placed at these focal spawning grounds and adjacent salmon farms.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"ICOD project: acoustic telemetry data of cod to monitor interaction between spawning grounds and salmon farms in mid-Norway.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8689,"Acronym":"ICOD_receiver_array","EngAbstract":"The ICOD project was undertaken in the years 2017-2021. During these years a total of 558 cod were sourced from five different spawning grounds, tagged with telemetry tags and released annually in the years 2017- 2019 in a fjord-complex in mid – Norway in the Smøla region. Subsequent movement was monitored by a grid of receivers placed at these focal spawning grounds and adjacent salmon farms.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"ICOD project: receiver array data to monitor interaction between cod spawning grounds and salmon farms in mid-Norway.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5916,"Acronym":"Conon 2017","EngAbstract":"Juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts were tracked through two lakes impounded by large hydropower dams, and one natural standing water located in the River Conon system. Eighty smolts were tagged with acoustic transmitters and were tracked for an eight-week period from May to June 2017. High mortality rates were found between the river release location and the three lakes; Loch Garve (25% km-1), Loch Meig (28% km-1) and Loch Achonachie (10% km-1) which was likely the result of predation. Modelling showed that successful lake migration was lower if the lake was impounded, and if individuals were migrating earlier in the study period. Modelling found that successful migration (river release to estuary) was lower if the lake was impounded, and if fish were travelling in smaller release groups.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Impact of impounded waterbodies on Atlantic salmon smolt migration","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6385,"Acronym":"2014_Frome","EngAbstract":"There are estimated to be about 26,000 locations where a hydropower turbine could produce electricity in the UK. Previous studies on larger hydropower schemes have indicated that the potential environmental impacts of such schemes include: changes in fish population structure; habitat alterations; loss of crucial spawning and nursery habitat; loss of biological diversity; modifications to water quality and hydrological regimes; barriers to fish migration, and disruption of longitudinal connectivity. There are concerns that small hydroelectric schemes may cause similar environmental problems and any impacts may potentially lead to changes in fish population dynamics and thus, deterioration of the river ecological status, which contravenes obligations under the EU Water Framework Directive to achieve good ecological status or potential in all surface water and ground water in all Member States (European Commission Directive 2000). These small hydroelectric schemes may cause direct mortalities to fish (e.g. where fish encounter turbines) and/or indirect mortalities (e.g. where delays to migration make fish more vulnerable to predation). However, there appears to be an acute lack of hard evidence about the impacts of run-of-river schemes on fish passage at single structures, the potential cumulative impacts of a series of structures throughout a river basin, and on the freshwater ecosystem. This limited understanding compromises our ability to develop effective mitigation measures based on sound science, or to conduct the cost-benefit analyses necessary to balance the advantages of renewable energy developments against their potential impacts on fish populations and freshwater communities. In this study, the migration behaviour of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) was studied by means of acoustic telemetry in relation to an in-river hydropower station in the River Frome. The results of this study can provide information that will form the basis for advice on the impacts of small in-river hydropower schemes on migratory species.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Impacts of in-river hydropower production on European eel in the River Frome, southern UK","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/733"},{"DasID":5929,"Acronym":"INFORBIOMARES","EngAbstract":"Our goal is to provide information of the spatial ecology of Octopus vulgaris, Dicentrarchus labrax and some elasmobranchs (species yet to be defined)","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Information and monitoring systems: conservation and management of species and marine habitats in the Arrábida MPA","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9006,"Acronym":"Eel_escapement_and_habitat_use_Orbetello_lagoon","EngAbstract":"The overall aim of the project is to evaluate the role of acoustic telemetry in improving the assessment of the European eel, with a focus on the Mediterranean stock, for which recent assessments highlight coastal lagoons as key habitats. The selected pilot site is the Orbetello Lagoon (Italy), one of the largest basins in the western Mediterranean, where eel fishing has significant economic and cultural importance. Acoustic telemetry is combined with a mark–recapture survey to quantify silver eel escapement from the lagoon. In addition, yellow eels were tagged to investigate habitat use and seasonal spatial behaviour. A total of 11 receivers (NexTrak R1) were deployed, and 250 eels were tagged with Innovasea transmitters selected according to animal size (V9, V8, and V7). The results will help refine population estimates and validate key assumptions and the accuracy of the Mediterranean eel stock assessment model (ESAM 3.0), supporting the definition of management measures to regulate fishing activities
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Integrating telemetry data from an Italian lagoon into the European eel stock assessment","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5917,"Acronym":"Skye 2017","EngAbstract":"The rapid development of acoustic telemetry techniques and its application to coastal and more offshore environments now allows us to address questions that were previously technically difficult, in the more challenging marine environments (Hussey et al. 2015). In this study we will use acoustic telemetry to address a large number of critically important questions, with real application to management relating to the behaviour of anadromous Salmo trutta (sea trout) in the coastal environment.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Interactions between seatrout and Aquaculture","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7854,"Acronym":"CANAPE","EngAbstract":"CANAPE is an Interreg project aimed at peatland restoration. The project will engage with key stakeholders in order to improve peatland management across the North Sea Region. On a local scale, we aim at analyzing the use of Frisian lakes and river systems use by bream in a peatland region of the Northern Netherlands.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"INTERREG_CANAPE_Creating A New Approach To Peatland Ecosystems","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6633,"Acronym":"KBTN","EngAbstract":"Acoustic receiver network in the southern coastal Baltic Sea (Kalmarsound). The network makes use of different types of Tehlma and Vemco receivers, listening at 69kHz","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Kalmar Baltic Tracking Network","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8760,"Acronym":"Kattegat_Islands","EngAbstract":"Acoustic receivers deployed to track the movement of species around the Kattegat Sea. This array will extend the already existing Danish Straits. The primary aim is to track elasmobranchs in the region, but the array is expected to detect Atlantic bluefin tuna, cod, mackerel, European eel and sea trout, among others.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Kattegat Islands Array","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7925,"Acronym":"KERG","EngAbstract":"Study of the process of colonization (e.g. demography, habitat use, movement patterns and range expansion) of salmonid fishes in the Kerguelen islands, in the absence of confounding factors such as inter-specific competition with native fish species and human activities.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Kerguelen Brown Trout Tracking - Behaviour of brown trout in marine environments and in the exploration of pristine rivers on the colonization front","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6330,"Acronym":"KWZ","EngAbstract":"The migration of several species was studied near the sluice complex of Kornwerderzand, which stands between Lake Ijssel and the Wadden Sea in Friesland, the Netherlands, during 2014-2015.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Kornwerderzand","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8638,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"The Haringvlietdam, a large estuarine barrier, in the Netherlands recently implemented new sluice management allowing some inflow of saltwater during the high water period, so called ‘Kier’ management, to facilitate fish migration. The goal of this project is to determine fish passage success and movement before and after ‘Kier’ management and understanding their driving environmental factors, including the impacts of intensified searching patterns on the risk to be caught or predated. Besides, the gained knowledge will be used to optimize sluice gate operations and to investigate the consequences of improved management for upstream fish migration. Atlantic Salmon, Seatrout, Sea lamprey and North Sea houting will be tagged, including predation transmitters, to research fish movement patterns and passage behaviour at the Haringvlietdam and alternative entries at the Nieuwe Waterweg. The study will be conducted for 3 years and will assist in conservation and recovery of diadromous fish species and improve passage success at tidal barriers.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Large Migrating Fish Haringvlietdam","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8294,"Acronym":"LMHv","EngAbstract":"The Haringvlietdam, a large estuarine barrier, in the Netherlands recently implemented new sluice management allowing some inflow of saltwater during the high water period, so called ‘Kier’ management, to facilitate fish migration. The goal of this project is to determine fish passage success and movement before and after ‘Kier’ management and understanding their driving environmental factors, including the impacts of intensified searching patterns on the risk to be caught or predated.
","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Large_Migrants_Haringvliet_2023-2025","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6329,"Acronym":"LW","EngAbstract":"The migration of ide and river lamprey was studied in the Lauwersmeer area, The Netherlands.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Lauwersmeer","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8909,"Acronym":"TelePomiMer_array","EngAbstract":"Sea trout will be captured and tagges as part of the TelePomiMer project in the Bresle River. The acoustic receiver array in Le Tréport harbor consist of 5 OP (Open Protocol) enabled receivers from an OTN (Ocean Tracking Network) loan.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0","StandardTitle":"Le Tréport harbor receiver array in the Bresle estuary, northwest France","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5843,"Acronym":"PBARN","EngAbstract":"Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. The network makes use of different types of Vemco receivers, listening at 69kHz","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"LifeWatch observatory - Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Belgian Part of the North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5860,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Permanent acoustic receiver network in the ZeeSchelde: Between Ghent and Antwerp. VR2W receivers (69kHz) of Vemco were used","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0","StandardTitle":"LifeWatch observatory - Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Scheldt; between Ghent and Antwerp","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5845,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Western Scheldt, Between Borssele and Terneuzen. The network makes use of VR2W receivers of Vemco","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"LifeWatch observatory - Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Western Scheldt, Array 2: Between Borssele and Terneuzen","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5844,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Western Scheldt; Array 1: Between Breskens & Vlissingen. The network makes use of VR2W receivers of Vemco","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"LifeWatch observatory - Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Western Scheldt; Array 1: Between Breskens & Vlissingen","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5854,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Western Scheldt; Array 3: Between Perkpolder and Hansweert. VR2W receivers of Vemco are used","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"LifeWatch observatory - Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Western Scheldt; Array 3: Between Perkpolder & Hansweert","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6550,"Acronym":"Cpodnetwork","EngAbstract":"As part of the Belgian LifeWatch observatory, a permanent Cetacean passive acoustic network is established in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. The sensor network uses C-PODs (Chelonia Limited) to register the presence of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the neighbourhood, as part of the C-POD moorings, acoustic telemetry receivers are also deployed. This acoustic telemetry receivers are both Innovasea and ThelmaBiotel recivers (mainly) and are completelly Open Protocol (OP) enabled. They listen for tagged fish at 69kHz
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"LifeWatch observatory data: acoustic receivers data from the permanent Cetacean passive acoustic sensor network in the Belgian part of the North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8976,"Acronym":"Lifewatch_extra","EngAbstract":"This project aims to include all additional stations in the Belgian part of the North sea equipped with F-PODs and or Soundtraps that are not part of the permanent Cetacean passive acoustic sensor network
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"LifeWatch observatory data: Additional stations of harbour porpoise detection in the Belgian part of the North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8975,"Acronym":"Lifewatch_test","EngAbstract":"This project aims to determine how many F-PODs are needed to represent a station/area in the Belgian part of the North Sea. We are deploying 4-5 F-pods per area midshore and offshore in spring 2025.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"LifeWatch observatory data: performance test of harbour porpoise detection in the Belgian part of the North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6554,"Acronym":"LBSSM","EngAbstract":"The aim of this project was to investigate spawning migration and movement patterns of Atlantic salmon within Ljusne Bay.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Ljusne Bay Salmon Spawning Migration 2020","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9029,"Acronym":"IMR_OWF","EngAbstract":"Offshore wind is under development across Europe. In Norway, two areas (Utsira Nord, which is part of Vestavind F, and Sørlige Nordsjø II) have been opened with the goal of contributing to the national ambitions of 30 GW of installed power in 2040. This project aims at understating the area use of different marine species before, during, and after construction of the turbines in these two areas. We will use acoustic telemetry to track the presence, migration, and distribution of different fish species in the areas.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Long term acoustic tracking of marine fish species in Norwegian Offshore Wind development areas","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6523,"Acronym":"MOBEIA","EngAbstract":"Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Cies Islands (National Park Illas Atlanticas of Galicia, NW Spain).\r\nThe array was established as a result of a national project, TAC (Pleamar program, Fundación Biodiversidad, 2018), to evaluate the efficiency of the National Park as a marine protected area. This array was later increased during projects DESTAC e iGENTAC (pleamar 2019 and 2020). Currently, this fixed array is composed by 24 VEMCO (69 kHz) and 28 THELMA Biotel receivers (69 and 71 kHz) to monitor movement and behavior of relevant coastal species. The array is deployed in shallow waters (up to 20 meters) of the national park.\r\nThis array represents the unique permanent acoustic network deployed in a marine protected area in NW Spain that provides annual records of movement patterns of different coastal fish species.