RESEARCH ECOLOGIST
Email:
tcastrosantos@usgs.gov
Office Phone:
413-863-3838
Fax:
413-863-9810
ORCID:
0000-0003-2575-9120
Location
1 Migratory Way
Turners Falls
, MA
1376
US
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Overview The database was developed in support of an acoustic telemetry study being performed on diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) inhabiting Wellfleet Harbor and environs, Wellfleet, MA. This is the northernmost population of this species, and it is listed as state-threatened under the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Act. The study was performed in part to help assess the risk to individuals and the population that might be posed by a proposed dredging project in the federal and adjacent town anchorages of Wellfleet Harbor. Data were logged by an array of fixed station receivers distributed throughout the harbor and its subdrainages. Mobil, manual tracking...
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This data release includes the raw data and code used in Castro-Santos et al. (2024): Sprinting performance and behavior of adult shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum). Notably, the code includes several processes used to differentiate among attempts, quantify attempt rate, distance traversed, and endurance of shortnose sturgeon ascending a telemetered flume. The code can be readily adapted to other forms of telemetry analysis, in particulary with respect to processes associated with fish passage at barriers. Additional code is provided that quantifies kinematics variables recorded for the sturgeon as they swam at high speeds in the flume. The kinematics code was modified from Goerig et al (2021): https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.bg79cnp9x
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The BioAcoustic Fish Fence (BAFF; Fish Guidance Systems Ltd.) is a multi-modal deterrent that utilizes a combination of lights, sound, and bubbles to guide fish away from a location. An experimental deployment of a BAFF is currently ongoing at Barkley Lock and Dam on the Cumberland River near Grand Rivers, KY. This dataset includes information derived from two telemetry arrays (i.e., VEMCO and HTI) deployed in the vicinity of Barkley Lock and Dam to evaluate fish movement and response to the BAFF. Silver carp, grass carp, and native fish species were detected with this system. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Categories: Data;
Tags: Aquatic Biology,
Barkley Lock,
BioAcoustic Fish Fence,
Cumberland River,
Deterrent, All tags...
Invasive Carp,
Telemetry,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Water Resources,
Wildlife Biology,
biota, Fewer tags
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The Underwater Acoustic Deterrent System is an experimental deterrent that utilizes underwater sounds to deter invasive carps. An experimental deployment and evaluation of a UADS is currently being conducted at Lock 19 on the Mississippi River, near Keokuk, Iowa. This dataset includes information derived from two telemetry arrays (i.e., 307 kHz HTI and 69 kHz VEMCO) deployed at and around Lock 19 to evaluate fish movement and response to the UADS in 2021 and 2022. Silver Carp, Bighead Carp, Grass Carp, and a variety of native fish species were tagged and monitored with the telemetry arrays. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Categories: Data;
Tags: Aquatic Biology,
Deterrent,
Invasive Carp,
Lock 19,
Mississippi River, All tags...
Telemetry,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Underwater Acoustic Deterrent,
Water Resources,
Wildlife Biology,
biota, Fewer tags
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Data used to produce results for publication in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Categories: Data;
Tags: Aquatic Biology,
Ecology,
Fish Passage,
Herring,
Hydrology, All tags...
Land Use Change,
Striped bass,
Telemetry,
Tide gates,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Water Resources,
Wildlife Biology,
biota, Fewer tags
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