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Novel Microsatellite Tags Hold Promise for Illuminating the Lost Years in Four Sea Turtle Species

Abstract After hatching, sea turtles leave the nest and disperse into the ocean. Many years later, they return to their natal coastlines. The period between their leaving and their returning to natal areas, known as the “Lost Years”, is poorly understood. Satellite tracking studies aimed at studying the “Lost Years”…

Partial migration in Magellanic penguins

Abstract We studied the migration of Magellanic penguins near the southern tip of the breeding distribution, and for the first time found evidence of partial migration for this species within the same colony. Forty-three percent of the penguins studied stayed within ~290 km of the colony (residents), while others went…

Whole-lake acoustic telemetry to evaluate survival of stocked juvenile fish

Abstract Estimates of juvenile survival are critical for informing population dynamics and the ecology of fish, yet these demographic parameters are difficult to measure. Here, we demonstrate that advances in animal tracking technology provide opportunities to evaluate survival of juvenile tagged fish. We implemented a whole-lake telemetry array in conjunction…

Positioning aquatic animals with acoustic transmitters

Abstract Geolocating aquatic animals with acoustic tags has been ongoing for decades, relying on the detection of acoustic signals at multiple receivers with known positions to calculate a 2D or 3D position, and ultimately recreate the path of an aquatic animal from detections at fixed stations. This method of underwater…

Marine food consumption by adult Atlantic salmon and energetic impacts of increased ocean temperatures caused by climate change

Abstract Atlantic salmon Salmo salar are experiencing widespread population declines, and reductions in growth and survival in the marine environment are contributing factors. Our aims were to estimate marine food consumption of adult salmon and to determine how energetics would be directly affected by the increased ocean temperatures associated with climate change.…

Satellite tracking and field assessment highlight major foraging site for green turtles in the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania

Abstract There is a remarkable paucity of estimates of the numeric importance of sea turtles at foraging grounds. The Banc d'Arguin (BA) is a vast shallow marine area off the coast of Mauritania, known as a site of world importance for coastal migratory birds and other biodiversity, including extensive seagrass beds. We sampled foraging…

Diving and feeding of adult Atlantic salmon when migrating through the coastal zone in Norway

Abstract Atlantic salmon post-spawners from a population in northern Norway were tagged with data storage tags (N = 773), and the depth use and diving behaviour of recaptured individuals within the coastal zone were examined, both on their outward migration to sea (N = 44) and their return to the natal river after overwintering…

Using data from nesting beach monitoring and satellite telemetry to improve estimates of marine turtle clutch frequency and population abundance

Abstract Population abundance data are often used to define species’ conservation status. Abundance of marine turtles is typically estimated using nesting beach monitoring data such as nest counts and clutch frequency (CF, i.e., the number of nests female turtles lay within a nesting season). However, studies have shown that CF…