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Long-term acoustic network MOnitoring BEhaviour of coastal species in Illas Atlánticas National Park (NW Spain)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8050,"Acronym":"BGDanubeSturgeons","EngAbstract":"The data are part of the implementation of the project \"Managing And Restoring Aquatic Ecological Corridors For Migratory Fish Species In The Danube River Basin” (MEASURES). The main goal of the MEASURES project is establishment of ecological corridors for sturgeons through identifying key habitats and initiating protective measures along the Danube","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0","StandardTitle":"Managing And Restoring Aquatic Ecological Corridors For Migratory Fish Species In The Danube River Basin","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9051,"Acronym":"Mapping_Algarve_Sharks","EngAbstract":"This project focuses on understanding the spatial ecology of two vulnerable shark species - smooth hammerheads (Sphyrna zygaena) and blue sharks (Prionace glauca) - along the southern coast of Portugal. This initiative is driven by the need to fill critical gaps in knowledge about shark behaviour, migratory pathways, and nursery habitats in a region facing significant anthropogenic pressures, including fishing and coastal development. These habitats are essential for the survival and recovery of these threatened species, making their identification and protection a conservation priority.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Mapping critical habitats of threatened shark species in the Algarve coast, Portugal","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7958,"Acronym":"V2LBEIAR","EngAbstract":"The aim of the Beiarfjord project is to further investigate the migratory behaviour of brown trout and Atlantic salmon in a northern fjord system, where the inner part is a marine protected area, while open sea cage fish farming is located in the outer part of the fjord complex.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Mapping migratory behaviour and habitat use of anadromous brown trout and Atlantic salmon in and outside a MPA in a fjord complex in northern Norway","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8983,"Acronym":"MERMOZ","EngAbstract":"The objectives of this project, whose acoustic telemetry phase will take place on EUROPA Island, are to acquire data and contribute to the development of new tools and methodologies to better estimate the interactions of turtle populations with human activities and to study the influence of available environmental variables on the dispersion and behavior of juvenile individuals. Ultimately, this project could enable the scientific community and managers of French National Action Plans for sea turtles to propose innovative and relevant approaches to population monitoring based on this new knowledge and an automatic and sustainable data collection system for juvenile sea turtles, adapted to isolated environments and capable of being extended to other fragile species of high heritage value.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Marine Ecological connectivity and conseRvation in the MOZambique Channel - MERMOZ Project - EUROPA Phase.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8418,"Acronym":"CODEVCO","EngAbstract":"In the framework of the assessment of the effects of the operation of a sea farm (combined aquaculture) on small cetaceans, the RBINS uses Passive Acoustic Monitoring Devices: porpoise detectors (C-PoDs). Data obtained provide an indication of the presence of harbor porpoises in the vicinity of the device, up to a distance of approximately 300 m. Data obtained from one PoD can give an indication of presence/absence of porpoises, and can be compared to data obtained from PoDs moored at other locations – as such, the presence of porpoise in and near the sea farm area can be compared to the presence of porpoises in reference areas as well as compared throughout the year.
In the context of this project fish detectors are used as acoustic releases for our tripod mooring system containing the pods.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Marine mammal monitoring in seafarms in the BPNS","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5914,"Acronym":"Moray Firth 2016","EngAbstract":"Atlantic Salmon smolts were tracked further from shore than previously accomplished in the UK. 66 Acoustic receivers were deployed to track 150 smolts through freshwater, estuarine and early marine portions of migration.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Marine migration of Atlantic salmon smolts","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6184,"Acronym":"NTNU Hemfjorden","EngAbstract":"The biology and ecology of anadromous brown trout (Salmo trutta) at sea is poorly understood. This study provided information on spatial and temporal distribution of sea trout in the ocean. The behaviour of brown trout veterans and post-smolts was tracked by using acoustic telemetry in a fjord system during 2012–2014.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Marine migrations of brown trout Salmo trutta in Hemnfjorden 2012-2014","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6392,"Acronym":"ResMed","EngAbstract":"The RESMED project team installed a fix network with 94 acoustic receivers -or underwater locator beacons- to study the movement of fish in all marine areas of the Mediterranean Sea. There are a total of 25 devices in the marine reserve of Cervera-Banyuls, 28 in the natural park of cap de Creus, 15 in the bay of Roses, and 26 in the natural park of Montgrí, illes medes and Baix Ter. In addition, there are 116 receptors previously installed in the gulf of León by MARBEC Ifremer unit, in Sète (RESMED project collaborator).
In 2024, the project was extended to RESMED+. The objective of RESMED+, as a continuation of RESMED, is to strengthen the MPA network of the area, and to implement conservation actions that cover essential habitats for the species identified in the previous project using acoustic telemetry techniques. In addition, the focus will be expanded to new areas, such as underwater canyons, seagrass beds, estuaries and lagoons, as well as anthropized habitats such as harbors and artificial reefs. The project aims to expand and consolidate the Catalan Tracking Network .
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Marine reserve network and integrated management of cross-border Mediterranean coastal areas","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6055,"Acronym":"MASSMO","EngAbstract":"A 6 receiver, array to evaluate AUV telemetry testing.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"MASSMO","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6056,"Acronym":"MBA UK","EngAbstract":"Initial investigations to determine the feasibility and potential benefits of maintaining arrays of acoustic receivers in the Western English Channel.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"MBA UK Fish Tracking","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6324,"Acronym":"MEP-NSW","EngAbstract":"Sole and cod behaviour was studied in the OWEZ windfarm, the Netherlands. In total 40 sole and 40 cod were implanted with a V7 tag during summer 2008 and 7 cod were implanted with V7 during winter 2008-2009.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"MEP-NSW 2008-2009","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6362,"Acronym":"2016_MDS","EngAbstract":"Data on the acoustic telemetry of sturgeon migrations and fine scale positioning in the Slovak and Slovak-Hungarina stretch of the Middle Danube.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Middle Danube sturgeons","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8868,"Acronym":"VFM_SpinyDogfish","EngAbstract":"To better understand the ecology and conservation needs of spiny dogfish along the Swedish west coast, we aim to tag approximately 60 individuals and track their movements using the acoustic receiver infrastructure maintained by SLU, as well as the expanding networks operated by DTU Aqua (Denmark) and the Institute of Marine Research (Norway). This work is part of several broader initiatives, including the ETN-associated DTOTrack project, which seeks to develop a Digital Twin of the Ocean by integrating movement data from marine animals. Through this study, we aim to gain new insights into the spatial behaviour and habitat use of spiny dogfish across coastal and offshore areas of the Skagerrak and Kattegat seas. The Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences manages this work.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Migration and behaviour of Spiny dogfish in the Skagerrak and Kattegatt sea (2024-2027)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8872,"Acronym":"VFM_ThornbackRay","EngAbstract":"To better understand the ecology and conservation needs of thornback rays along the Swedish west coast, we aim to tag approximately 60 individuals and track their movements using the acoustic receiver infrastructure maintained by our team, as well as the expanding networks operated by DTU Aqua (Denmark) and the Institute of Marine Research (Norway). This work is part of several broader initiatives, including the ETN-associated DTOTrack project, which seeks to develop a Digital Twin of the Ocean by integrating movement data from marine animals. Through this study, we aim to gain new insights into the spatial behaviour and habitat use of spiny dogfish across coastal and offshore areas of the Skagerrak and Kattegat seas. The Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences manages this work.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Migration and behaviour of thornback ray in the Skagerrak and Kattegatt sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8854,"Acronym":"SW_Oude_Ijssel","EngAbstract":"Swimway Oude Ijssel is a 5-year project studying the migration and habitat-use of several fish species in the river Oude IJssel. The study area ranges from the Aa-strang in Germany to the mouth of the Oude IJssel at Doesburg in the Netherlands. The research focusses on the following species: River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis), silver eel (Anguilla anguilla), Ide (Leuciscus idus), Asp (Aspius aspius), and European catfish (Siluris glanis)
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0","StandardTitle":"Migration and habitat-use of several fish species in the river Oude IJssel","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6291,"Acronym":"ESGL","EngAbstract":"Current knowledge about the downstream migration of sexually mature European eels (Anguilla anguilla) remains incomplete, particularly in still water habitats such as lakes and wetlands subject to water level management. However, for the management of this endangered species, it is important to understand migration dynamics, and contribution to the breeding stock. This study aimed to assess the parameters that trigger and guide the migration of silver eels in the largest floodplain lake and associated wetlands in France (the sluice regulated Grand-Lieu Lake). A telemetry survey of 50 acoustic and PIT-tagged female silver eels was performed during the 2015–2016 migration period. We deployed a novel telemetric approach, using receivers to delimit several restricted virtual boxes to determine the instantaneous location of individuals and to transform simple discrete telemetric data into presence/absence data. The low numbers leaving the lake centre are probably explained by the lack of orienting water flows or other environmental clues, but whilst the fate of 34% (17/50) of the tagged eels is unknown, 18% (9/50) were caught by commercial fishermen. Modelling showed that detections were not clearly associated with environmental factors typically involved in riverine migrations (e.g. current velocity, atmospheric pressure and temperature) but they were particularly associated with higher and increasing water levels and, for eels exiting the lake, a sharp increase when sluice gates were opened to an effective gap of >75 cm. It is concluded that management of water levels and sluice gate opening during the migration period might aid escapement of silver eels.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Migration behavior and escapement of European silver eels from a large lake and wetland system subject to water level management (Grand-Lieu Lake, France)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7864,"Acronym":"Maas","EngAbstract":"This network of 69 kHz VR2W-receivers of VEMCO was used to study eel and salmon migration in the Meuse river. Specifically the eel migration was related to studies on the route choice and behaviour of silver eels in the Albert Canal (see network 2013_Albert canal).","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Migration behaviour of eel and salmon in the Meuse river.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6336,"Acronym":"2011_Loire","EngAbstract":"Despite intensive research on eels, the behaviour of silver eels in estuaries during their migration remains poorly documented which creates serious gaps in planning the restoration of the European eel population. Estuaries are complex environments that can be exposed to large human pressures which could impede, delay migration or impact fish reproductive potential. This study investigated the estuarine migration of female silver eels in the Loire River using an acoustic telemetry system. An array of 31 hydrophones was deployed in the Loire estuary and 51 female seaward migrants were tagged with acoustic transmitters and released 20 km upstream of the estuary, at 100 km from the river mouth. 94% of the silver eels could be followed down to the river mouth. Mean global estuarine speed was 4.5 km days 1, i.e., 0.05 m s 1 and residence times varied significantly between upstream and lower compartments. Mean directional migration speed was found to be 48.6 km days 1, i.e., 0.56 m s 1, and appeared correlated with total length and body weight. Also, daily escapement rate was highly influenced by river flow.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Migration behaviour of silver eels (Anguilla anguilla) in a large estuary of Western Europe inferred from acoustic telemetry","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6337,"Acronym":"2019_Grotenete","EngAbstract":"Silver eel migration tracking studies are often conducted in systems that are obstructed by mankind. In this study, we track silver eels from a freshwater river, into an estuary and subsequently the North Sea. Silver eels do not encounter any migration barrier during their downstream migration movement.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Migration behaviour of silver eels (Anguilla anguilla) in a system with a continuous transition from river, over estuary to the sea.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/742"},{"DasID":6335,"Acronym":"2017_Fremur","EngAbstract":"\"Silver European eels were tagged with acoustic transmitters to map their migration routes in the Frémur River. The Frémur River is an obstructed river in Brittany and representative of the western coastal hydrosystem of France. It contains the 14 m high Bois-Joli dam, located at 5 km from the\nestuary. The study observed that many silver eels face difficulties to overcome the dam and reach the sea.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Migration behaviour of silver eels (Anguilla anguilla) in the Frémur River, north-western France","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7911,"Acronym":"Nidelvatrout","EngAbstract":"Most river mouths from larger watercourses are today canalized or otherwise exposed to human intervention and there is a continuous pressure for coastal development in the remaining areas. Estuaries, defined as the transition zone between freshwater and seawater, are important habitats for anadromous brown trout (Salmo trutta), often termed sea trout. In this project, we tracked smolt and adult brown in river nidelva and nearby coastal areas.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Migration of anadromous brown trout between river and fjord, Nidelva, Norway","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8125,"Acronym":"2021_Gudena","EngAbstract":"This project investigates the behaviour and survival of wild trout smolts, hatchery trout smolts, and hatchery salmon smolts during their seaward migration in River Gudenaa (Denmark) during the spring of 2021. \nThe receiver coverage covers from around Bjerringbro (furthest upstream receiver deployment) to the Randers fjord mouth at Udbyhøj. I.e., the coverage spans from river Gudenaa to and with Randers Fjord. ","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Migration of Atlantic salmon and sea trout smolts in River Gudenaa (Denmark) 2021","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8951,"Acronym":"ZRM_animal","EngAbstract":"Sustainable management of local fish stocks requires insight into the migration of harvested fish. For a chain of connected lakes known as the Randmeren common bream (Abramis brama) is one of the target species for commercial fisheries, therefore its essential to know whether bream migrates between the Randmeren and surrounding waters. 60 breams will be followed using acoustic telemetry for three years. The breams are equipped with a VEMCO-V13 transmitter.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0","StandardTitle":"Migration of common bream in the Zuidelijke Randmeren, the Netherlands.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8175,"Acronym":"SEM","EngAbstract":"Out of management reasons, eels are tagged in both freshwater and on the coasts of Sweden. Different tagging methods have been used throughout the years since eel tagging started in 1903. At the time being with minor fishery, acoustic telemetry is suitably to study migrating eels. Receiver lines increases in number yearly, sometimes in cooperation with projects for other species at different locations in the Baltic Sea area and in freshwater lakes. In the near future we also intend to use pop-up satellite tags for further understanding of migration behavior of eels passing through Swedish waters on their way to the spawning grounds.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0","StandardTitle":"Migration of eels in the Swedish part of the Baltic Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8458,"Acronym":"Salmon_migration_UK","EngAbstract":"Investigating the migration patterns and survival of juvenile and adult salmonids throughout the catchment of the River Tyne.
","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Migration of juvenile and adult salmonids","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7896,"Acronym":"MOPP","EngAbstract":"Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) (n=43) were tagged with acoustics transmitters in Lake Peipsi (Estonia) to track their migrations within the Lake Peipus complex and River Emajõgi using and array of stationary receivers deployed to the sounds between lakes and to River Emajõgi. The tagged fish were tracked for three years to identify: 1) their migration patterns; 2) which parts of the system are most used for feeding and which for spawning. The ultimate goal was to provide advice to the management for stock assessment.
","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Migration of pikeperch within the Lake Peipus complex (Estonia) from 2021-2023","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5881,"Acronym":"Noordzeekanaal","EngAbstract":"331 female silver eels individuals were tagged with Innovasea's V9 (69Hz) tags.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Migration of silver eel from the Dutch Noordzeekanaal and adjacent waters","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/737"},{"DasID":6364,"Acronym":"NARVAEEL","EngAbstract":"The aim of the project is to find out the potential mortality of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) passing through turbines at Narva Hydroelectric Power Plant by using acoustic tagging of eel. Expected results of the project will help to accurately estimate turbine-induced eel mortality and thereby explain the efficiency of eel spawning migration from the Narva River Basin","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Migration of silver eels (Anguilla anguilla) through the Narva Hydropowerstation turbines 2018-2019","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5913,"Acronym":"Deveron 2016","EngAbstract":"Atlantic salmon smolts were tracked using acoustic telemetry in the River Deveron, Scotland, and adjacent coastal area. Higher rates of mortality were observed in the river than the early marine stage of migration. Mortality likely resulted from predation. Higher swim speeds were recorded in the early marine stage compared with the river, a potential predator avoidance behaviour. Overall river and marine migration success were linked to nights of lower lunar brightness. These findings highlight factors that influence smolt migration survival and behaviour","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Migration pathways, speed and mortality of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts in a Scottish river and the near-shore coastal marine environment","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6334,"Acronym":"MIGRATOEBRE","EngAbstract":"LIFE MIGRATOEBRE project is a best practices and a demonstration project for final stretches of major European Rivers, focused on long-term sustainable investments in Natura 2000 sites and on species and habitats targeted by Habitats Directive conservation, at local and regional levels. The project is based on the implementation of mitigation measures in relation to rivers hydromorphology improvement, especially on rivers ecological connectivity and fish passage issues associated by the Water Framework Directive and the European Eel Recovery Plan (Regulation 1100/2007). The main objectives of the LIFE MIGRATOEBRE project are the conservation of the endangered anadromous fish species (European sturgeon, European eel, twait shad and sea lamprey) and the restoration of the Ebre River ecological connectivity through the interconnection of natural areas included in the Natura 2000 network.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Migratory fish recovery and improved management in the final stretch of the Ebre River","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7933,"Acronym":"SMGMIT","EngAbstract":"The cetacean work under SeaMonitor project aims at describing and modelling patterns of occurrence and habitat-use of cetaceans near the Islay front. This will be achieved using acoustic data recorded year-long by static monitoring devices (SoundTrap and C-PODs) - deployed as part of a larger array of acoustic receivers targeting fish tags - and during glider missions. Detailed temporal data (from static devices) and larger spatial data (from gliders) will provide data on cetacean occurrence and seasonality, and other temporal trends (day night activity, tidal and lunar influences). In addition to cetaceans monitoring, SeaMonitor acoustic stations will record broadband ambient noise. This will be useful to report on noise levels under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, for the assessment for Good Environmental Status.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Monitoring cetaceans and noise along the Malin to Islay front using innovative acoustic technologies","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7935,"Acronym":"SMUCC","EngAbstract":"we focus on tracking the behaviours and distributions of rehabilitated juvenile harbour seals, that may be particularly vulnerable to disturbance from human interference. Using Fastloc technology, which requires less than 1 second at the surface to obtain a fix, tags were programmed to record a location roughly every 15 minutes, subsequently providing high resolution data on seal movements. Tags also had an inbuilt time-depth recorder, programmed to log summarised dive events. Together this information was transmitted by the GSM mobile phone network when a seal came within range. This data is/was collected as part of the INTERREG funded SeaMonitor project, with an aim to better understand the dive behaviour, movements, space use (alongside interactions with anthropogenic activities), and survival of rehabilitated juvenile harbour seals from Northern Ireland.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Monitoring diving and space-use by harbour seals across the Irish Sea region to better understand behaviour, and identify and mitigate interactions with anthropogenic activities.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8420,"Acronym":"GRIBRALTAR_STRAITS","EngAbstract":"Under the Strategic Infrastructure for Enhanced Animal Tracking project (STRAITS), one of the challenges is to acoustically monitor the Gibraltar Strait, which serves as a biodiversity hotspot and a crucial location for tracking many large migratory species. This natural gateway will be sealed acoustically through the deployment of a comprehensive array, overcoming the challenges posed by intense anthropogenic activities (e.g., traffic and fishing) and oceanographic conditions (e.g., strong currents, thermoclines, and pycnoclines). Furthermore, this project aims to tag several species in this iconic area, such as Bluefin tuna, Blue Crab, European eel, and bluefish, among others.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Monitoring Gibraltar Strait Using Acoustic Telemetry","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6605,"Acronym":"FISHGAL","EngAbstract":"The FISHGAL project develops a tagging program of coastal fish species off the Galician coast. FISHGAL is supported by the fixed acoustic array established in the project MOBEIA (see ETN projects) to tracking the tagged animals. The main objective of FISHGAL is to build time series of fish movement and behavior to understand their response to environmental and human pressures in highly developed coastal area, Galicia.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Monitoring spatial ecology and behaviour of coastal FISH species in off GALicia (NW Spain)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8170,"Acronym":"Cod-connectivity","EngAbstract":"We investigated how movement, activity, and connectivity patterns of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) are influenced by dynamic environmental conditions. Movement patterns of 39 juvenile and sub-adult Atlantic cod were assessed in two coastal sites in the Swedish Skagerrak for 5 months.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Movement and habitat connectivity of Atlantic cod in a coastal fjord system. ","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6534,"Acronym":"Rijke_Noordzee","EngAbstract":"This animal project is a collaboration between VLIZ and the Rijke Noordzee to investigate the movement behaviour of Atlantic cod in relation to artificial hard substrates (e.g. Offshore wind turbines and artificial reefs) in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS). For this project, the permanent receiver network in the BPNS and the temporal receiver network JJ_Belwind in the Belwind wind farm is used to gather the detection information","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Movement behaviour of Atlantic cod in relation to artificial hard substrates (e.g. Offshore wind turbines and artificial reefs) in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8891,"Acronym":"thornback_vliz","EngAbstract":"Tracking Thornback and Blonde rays using acoustic telemetry and archival tags in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS) in the frame of NorTrack, DTO-Track and ELASMON projects.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Movement ecology of thornback (Raja clavata) and blonde (Raja brachyura) rays in the Belgian North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5934,"Acronym":"SARTELZINGARO","EngAbstract":"A telemetry study has been carried out for the first time in the Zingaro Reserve (Sicily, western Mediterranean) to investigate the movement patter,of the white seabream Diplodus sargus sargus over the reproductive period. Tagged fishes were monitored using an array of automated receivers deployed along the coast in order to detect both horizontal and vertical movements.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Movement pattern during reproductive period of white seabream in the Zingaro Reserve (Western Mediterranean Sea)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5933,"Acronym":"SARTELARAM","EngAbstract":"This project was aimed to the characterization of the home range and movement pattern of the white seabream in an artificial reef area. Tagged fishes were monitored using an array of automated receivers deployed within/around artificial structures. Because of the complexity of the artificial area, a range test study was also performed in order to assess the error in position estimates","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Movement pattern of white seabream acoustically tracked in an artificial reef area","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5935,"Acronym":"SARTELTG","EngAbstract":"A telemetry study has been carried out for the first time in the Torre Guaceto MPA (Puglia, western Mediterranean) to investigate the movement patter, the habitat use, the homing capability and the home range of the white seabream Diplodus sargus sargus. Tagged fishes were monitored using an array of automated receivers deployed within the boundaries of the no-take zone of the MPA.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Movement pattern, home range and habitat use of white seabream in the Torre Guaceto MPA (central Mediterranean Sea)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6397,"Acronym":"Scytrack","EngAbstract":"The Mediterranean slipper lobster (/Scyllarides latus) has been studied within the margins of the National Park of Cabrera’s Archipelago (Spain). Five individuals of S. latus have been tagged with acoustic tags and an array of nine receivers has been placed in the study area to ascertain the movement patterns Then, the distribution and frequency of the acoustic signals of the individuals has been studied during December of 2015 to gain more insight into its winter behavior. The assessment of the movement patterns and habitat use of the individuals can enable a deeper knowledge about the behavior of the species and, hence, increase the effectiveness and adequacy of the management measures directed to the S. latus","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Movement patterns and habitat use of the slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus) : Implications for its conservation in the Cabrera Archipelago National Park","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5930,"Acronym":"ARAISOLA01","EngAbstract":null,"License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Movements and residence time of spiny lobsters released in a marine protected area in Western Mediterranean Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8421,"Acronym":"THUENEN_BALTIC","EngAbstract":"To better understand cod life history, we investigate habitat use, movements, and behavior of adult western Baltic cod in a natural slope area in southern Mecklenburg Bay. Results from a nearby cod tagging study on an artificial reef (Nienhagen Reef) in the western Baltic Sea indicate high site fidelity of cod to reef structures. However, it is unclear whether this behavior is representative of cod behavior outside this artificial habitat (Dolk, 2015; McQueen et al., 2019).
The primary focus of this study is on cod, but because flatfish are also an important part of the community and cod densities are currently relatively low, we are investigating the life history and movement patterns of cod and flatfish together in this area.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Movements of cod, plaice, flounder and turbot in the western Baltic Sea (Germany)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8871,"Acronym":"Finescale_Helgoland","EngAbstract":null,"License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Multispecies acoustic telemetry data from fine-scale positioning system at MarGate, Helgoland, Germany","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6376,"Acronym":" SMOLTRACK I -England","EngAbstract":"Cefas (England) carried out an acoustic telemetry study to examine the survival of Atlantic salmon smolts in the lower river and estuary of the River Tamar, Devon. The work was part of the international SMOLTRACK I Project funded by NASCO and co-ordinated by DTU Aqua, Denmark.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"NASCO SMOLTRACK I River Tamar 2017 (England)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6185,"Acronym":" SMOLTRACK II -England","EngAbstract":"Cefas (England) carried out an acoustic telemetry study to examine the survival of Atlantic salmon smolts in the lower river and estuary of the River Taff, south Wales. The work was part of the international SMOLTRACK II Project funded by NASCO and co-ordinated by DTU Aqua, Denmark","License":null,"StandardTitle":"NASCO SMOLTRACK II River Taff 2018 (England)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6635,"Acronym":"RESBIO","EngAbstract":"ResBIO aims to design and implement a comprehensive environment for monitoring marine biological indicators through wired observatories and autonomous underwater mobile vehicles, achieving a strengthening of the spatial factor together with the high temporal frequency of data acquisition. The general objective of this project has an impact on three large areas:
The PURE WIND three year JPI Oceans project will quantify key features of radiated noise from fixed and floating offshore wind farms, to increase understanding and simulate cumulative effect of clusters on radiated noise, helping to identify sensitive habitats in cross-basin soundscapes. From the biological perspective, the project will identify spatial and qualitative use of offshore wind by top predators (seals and harbour porpoise) and study the impacts of the related noise on zooplankton behaviour. These efforts will advance the knowledge of acute and cumulative effects of the operational noise of offshore wind energy across pelagic food webs.
In the context of this project fish detectors are used as acoustic releases for our tripod mooring system containing the pods.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Noise impacts from offshore windfarms in the Belgian part of the North sea on harbour porpoises (WP3)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7924,"Acronym":"IOA","EngAbstract":"Fifty listening stations will be deployed along the west coast of Reunion Island to track tiger shark and bullshark that will be tagged during the CHARC (Connaissances de l’écologie et de l’HAbitat de deux espèces de Requins Côtiers sur la côte Ouest de la Réunion) program. The aim of this program is to characterize the microhabitats of these species and their feeding behaviours by tagging 40 individuals of each species. This area is also a zone where whales are watched during winter.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Ocean Tracking Network Indian Ocean Array","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7929,"Acronym":"SGB","EngAbstract":"The Mediterranean is one of the economically most important seas in the world and its only natural entrance is the Strait of Gibraltar. All sea life and commerce passes through this 14-km wide passage. The currents can be very variable under the influence of winds and tides and regulate the movements of both commercial and conservation species. The Gibraltar Line is ideally suited to monitor and understand all of these phenomena. It is deep enough to avoid interference from commercial traffic and operates as a continuous ocean observation system to detect rare events, both oceanographic and biological. There are plans to monitor species including iconic whales, turtles, and tuna, as well as commercial bream, cuttlefish, octopus, squid, and eels. This is a perfect opportunity for OTN to provide high-quality information to its partners and influence international policy.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Ocean Tracking Network Strait of Gibraltar Line","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8029,"Acronym":"2021_Dijle","EngAbstract":"In this study we investigate how fish approach a fish ladder by fine scale (2D) acoustic tracking. The behaviour is linked to hydraulic data and bathymetry in the area around the fish ladder entrance. In the village Rotselaar (Belgium), fish in the river Dijle are obstructed by an old mill. The mill has changed into a hydropower station many years ago and is equipped with one turbine with a max. capacity of 5 m³/s. A fish ladder around the mill facilitates upstream fish migration. The ladder is located perpendicular to the river and close to the outflow of the turbine. The study runs over several years and the flows will be altered to study before and after upstream fish migration near the fish ladder and the turbine. The study is part of the RIBES project (River flow regulation, fish BEhaviour and Status; https://www.msca-ribes.eu/). RIBES wants to find innovative solutions for freshwater fish protection and river continuity restoration in anthropogenically altered rivers. This includes improving fish ladder efficiency by studying how fish react to the flow when approaching a fish ladder.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"One and two dimensional tracking of fish approaching a fish ladder during upstream migration (river Dijle, Rotselaar, Belgium)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7857,"Acronym":"OP-Test","EngAbstract":"The main objective of this study is to compare the compatibility among the different manufacturers (Thelma Biotel, Lotek Wireless, Sonotronics and Innovasea Systems) using the Open Protocols OPi and Ops. In addition, we will assess the impact of non-compatible equipment on receiver performance in different environments across Europe. OPi, OPs, R64K and Innovasea’s proprietary A69-1602 and A69-9007tags will be combined in these setups. Receivers and transmitters from the above mentioned manufacturers are used. Institutes from Belgium, Denmark, Portugal and Spain are involved in the study.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Open Protocols scientific testing","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6716,"Acronym":"ORSTEDCOD","EngAbstract":"This project consists of the basic monitoring programme of the deployment of artificial reef structures in a windfarm in order to investigate their effect on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). The monitoring will be performed through the collection of data on Atlantic cod behaviour using acoustic telemetry, i.e. acoustic transmitter tags coupled to receivers. The monitoring experiment will be conducted over 18 months and will consists of the gathering of high spatial resolution data around two artificial reefs.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"ORSTED COD","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7875,"Acronym":"V2LIMFSTP","EngAbstract":"Marine Scotland Science (MSS) have installed an array of 40 Vemco VR2AR acoustic receivers running between Burghead and Tarbat Ness. It provides coverage across part of the inner Moray Firth to detect tagged Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts and sea trout (Salmo trutta) smolts as they migrate from the Cromarty Firth. The Array has been installed to give more information on the migration routes of the smolts tagged in the Conon River system. 150 salmon and 20 sea trout smolts were tagged in late April with 7 mm coded acoustic tags by the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE). Fish were tagged and then immediately released downstream of the Torr Achilty power station on the lower River Conon to continue their migration. . The installation of the VR2ARs was carried out on the Coral Wind on the 19th April 2016 and all 40 moorings were deployed in one day.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"OTN VR2AR Loan - Marine Scotland Science Inner Moray Firth Smolt Tracking Project","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8311,"Acronym":"V2LTROT","EngAbstract":"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.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"OTN_Loan_Salmonids in Trondheimsfjorden","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5927,"Acronym":"SVNL-FISH-WATCH","EngAbstract":"This project aims to track the survival and outmigration patterns of salmon smolts in the intensely navigated area of the Dutch Delta during the spring of 2018.\nIn early spring 2018 smolts will be obtained from the Roer (tributary river of the Meuse) and surgically equipped with V8-tags, followed by two days of monitoring wound healing and fitness in captivity. Afterwards the smolts will be transported downstream (passing 5 dams and a hydro power plant), acclimatized and released within the river Meuse , where tracking starts. Corresponding with the natural smolts run, receivers will be deployed from April until the end of June. This temporally installed network is composed of 30 receivers deployed in the Port of Rotterdam, Lake Haringvliet, Lake Hollands Diep and interconnected waterways.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Outmigration patterns of Atlantic salmon smolts in the Dutch Delta in spring 2018.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8383,"Acronym":"PAM-Borssele","EngAbstract":"The project focusses on the effect of the Borssele ofshore wind farms on harbour porpoises during the construction phase (2019-2020), and the operational phase (2021-2024), respectively the effect of pile driving on the harbour porpoise and efect of wind farms on the presence of the harbour porpoise. Passive acoustic monitoring is used to potentially measure these effects.
","License":null,"StandardTitle":"PAM Harbour porpoise Borssele, 2019-2024","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5880,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"This study aimed the evaluation of this fish migration position and if fish could pass the weir, by acoustic telemetry. A total of 35 fish were tagged of 5 different species and 2 hybrids: common carp (Cyprinus carpio), Wels catfish (Silurus glanis), European flounder (Platichthys flesus), roach (Rutilus rutilus), European eel (Anguilla anguilla), roach x rudd and roach x bream. We evaluated individual fish behaviour up-, downstream and near the weir and evaluatied if and when fish passed the weir.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Partly temporarily acoustic receiver network and partly permanent acoustic receiver network to assess diadromous fish migration in the Scheldt river basin, Belgium.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8436,"Acronym":"STRAITS_PAM","EngAbstract":"Sound transmits efficiently through the ocean and many animals have evolved communications strategies that exploit sound transmission to communicate with conspecifics. Most commonly, whales and dolphins have been monitored using passive acoustic recorders that log sonograms for manual or automated species identification. To assess such changes, the extent of anthropogenic noise, and the presence of marine mammals, C-PODs and SoundTraps will be deployed in the North Channel and at least one of the other proposed STRAITS arrays (e.g., Danish Straits, Straits of Gibraltar or the Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits). Locations will be targeted to assess the soundscape across a range of habitats for a range of species and to acoustically monitor the presence of important marine life.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) during the STRAITS project","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8861,"Acronym":"Groetenete","EngAbstract":"Permanent acoustic array in the River Grote Nete (Belgium). The array has been active since 2019. The array consist of 18 stations that have been equiped with Inoovasea's VR2W and THELMA BIOTEL TBR800 acoustic telemetry receivers.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Permanent acoustic receiver array in the River Grote Nete since 2019","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/743"},{"DasID":5946,"Acronym":"SMOLTRACK-Skjern","EngAbstract":"A network of hydrophones is at operation in the estuary of River Skjern and in the outlet of Ringkøbing Fjord.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Permanent hydrophone network in river Skjern, Denmark","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6444,"Acronym":"PhD Nolan","EngAbstract":null,"License":null,"StandardTitle":"PhD Nolan pike and pikeperch River Severn 2017-2021","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7863,"Acronym":"GIBRALTRACK pilot","EngAbstract":"The main objective of this pilot study is to establish the first successful precedent of the implementation of an acoustic array across Gibraltar Strait (one of the most important worldwide zone for the marine fauna transition) towards the big challenge to deploy a permanent acoustic curtain for the monitoring of this strategic gate. In this sense, several acoustic receivers has been deployed at the strategically locations in order to detect Bluefin Tunas (Thunnus thynnus) previously tagged at the North-Eastern Atlantic waters and that can potentially migrate across this important natural gate.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Pilot study towards a permanent deployment of an acoustic array across Gibraltar Strait","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6348,"Acronym":"2016_Diaccia_Botrona","EngAbstract":"Telemetry study to monitor eel movement behaviour in the Diaccia Botrana lagoon, Italy.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"PIT tagging eels in coastal lagoon in Italy - Diaccia Botrona protected area","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9033,"Acronym":"porbeagle_tracking_network","EngAbstract":"This project focuses on understanding the habitat use and connectivity of the critically endangered porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) across European waters. A receiver array near the Sept-Iles Archipelago, Brittany, France was established in March 2025 to detect tagged porbeagle shark individuals.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Porbeagle Tracking Network in Brittany, France","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8349,"Acronym":"PrePARED","EngAbstract":"PrePARED is a collaborative research project, funded by the Offshore Wind Evidence & Change programme and Crown Estate Scotland. It will concurrently study predator (seabird and marine mammal) and prey (fish) distribution and behaviour in and around offshore wind farms, providing critical insight into cumulative effects from large scale development for key species. Bringing together expertise from government, academia, nature conservation agencies and industry, PrePARED will address critical knowledge gaps that currently are barriers to sustainable offshore wind development, required to help meet the government’s renewable energy targets and subsequently reach net zero emissions.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Predators and prey around renewable energy developments","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8759,"Acronym":"SIARC","EngAbstract":"Working together with local fishers, Project SIARC seeks to understand the movements of endangered tope (Galeorhinus galeus) and angelshark (Squatina squatina) in the Pen Llŷn a’r Sarnau Special Area of Conservation (PLAS SAC), in Wales. We have deployed a new network of scientific moorings in PLAS SAC which are recording the movements of tope and angelsharks, implanted with acoustic tags in 2024 and 2025. The aim of this research is to provide insights into the main areas and habitats that tope use within the SAC, and their wider movements.
This dataset contains the metadata of animals and tags, and the detections of those animals within the PLAS SAC and other arrays in Europe.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Project SIARC: Acoustic telemetry data of elasmobranchs tagged during the SIARC (Sharks Inspiring Action and Research with Communities) project","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8763,"Acronym":"SIARC","EngAbstract":"Working together with local fishers, Project SIARC seeks to understand the movements of endangered tope (Galeorhinus galeus) and angelshark (Squatina squatina) in the Pen Llŷn a’r Sarnau Special Area of Conservation (PLAS SAC), in Wales. We have deployed a new network of scientific moorings in PLAS SAC which are recording the movements of tope and angelsharks, implanted with acoustic tags in 2024 and 2025. The aim of this research is to provide insights into the main areas and habitats that tope use within the SAC, and their wider movements.
This dataset contains the metadata of receivers and their deployments, and the detections of those animals within the PLAS SAC and other acoustic telemetry projects in Europe.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Project SIARC: Network of scientific moorings in Pen Llŷn a’r Sarnau Special Area of Conservation (PLAS SAC), Wales","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8845,"Acronym":"Salmo_Migration_NSIC","EngAbstract":"Acoustic receiver array within the River Erriff and Killary Harbour. This study investigates the movement patterns, habitat use, and spatial distribution of sea trout (Salmo trutta) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Receiver network in Killary Harbour and River Erriff from 2014-2024","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8949,"Acronym":"Sturgeon_Rhine_Meuse_delta","EngAbstract":"To explore the possibility for reintroduction of European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) in the rivers Rhine and Meuse, acoustic telemetry is used to monitor downstream migration and distribution of juvenile European Sturgeon after their release.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0","StandardTitle":"Reintroduction of the European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) in the Rhine-Meuse delta, the Netherlands.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8047,"Acronym":"2022_Beaver_Durme","EngAbstract":"This research tracks movement of beavers before and after dyke reinforcements will be carried out along the Durme river in Lokeren. The study primarily uses VHF-telemetery, since earlier research on the Dyle proved this a suitable method for monitoring habitat use in beavers over a longer period of time. Since this method is labour and time consuming, a field test will be carried out using acoustic telemetry alongside VHF to gain additional info on behavioral patterns.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Research on the impact of management actions on beaver behaviour","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8644,"Acronym":"Baltic_Sturgeon_Restoration","EngAbstract":"The focus of the project is, according to the guiding principles of the Green Deal as well as in the sense of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, on the conservation and restoration of the biological, in this case the aquatic diversity of the ecosystems in marine, coastal and inland areas as well as the protection of the environment and the preservation of cultural assets (e.g. fishing) and thus also makes a targeted contribution to climate protection. On this basis, the focus is on improving the population and reintroducing the endangered species (Acipenser oxyrinchus) as well as monitoring the success of the associated measures. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, represented by the Institute of Fisheries, is part of the \"HELCOM EG STUR\", a group of experts that has developed the HELKOM Action Plan \"for the Protection and Recovery of the Baltic Sturgeon (A. oxyrinchus) for the period of 2019-2029 in order to harmonize the reintroduction measures between the member countries. Furthermore, it is expected to result in effective conservation measures that will assist HELCOM and the Baltic Sea States in fulfilling their obligations arising from the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) and other international agreements or regulations (e.g. PAN-EUROPEAN ACTION PLAN FOR STURGEON 2018).
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0","StandardTitle":"Restoration of Baltic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) stocks in the Oder river basin and in the coastal waters of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8793,"Acronym":"Hevring_Trout_Denmark","EngAbstract":"Anadromous fish such as Sea trout (Salmo trutta) hatch in freshwater and leave their natal river as young fish (smolt) to migrate to sea, where they will spend months to years foraging to attain a larger size, and thus higher fecundity (Jonsson & Jonsson 2003). In late autumn/early winter, during the breeding season, they return to their natal rivers to spawn (Thorstad et al. 2016). Some individuals die after spawning, but most survive and migrate seaward to repeat the cycle (Jonsson & Jonsson 2002, Bendall et al. 2005). Those survivors are termed kelt (Bendall et al. 2005, Östergren & Rivinoja 2008). Most of our knowledge on sea trout migrations towards the sea is in systems with fjords (Finstad et al. 2005, del Villar-Guerra et al. 2014, Kristensen et al. 2019). Very little is known about the smolt and the kelt that migrate from rivers that flow directly into the sea, thus our understanding of the threats they may face in these systems remains poor. This project will investigate the behaviour and threats that brown trout face in such systems using telemetry. Individuals (both smolt and kelt) tagged with acoustic transmitters will provide information about migration timing, survival, and habitat use.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"River Hevring Seatrout behaviour (2023-2028)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8072,"Acronym":"RAS","EngAbstract":"The study evaluates Atlantic salmon river usage and movement patterns in Rönne å River during the spawning and post-spawning migration and their use of surrounding river systems. This study will investigate differences in river usage before and after the removal of three hydro-power facilities. At least 50 individuals will be tagged with V9-69kHz tags and tracked over a four year period.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"River usage of Atlantic salmon in Rönne å","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6491,"Acronym":"Usk:2021-2024","EngAbstract":"In the region of 35 180kHz VR2W receivers will be positioned throughout the river Usk catchment in South Wales.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"River Usk receiver network 2021-2024","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8582,"Acronym":"RASST","EngAbstract":"Tracking river and coastal migrations of Atlantic salmon and anadromous brown trout smolts and adults before and after the removal of three hydroelectric power stations on the main stem of the river Rönne å.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Rönne å Atlantic salmon and sea trout tracking study","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6363,"Acronym":"DTU-Aqua_RE","EngAbstract":"The project aims to investigate behaviour and survival of European eels exiting the Baltic sea","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Running Eel","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6289,"Acronym":"NTNU Gaulosen","EngAbstract":"The estuarine area use of anadromous brown trout (Salmo trutta) is poorly understood. This study provided information on spatial and temporal distribution of sea trout in River gaulosen estuary reviled by acoustic telemetry over several years","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Salmo trutta area use in River Gaulosen estuary, central Norway","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8137,"Acronym":"ST08SWE","EngAbstract":"This study investigates movement patterns of 20 sea trout in a coastal fjord at the Swedish Skagerrak region, using acoustic telemetry, while assessing these against environmental variables across different spatial and temporal scales.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Sea trout Salmo trutta connectivity in Gullmarn fjord, Skagerrak","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7968,"Acronym":"V2LNR","EngAbstract":"The project is attempting to reveal physiological and biological interactions between sea trout and the coastal marine environment by investigating: (1) how sea trout habitat use and interaction with the environment vary with the season during the marine feeding migration, (2) whether sea trout are opportunistic feeders or individual feeding specialists during the marine feeding migration, and (3) whether or not spatial and temporal resolution of telemetry data can be enhanced by using autonomous underwater Vehicle technology. (edited)","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Sea trout and the coastal marine ecosystem","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7970,"Acronym":"V2LSMQUB","EngAbstract":"The SeaMonitor project aims at delivering Europe's largest telemetric marine array to produce spatial models supporting the conservation of a wide range of marine species. Within these broader project aims, the team from Queen's University Belfast are responsible for the work packages focussed on critically endangered flapper skate (also known as common skate) and the globally endangered basking shark. Overall, our study aims to assess the regional connectivity (Ireland, Northern Ireland, western Scotland) and spatial ecology of these species using satellite and acoustic telemetry combined with genetics techniques, to provide evidence based management recommendations for government conservation efforts.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"SeaMonitor (QUB): Assessing the regional connectivity of endangered flapper skate and basking sharks in the NE Atlantic","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8199,"Acronym":"Siganid_East_Med","EngAbstract":"Receivers near the coast of the Israeli Mediterranean. Used to track movement of Siganus rivulatus, which is invasive to this region. Vemco VR2W receivers were deployed, operating at 69 kHz","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Siganus rivulatus in Eastern Mediterranean 2014 - 2015","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8788,"Acronym":"2024_Anguilla_bb_Harlingen","EngAbstract":"Air-based barrier systems can provide effective means of filtering plastic pollution from rivers. How these barriers affect fish is unknown. This study helps to give insight into the migration of European eel through the barrier.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Silver eel (Anguilla anguilla) movement patterns near a bubble barrier","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7878,"Acronym":"Walloneel","EngAbstract":"Global evaluation of the silver eel downstream migration all along the Walloon Meuse river","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Silver Eel downstream migration in the Walloon Meuse - 2021 to 2024","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8163,"Acronym":"2022_SEELAZ","EngAbstract":"The Azores is the most west located distribution area for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) and closest to the spawning grounds presumably in the Sargasso Sea. Being almost in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and consisting of an archipelago of volcanic islands with small streams running dry during periods of low to no precipitation, it is a unique system across the European-wide habitat range for European eels. In fact, it is the only native teleost inhabiting the freshwater systems on the Azores. As the species is considered a symbol for global change, knowledge on its ecology can be used to assess human impact on aquatic systems. In this project, we track the silver eels in a stream during their migration to the sea. ","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Silver eel migration behaviour in the Azores","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6365,"Acronym":"Reelease","EngAbstract":"Study to track silver eels migrating out of the Baltic Sea into the North Sea. The pop-off data storage tags can elucidate the migration routes and behaviour beyond the Baltic. Additionally, double tagging the eels with acoustic transmitters will allow for a comparisation in migration speed between eels that are externally tagged with pop-off data storage tags and eels that are not.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Silver eel migration from the Baltic Sea into the North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6361,"Acronym":"2004_Gudena","EngAbstract":"The population of European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla) has declined tremendously in the last decades. The cause of this decline is unknown, and it is necessary to investigate the migratory behaviour and survival rates of silver eels during the reproductive migration in order to understand if the decline is related to factors acting during that migration. We estimated survival and progression rates of European silver eel migrating in the lower part of the River Gudenaa and during the first phase of the marine migration in the Randers Fjord in Denmark. Fifty migrating silver eel (total body length: 56 to 84 cm) were captured, and each was equipped with an acoustic transmitter. Their migration was subsequently monitored using an array of automatic listening stations, and progression rate and mortality in the river, inner part of the fjord and outer part of the fjord were estimated.
Survival was high in fresh water. However, 60% of eels were lost in the inner and outer fjord, supporting the hypothesis that mortality is large in the early phase of the marine migration and that fishing may be a major cause of mortality of silver eels. There was no indication that the slowest-migrating individuals were more prone to fishing mortality than the faster-migrating individuals. Progression rate increased as the eels proceeded downriver and out of the fjord. The migration was predominantly nocturnal, both in the river and fjord. Based on the available evidence, a considerable increase in eel survival in the river–fjord system will be needed in order to fulfil the goals in the European Union recovery plan for eels.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Silver eel migration in the Gudena River, Denmark","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/734"},{"DasID":6332,"Acronym":"2011_Warnow","EngAbstract":"Migration patterns of 146 female silver eels on their way through fresh and brackish water stretches of the Warnow River into the Baltic Sea were studied using acoustic telemetry. The majority of eels (77%) regained their expected downstream migration behaviour after a median rehabilitation time of 2 days. Positive rheotactic behaviour was observed for 23% of tagged eels after release, probably influenced by experimental procedures. The observed silver eel escapement rate was 63%. Two migratory groups were classified by significantly different migratory speed, time of residence in brackish waters and biometric silvering characteristics. Although the classification of silvering stages is based on these measures, the proportions of these stages did not reflect the observed differences in migratory behaviour. In the context of a permanent silver eel descent in the freshwater part of the Warnow River, a permanent escapement was likewise occurring into the Baltic Sea.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Silver eel migration in the Warnow catchment","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/736"},{"DasID":6360,"Acronym":"2018_EC","EngAbstract":"Seaward migrating eels are tagged with pop-off data storage tags (CEFAS, UK) at the Yser Estuary in Belgium. The eels are caught with fyke nets ca. 1 km from the estuary, where they are released after external tagging. The aim of the study is to elucidate the migration routes and behaviour of silver eels migrating from coastal Europe into the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Silver eel migration through the English Channel into the Atlantic Ocean","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6207,"Acronym":"SEMP","EngAbstract":"Escapement success and migration patterns of silver eels Anguilla anguilla (L.) was studied by acoustic telemetry in three natural free-flowing and one dammed river and in Curonian Lagoon in Lithuania. 70 individuals were captured with a fyke net and tagged with Innovasea's V9 or V13 tags.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Silver eel, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758), migration patterns in lowland rivers and lagoons in the North-Eastern region of their distribution range (Lithuania)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/746"},{"DasID":6634,"Acronym":"BALANCE","EngAbstract":"The BALANCE project combines a “mark-recapture” study approach and acoustic telemetry in order to get a robust quantification of the actual silver eel escapement from River Ems. The use of acoustic telemetry enables us to separate eels that start or continue their seaward migration after tagging from those that stay resident in the system before migrating at a later stage. The actual silver eel escapement is estimated from the proportion of migrating, individually marked fish in the total catch of a fishing gear. Acoustic receiver stations along the river provide insights into the migratory behaviour depending on the degree of maturation of the silver eels and allow the identification of local migration obstacles (e.g., through navigation locks). Moreover, the influence of environmental parameters (e.g., temperature, moon phase and river discharge) on the migratory behaviour will be analysed to enable predictions of the timing and magnitude of eel migration using environmental data.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Silver European Eel escapement success and migration patterns in River Ems","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8124,"Acronym":"2020_Gudena","EngAbstract":"This project investigates the behaviour and survival of wild trout smolts during their seaward migration in River Gudenaa (Denmark) during the spring of 2020. \nThe receiver coverage covers from around Bjerringbro (furthest upstream receiver deployment) to the Randers fjord mouth at Udbyhøj. I.e., the coverage spans from river Gudenaa to and with Randers Fjord. ","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Smolt migration of trout in River Gudenaa 2020, Denmark","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5956,"Acronym":"SMOLTRACK-Skjern","EngAbstract":"Tracking of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) smolts during their seaward migration in river Skjern, Denmark","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Smolt tracking during seaward migration in river Skjern, Denmark","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7898,"Acronym":"PhD_Marrocco","EngAbstract":"The aim of the project is to study the space use behavior of aquatic species in the Aquatina lagoon (Frigole, Lecce, Puglia, Italy), in order to have a spatially explicit vision of communities organization.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Space use behaviour and home range size of aquatic species in the Aquatina lagoon (Italy)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7926,"Acronym":"LESPUR","EngAbstract":"Recent anthropogenic pressures including overfishing, climate change and habitat destruction have directly caused the global extinction of several marine species including chondrichthyans (sharks, skates, rays and chimeras). There is evidence that spurdog (Squalus acanthias) displays seasonal residency within a Scottish loch, Loch Etive, a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland, however, the extent to which this occurs between age and sex classes occurs. This was investigated using a static acoustic array and internally implanted acoustic tags on a range of age and sex classes.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Spatial Ecology of spurdog (Squalus acanthias) in a Scottish loch system.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6199,"Acronym":"Artevigo","EngAbstract":"Our goal was to investigate the basic spatial ecology of some of the fish targeted by the artisanal fleet in NW Spain. We investigated home range behaviour, residency and activity patterns of the ballan wrasse","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Spatial ecology of the species targeted by the artisanal fishery in Galicia, NW Spain in 2011-2012","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7876,"Acronym":"V2LLIMS","EngAbstract":"This project will aim to address a pressing issue related to acoustic telemetry developments and estimating predation rates from marine mammals by generating telemetry data on preys (here the most widely distributed anadromous salmonid species, the brown trout or sea trout, Salmo trutta) and predators (here the most widely distributed pinniped species, the harbour seal, Phoca vitulina) to quantify spatio-temporal interactions and predation rates on prey tagged at different acoustic frequencies; i) well-within the hearing capacity of most marine mammal species at 69 kHz; and ii) outside their hearing capacity at 180 kHz. The project will use a combination of tagging techniques on both trout and seals. (edited)","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Spatio-temporal interactions and predation of pinnipeds on salmonids pinging at different acoustic frequencies in the Limfjord, Denmark","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8071,"Acronym":"KRK","EngAbstract":"This project investigated the movement behavior, hindrance time, and survival of downstream migrating adult Atlantic salmon within a fragmented section of Klarälven River. Receivers were placed throughout the lower 80 km of river, with one high residency (HR) receiver array within the fore-bay of Deje hydro-power station. 40 adult Atlantic salmon were tagged with V9 pressure sensor tags. ","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Spawning and Post-spawning Migration of Atlantic Salmon in Klarälven River","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8852,"Acronym":"Winde_Tjeukemeer_2023-2026","EngAbstract":"Spawning migration and habitat use of Ide (Leuciscus idus) in lake Tjeukemeer and connecting lowland rivers the Linde and Tjonger, Fryslân, the Netherlands.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0","StandardTitle":"Spawning migration and habitat use of Ide (Leuciscus idus) in lake Tjeukemeer and connecting lowland rivers the Linde and Tjonger, Fryslân, the Netherlands.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8457,"Acronym":"COLAGANG","EngAbstract":"This project aims to improve knowledge of the demography and migratory movements of two Camargue eel sub-populations located upstream of the Vaccarès lagoon: in the Fumemorte basin and in the Grandes Cabanes basin. The aim of this study is to assess the success of the restored continuity between the Petit Rhône, the Grandes Cabanes and the Etang du Vaccarès. The aim of this project is to identify the periods and environmental factors involved in the downstream migration process, which will make it possible to recommend management measures to optimise the return of eels to the sea. To have the same type of monitoring between two river basins located to the east (Fumemorte) and west (Grandes Cabanes) of the Vaccarès lagoon is a unique opportunity to study the connectivity within a lagoon system between canals, marshes and ponds.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Study of the intra-lagoon ecological connectivity: migration surveys of European eels produced by 2 watersheds of the Vaccarès pond (Camargue, South of France)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8169,"Acronym":"FarmTrack","EngAbstract":"The project FarmTrack establishes a network of acoustic receivers along the Spanish Mediterranean coast, located in various aquaculture production facilities, with the main objective of studying those species that may be attracted by this activity.
This dataset provides metadata information of the receivers and their deployments.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Studying species attracted to aquaculture production facilities in the Spanish Mediterranean coast - acoustic array (meta)data","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8691,"Acronym":"FarmTrack","EngAbstract":"The project FarmTrack establishes a network of acoustic receivers along the Spanish Mediterranean coast, located in various aquaculture production facilities, with the main objective of studying those species that may be attracted by this activity.
This dataset provides metadata information of the tags used and the animals they were attached to.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Studying species attracted to aquaculture production facilities in the Spanish Mediterranean coast - animal (meta) data","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9012,"Acronym":"2025_langsdammen_animals","EngAbstract":"Between 2025 and 2027 fish are monitored in the Waal river to see if changes to the long dam are detrimental to fish ecology in the area.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Studying the effect of long dams on fish communities in the Waal river between 2025 and 2027","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7852,"Acronym":"Sudle_IMPULS","EngAbstract":"The aim of this project is to understand the use of coastal zones and inland habitats of the Northern parts of the Netherlands (Wadden Sea), by spawning adults and juvenile diadromous fish. Results will help us to connect and restore area’s that are used by species such as: Atlantic eel, stickleback, shad, flounder and lamprey.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Sud le Impuls for Diadrome Fish","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7850,"Acronym":"Sudle_INNOV","EngAbstract":"This project aims at establishing the functionally of fish passages from the salt Wadden Sea to the Lauwersmeer and the inland river systems. Species of special interest are sticklebacks and the Atlantic eel. In addition, the salinity of the lack is measured in order to combine this information with the migration periods of different diadromous fish species.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Sud le Innovative monitoring","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5970,"Acronym":"SVNL-WS","EngAbstract":"\"As part of the project “Sharks and Rays back into the North Sea” this study aims to track the survival, distribution and seasonal migration of stocked juvenile thornback ray (Raja clavata) in the Westerschelde and adjacent waters. The overal goal of this project is to gain more insight into the possibilities of successful reinforcement of relict populations of Dutch elasmobranch species, following the IUCN guidelines. For this present study thirty thornback rays, raised from eggs, and approximately one year of age, were surgically equipped with Vemco V9H2 tags. Prior to their release the rays were held in captivity for a minimum of 2 weeks to ensure wound healing and their full recovery. The study deploys the VEMCO receiver array installed by VLIZ in the Westerschelde estuary and the Belgian Part of the North Sea.\n\"","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Survival and distribition of 30 Vemco tagged, stocked juvenile thornback rays (Raja clavata), within the Westerschelde esutary and the Belgian part of the southern North Sea.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8132,"Acronym":"SU.MO.ELASMO.Adriatic","EngAbstract":"This project has two objectives: the short-term one is to assess the post-release mortality of elasmobranch species of commercial interest, the second objective on the mid and long term is to track their seasonal moments and site fidelity. ","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Survival of post-release elasmobranchs and their seasonal movements","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8373,"Acronym":"PelFish","EngAbstract":"PelFish will provide fisheries and ecosystem knowledge to study the possibility to develop or restore small-scale 'niche' seasonal fisheries in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS). Acoustic and data storage telemetry will be used on several species of pelagic fish to study their movements and essential fish habitats within the BPNS, as well migratory movements at larger scales. The species of study will include Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), Twaite shad (Alosa fallax), and European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax).
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Sustainable economic carriers in Flemish coastal fishing communities post-Brexit","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6287,"Acronym":"Swimway Vechte","EngAbstract":"\"This project aims to track the migration patterns of several fish species in the river Vechte in order to assess how well the river is functioning as a fish migration route. \nFrom fall 2018 through 2021 adult specimens of several highly migratory species (Burbot, Eel, Ide, River lamprey, Seatrout and Houting) will be obtained from the river during their spawning migration and surgically equipped with acoustic tags (VEMCO V7-V13). During this period more than 30 receivers are deployed in both in the Dutch and the German parts of the Vecht, and in other connecting river systems. \nResults from this project will ultimately provide insights into the presence of barriers and other challenges for migratory fish species in the river Vechte.\"","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Swimway Vechte - A joint German and Dutch monitoring program for migratory fish in the international river Vechte.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8468,"Acronym":"Swiss_AcTel","EngAbstract":"The Swiss acoustic telemetry project is concerned with identifying the seasonal movement and migration of several fish species. These movements will be linked to different environmental cues, with a special interest for heat stress and cold water refugia
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Swiss Acoustic Telemetry Network","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6582,"Acronym":"2010_phd_Reubens_sync","EngAbstract":"\"Between June 2011 and July 2011, 39 Atlantic cod were tagged with acoustic transmitters in the C-Power wind farm in the Belgian part of the North Sea, to study their movement behaviour and assess the impacts of offshore wind farms on their movement ecology. To be able to correctly validate the data, sync tags were in place in the study area. This dataset contains only the sync tag data and was created in the framework of the PhD of Jan Reubens.\nThe animal detection data is stored in the dataset '2010_phd_reubens' with IMIS dasID 5846.\"","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Sync tag dataset related to impacts assessment of offshore wind farms on the movement ecology of Atlantic cod","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8692,"Acronym":"RAJIBAL-COFIB","EngAbstract":"The butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) is an elasmobranch species (Order: Myliobatiformes, Family: Gymnuridae) classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List and protected at the state level in the LESPRE (MITECO, Spain). This species was considered rare in the Balearic Islands and is currently included in the Balearic Islands’ Catalogue of Threatened Species. The main threats it faces include commercial and accidental fishing, as well as habitat degradation. Since 2021, the RAJIBAL Project has been carried out along the coast of Mallorca, within the Balearic Sea, with the aim of assessing the status of G. altavela populations. Specifically, the project’s goals include studying the species' spatial and temporal movement patterns, as well as its genetic variability. The first captures of G. altavela occurred in July 2024 at two sites of interest, which were identified based on sightings recorded through citizen science: El Toro and Malgrats Islands Marine Reserve, and the Migjorn Marine Reserve. In both areas, the specimens were tagged with acoustic transmitters and floy tag visual tags, biometric and genetic samples were taken, and sex was identified. In the El Toro and Malgrats Islands Marine Reserve, the animals were captured using a containment device during scuba dives and tagged onboard a vessel, while in Migjorn Marine Reserve the capture was done with a hand net during freediving, and the specimens were tagged on land. To date, 16 individuals have been tagged: 3 in El Toro and Malgrats Islands and 13 in Migjorn. Tracking of these specimens is expected to provide information on the species’ distribution in Mallorca, its movement patterns, seasonality, and possible aggregation areas. This project is crucial as it uses advanced technologies to generate valuable data that contributes to the study, stewardship, and conservation of G. altavela, aiding in its long-term preservation in a context of climate change and increasing environmental challenges.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Tagging and tracking the butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) with acoustic telemetry in the Balearic Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6435,"Acronym":"Teme barbel 1","EngAbstract":"The study tagged 22 European barbel (Barbus barbus), sampled by a combination of electric fishing (n = 12) and rod and line angling (n = 10), and all were captured within the River Teme. Vemco V9 tags were surgically implanted. The study area was downstream of Powick Weir (River Teme; 52°10’N, -2°14’W) through to the confluence with the River Severn, and then in the River Severn between Diglis Weir (upstream) and Severn Stoke (downstream). An array of 14 fixed receivers (VR2) were deployed in this area, including upstream of Powick and Diglis Weirs to test whether these were passable.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Teme barbel (Barbus barbus) PhD 2015 - 2017","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5855,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Temporarily acoustic receiver network in a polder area to investigate habitat use and migration of European eel. VR2W receivers of Vemco (69 kHz) were used","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Temporarily acoustic receiver network in a polder area in Flanders","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5857,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Temporarily acoustic receiver network in a tidal salt marshto investigate habitat use of European eel. Acoustic receivers (different types listening at 69 kHz) of Vemco were used","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Temporarily acoustic receiver network in a tidal salt marsh in the Western Scheldt Estuary","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5848,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Temporal acoustic receiver network in the Belwind wind farm used to assess impacts of anthropogenic underwater noise on the movement ecology of Atlantic cod. The network makes use of VR2AR receivers of Vemco","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Temporarily acoustic receiver network in the Belwind wind farm in the Belgian part of the North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5847,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Temporal acoustic receiver network in the C-Power wind farm used to assess impacts of offshore wind farms on the movement ecology of Atlantic cod. The network makes use of VR2W Vemco receivers","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Temporarily acoustic receiver network in the C-Power wind farm in the Belgian part of the North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5879,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":null,"License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Temporarily acoustic receiver network in the river Demer for assessing fish behaviour around the third of three fish migration barriers preventing (diadromous) fish (such as sea lamprey, among others) to reach the spawning habitats in the Demer basin.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5877,"Acronym":"2011_Bovenschelde","EngAbstract":"In 2011 and 2012 forty-one adult river lamprey were followed during their upstream migration in the tidal and/or non-tidal part of the River Scheldt and its tributaries using acoustic telemetry (Vemco technology: V7 and V8 transmitters; VR2 and VR2W data loggers). The migration patterns in the river catchment and their behaviour at a tidal barrier, lock-weir complexes and fish bypasses (passage timing and delay) show that the disrupted water management of the river and in consequence of its barriers and bypasses are the key to (un)successful spawning migration in the catchment.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Temporarily acoustic receiver network in the Upper Scheldt river, for river lamprey tracking in the Scheldt river basin","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8860,"Acronym":"EMMN","EngAbstract":"To study the migratory behaviour in wild northern European silver eel Anguilla anguilla during sea entry and early marine migration, 32 individuals were tagged with acoustic transmitters and registered at four automatic listening station arrays from the mouth of the north Norwegian River Alta and throughout the Alta Fjord. This listening stations consisted of Innovasea acoustic telemetry receivers, 24 VR2 and 33 VR2W.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Temporary acoustic array in the river Alta and the Alta Fjord (Norway)","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6044,"Acronym":"PTN/PROTECT2012","EngAbstract":"Temporary acoustic network of 20 automatic receivers (VR2w - listening at 69kHz) deployed across Pessegueiro Island MPA, operating during the summer of 2012","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Temporary acoustic network in the Portuguese Southwest Coast during summer of 2012","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6064,"Acronym":"PTN/PROTECT2013","EngAbstract":"Temporary acoustic network of 20 automatic receivers (VR2w - listening at 69kHz) deployed across Pessegueiro Island MPA, operating during the summer of 2013","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Temporary acoustic network in the Portuguese Southwest Coast during summer of 2013","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8413,"Acronym":"PTN/ATLAZUL","EngAbstract":"Temporary acoustic network of automatic receivers (TBR800 Release - listening at 69kHz) deployed in Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Marine Park, 30 km along the Alentejo coast, operating since the summer of 2022
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Temporary acoustic network in the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Marine Park","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6583,"Acronym":"PTN/MARSW","EngAbstract":"Temporary acoustic network of automatic receivers (VR2w & VR2Tx - listening at 69kHz) deployed in Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Marine Park, mainly around Pessegueiro Island MPA, operating since the spring of 2019","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Temporary acoustic network in the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Marine Park, focus on alentejo region","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5936,"Acronym":"PTN-Silver eel-Mondego","EngAbstract":"Temporary acoustic network to track downstream migration of silver eels (Anguilla anguilla) from the River Mondego (Portugal). Eel downstream migration was monitored with automatic receivers (VR2W - listening at 69kHz) deployed at four locations along the river course, from the first impassable obstacle (downstream Raiva Dam) up to the river mouth (67 km).
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0","StandardTitle":"Temporary acoustic network to track European eel (Anguilla anguilla) escapement from Mondego River Basin.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/739"},{"DasID":6597,"Acronym":"PTN/MIGRACORV","EngAbstract":"Temporary acoustic network of automatic receivers (VR2Tx - listening at 69kHz) deployed in the Tejo estuary, operating since the spring of 2019","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Temporary acoustic telemetry network in the Tejo Estuary","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8859,"Acronym":"SEMP","EngAbstract":"Temporal acoustic receiver (Innovasea VR2W) network in some Lithuanian rivers and curonian lagoon, aiming to track migration speed and success of tagged silver eels.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Temporary receiver array in Lithuanian rivers from 2014-2015","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/744"},{"DasID":8114,"Acronym":"testVR2AR","EngAbstract":"A deployment of 2 VR2AR receivers has been done in the Belgain part of the North Sea (near Zeebrugge) to test the performance of the newly release product of Vemco.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Testing the VR2AR acosutic release receiver in the Belgian part of the North Sea","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7923,"Acronym":"BTN","EngAbstract":"The Bergen Telemetry Network is a node of >80 acoustic receivers around the city of Bergen in western Norway. The Bergen Telemetry Network was established in 2020 with financing from the Environmental Directorate. From 2020-present, nearly 300 salmonids have been tagged around the Osterfjord north of Bergen to track migration of smolt and adult salmon and sea trout through the river and fjord.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"The Bergen Telemetry Network: A network of acoustic receivers for tracking marine, estuarine, and riverine species in a coastal fjord north of Bergen","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6377,"Acronym":"2013_Stour","EngAbstract":"There has been an increase in the abundance of small hydropower (< 10 MW) installations. These tend to be ‘run-of-river’, thereby reducing or averting the need for impoundment and water storage, and so are considered to have lower environmental impact. The Archimedes screw turbine (AST) has been described as ‘fish friendly’ based on magnitude of observed first order impacts, i.e. low rates of direct damage and mortality due to blade strike. However, potential second order effects, such as altered fish behaviour prior to or after passage, and consequences for long-term survival and fitness, have been largely ignored.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"The impact of an Archimedes screw hydropower turbine on fish migration in a lowland river","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8980,"Acronym":"TROUTTRACK","EngAbstract":"In seven Danish rivers 125 sea trout kelts were tagged with positively buoyant DSTs. Fifty-three (42%) tags were recovered, enabling a comparison of behaviour in kelts that survived the marine period and kelts that did not. These data were used to estimate kelt survival at sea and geolocate their migration routes. The forthcoming studies showed that Hidden Markov Models can be used for geolocation based on temperature and depth for sea trout.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Tracking anadromous brown trout at sea by data storage tags","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":9000,"Acronym":"cod_dtu","EngAbstract":"DTU is tracking cod in Danish Straits, Kattegat and Skagerrak to identify migration patterns of genetically assigned fish.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Tracking genetically assigned Cod in Danish waters","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8865,"Acronym":"mackerel_dtu","EngAbstract":"DTU is tracking mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in Øresund, Kattegat and Skagerrak to identify migration patterns and the extent of their movements in the North East Atlantic.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Tracking mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in Denmark","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6533,"Acronym":"PLASTIBE","EngAbstract":"Plastic waste in coastal areas and the expanding “Plastic Soup” in our oceans are a growing threat for the marine environment. In recent years the role of rivers as a potential main contributor to marine plastic pollution has been suggested. Yet, the scale of such input remains to be systematically quantified. If high contributions can be determined, considering the vastness of oceans and seas and the great depth of some, the feasibility of projects removing plastic in rivers might be better than those in which plastic is removed from the open oceans.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Tracking marked plastic items on their journey through the Scheldt estuary, using the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network (PBARN).","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8848,"Acronym":"PTN-Silver eel-Mondego","EngAbstract":"Acoustic telemetry data of silver eels during their downream migration from the River Mondego (Portual). Escapement rate was estimated during two consecutive spawning seasons (2014-2016) and their migratory behaviour was studied. 47 silver eels (males and females) were tagged with acoustic transmitters and their migration was monitored with automatic receivers (VR2W - listening at 69kHz) deployed at four locations along the river course, from the first impassable obstacle (downstream Raiva Dam) up to the river mouth (67 km).
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0","StandardTitle":"Tracking silver European eel (Anguilla anguilla) escapement from Mondego River Basin","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/740"},{"DasID":8102,"Acronym":"PTN/MEROSW2021/duskygrouper","EngAbstract":"Tracking the movements of the Dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus) released in summer 2021 within the Sines harbour. 15 hatchery-reared dusky groupers were tagged with acoustic transmitters (V13, V16, HP16) and their movements monitored with automatic receivers (VR2w and VR2Tx - listening at 69kHz) deployed at 6 locations, mainly inside the harbour.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Tracking the movements of 15 hatchery-reared Dusky groupers released in the harbour of Sines in the summer of 2021","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6062,"Acronym":"PTN/PROTECT2013/conger","EngAbstract":"Tracking the movement patterns of European conger (Conger conger) within Pessegueiro Island MPA during the summer of 2013. Homerange and site fidelity were accessed. 6 conger eels were tagged with acoustic transmitters (V9) and movements within the MPA monitored with automatic receivers (VR2w - listening at 69kHz) deployed at 20 locations across this marine protected area.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Tracking the movements of European conger during the summer of 2013 in the Portuguese Southwest Coast","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6063,"Acronym":"PTN/PROTECT2013/moray","EngAbstract":"Tracking the movement patterns of Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena) within Pessegueiro Island MPA during the summer of 2013. Homerange and site fidelity were accessed. 19 moray eels were tagged with acoustic transmitters (V9) and movements within the MPA monitored with automatic receivers (VR2w - listening at 69kHz) deployed at 20 locations across this marine protected area","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Tracking the movements of Mediterranean moray during the summer of 2013 in the Portuguese Southwest Coast","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8375,"Acronym":"PTN/ATLAZUL/rays","EngAbstract":"Tracking the movement patterns of rays (Raja undulata, R. clavata, R. montagui) within Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Marine Park and adjacent areas. 20 rays were tagged with acoustic transmitters (HP16) and movements monitored with automatic receivers (TBR800 Release - listening at 69kHz) deployed at 7 locations, 30 km along the cost of Alentejo
","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Tracking the movements of rays in the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Marine Park","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6359,"Acronym":"2019_DTUAQUA","EngAbstract":"An effort to identify the migration routes that the European Eel follows during its spawning migration from Greece towards the Sargasso Sea.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Tracking the spawning migration routes of Anguilla anguilla in the Mediterranean","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8056,"Acronym":"shad_scheldt_dst","EngAbstract":"The twaite shad (Alosa fallax) is an anadromous fish species, growing at sea but spawning in freshwater. Many knowledge gaps persist on the lifecycle of this clupeid species. It is for instance unknown where shads reside at sea during their growing phase. In this project, we tag twaite shads with data storage tags (G5, CEFAS Technology ltd., UK) to geolocate their movement patterns at sea. As such, we hope to know map their spatio-temporal distribution to inform management so they can take adequate management measures for this European Habitats Directive species.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Tracking twaite shads at sea by using data storage tags","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6045,"Acronym":"PTN/PROTECT2012/whiteseabream","EngAbstract":"Tracking the movement patterns of white seabream (Diplodus sargus) within Pessegueiro Island MPA during the summer of 2012. Homerange and site fidelity were accessed. 19 adult white seabreams were tagged with acoustic transmitters (V9) and movements within the MPA monitored with automatic receivers (VR2w - listening at 69kHz) deployed at 20 locations across this marine protected area","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Tracking White seabreams (Diplodus sargus) movement patterns in the Portuguese Southwest Coast during the Summer of 2012","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":7880,"Acronym":"2021_transcal","EngAbstract":"In many reservoirs like lakes and ponds, European eels have been stocked either unintentionally or intentionally, for instance for recreational fishing. Since these reservoirs are not connected to rivers, eels are unable to migrate to the sea for spawning. In this study, we investigate if large eels from the Callemoeie reservoir (Belgium) still migrate to the sea when transported to an estuary.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Trap and transport of silver eels from a reservoir to an estuary","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8415,"Acronym":"STRAITS_TSTN","EngAbstract":"Tracking the movement of aquatic animals with acoustic receivers deployed around the Northern Aegean Sea, Marmara Sea, Dardanelles Straits, Bosporus Straits and the Black Sea.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Turkish Straits Detection Data","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":5858,"Acronym":null,"EngAbstract":"Twaite shad acoustic telemetry dataset used to investigate migration patterns of adult twaite shad in the Schelde-estuary and North Sea. Dataset of 2015","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Twaite shad acoustic telemetry dataset in the Schelde-estuary and North Sea 2015","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":6052,"Acronym":"UtS","EngAbstract":"Details of twaite shad (Alosa fallax) tagged with VEMCO acoustic transmitters as part of ongoing monitoring of the 'Unlocking the Severn' project","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Unlocking the Severn","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8078,"Acronym":"BlueCrab2022Algarve","EngAbstract":"One of the fastest spreading marine invasive species across Europe is the Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896, which has been listed as one of the 100 worst marine invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea. In Portugal, the oldest record dates to 1967 in the Tagus estuary (western coast). Few records have been detected in that area until the present day, but in the southern coast (Algarve) the situation is quite different. Since 2016-17, the species is increasing in abundance and expanding its distribution towards the western coast of Algarve. Now indisputably established in southern Portugal, seasonal migrations are still poorly understood. This project aims at understanding such migrations, that change across the life spawn of this species, between higher zones of estuaries and coastal zones.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Unraveling the migrations of the invasive blue crab in Algarve - ATLAZUL 2022 campaign","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8139,"Acronym":"LamTre20/21","EngAbstract":"This study investigated the upstream spawning migration of anadromous river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the River Trent, a heavily fragmented tributary of the Humber Estuary- the location of one of the largest river lamprey populations in the UK. River lamprey released upstream (n = 16) and downstream (n = 15) of Cromwell Weir were tracked from the upper estuary (Keadby) to upstream of the fourth weir encountered (Gunthorpe Weir). Receivers were also located in the Yorkshire Ouse catchment, which joins with the Trent at Trent Falls (to create the Humber Estuary). Overall, this study quantified river lamprey migration, spawning habitat distribution and historic river levels to develop a novel empirical index to understand the impact of man-made barriers and prioritise their remediation.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Upstream spawning migration of river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the River Trent, 2020-2021","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/598"},{"DasID":8140,"Acronym":"LamYorOus18-20","EngAbstract":"This study investigated the upstream spawning migration of anadromous river lamprey in the Yorkshire Ouse, a highly dendritic and heavily fragmented tributary of the Humber Estuary (home to one of the largest UK river lamprey populations). The main English lamprey fishery operates within the tidal reaches of the Yorkshire Ouse. The study occurred over two consecutive (2018/19 & 2019/20) and highly contrasting (dry & wet) flow years. River lamprey were either single (PIT only) tagged or double (acoustic and PIT) tagged and released at three different locations. Single tagged lamprey were released at Cawood, downstream of the commercial fishery and Naburn Weir. Double tagged lamprey were evenly split between Cawood, upstream of the first (Naburn Weir) and second (Linton Weir) main river barriers. Overall, the study examined commercial fishery exploitation as well as the catchment-wide migration and the impact if the two large main river barriers on onward migration.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"Upstream spawning migration of river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the River Yorkshire Ouse, 2018-2020","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/623"},{"DasID":6492,"Acronym":"PhD_JolienBuyse","EngAbstract":"The introduction of hard-substrate such as wind farms into an otherwise sandy environment can have effects on animals that are associated with the natural soft sediments. This projects aims to study the change in spatial behaviour of plaice, an important commercial flatfish species, due to the presence of an offshore wind farm in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Fish telemetry will be used as a study technique to obtain an idea about the short term and long term site residency and site fidelity of plaice relative to the wind turbines. The gathered data can also give information on how this newly introduced habitat is used by plaice and whether it is important for this particular species.","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0","StandardTitle":"Using acoustic telemetry to study local and larger scale movements of plaice in relation to a Belgian offshore wind farm","doi":null,"vlizDoi":"10.14284/634"},{"DasID":6598,"Acronym":"PTN/MIGRACORV/MEAGRE","EngAbstract":"Study of Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) movements with acoustic biotelemetry. More than 50 individuals are being tagged with acoustic transmitters (ID-MP13 and ID-HP16) in the Tejo estuary, an important spawning and nursery habitat for the species in the European NE Atlantic coast. Tracking will be supported by the acoustic network of Tejo, which is composed of 16 acoustic telemetry receivers (VR2Tx), and by the Portuguese Tracking Network (PTN), spreading along the coastline and other major estuaries.","License":null,"StandardTitle":"Using acoustic telemetry to study the migration movements of the Meagre along the NE Atlantic European coast.","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8348,"Acronym":"VFM_BFT","EngAbstract":"The Scandinavian bluefin tuna marathon is a collaborative citizen science project where scientists from Sweden and Denmark study the migrations, survival, spawning grounds, behaviour etc. of bluefin tuna with the help of a large fleet of sportfishing teams. The Swedish part of the project is operated by the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"VFM_AtlanticBluefinTuna","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8679,"Acronym":"VFM_DSTL","EngAbstract":"The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), operates a number of acoustic telemetry networks both nationally and internationally. We consider some of our networks as permanent, as we aim to keep some infrastructure in place indefinitely. That said, the exact position and the number of receivers will change over time.
Here we present our 69kHz Deep Sea Tracking Lab. This network is led primarily by Dr. Gustav Hellström.
","License":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","StandardTitle":"VFM_DeepSeaTrackingLab","doi":null,"vlizDoi":null},{"DasID":8299,"Acronym":"VFM_Hjalmaren","EngAbstract":"The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), operates a number of acoustic telemetry networks both nationally and internationally. We consider some of our networks as permanent, as we aim to keep some infrastructure in place indefinitely. That said, the exact position and the number of receivers will change over time.
Here we present our 69kHz network in lake Hjälmaren. This network is led primarily by Dr. Gustav Hellström.
The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), operates a number of acoustic telemetry networks both nationally and internationally. We consider some of our networks as permanent, as we aim to keep some infrastructure in place indefinitely. That said, the exact position and the number of receivers will change over time.
Here we present our 69kHz network in lake Mälaren. This network is led primarily by Dr. Gustav Hellström.
The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), operates a number of acoustic telemetry networks both nationally and internationally. We consider some of our networks as permanent, as we aim to keep some infrastructure in place indefinitely. That said, the exact position and the number of receivers will change over time.
Here we present our 69kHz network in lake Siljan. This network is led primarily by Dr. Gustav Hellström.
The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), operates a number of acoustic telemetry networks both nationally and internationally. We consider some of our networks as permanent, as we aim to keep some infrastructure in place indefinitely. That said, the exact position and the number of receivers will change over time.
Here we present our 69kHz network in lake Vättern. This network is led primarily by Dr. Gustav Hellström.
EU funded research programme to investigate the response of biodiversity to arrays of wave energy converters
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