Presentation Title
Ultrasonic Telemetry to Track Estuarine Crustaceans
Presentation Type
Poster
Abstract
Ultrasonic telemetry is a method using sound to relocate tagged underwater animals that yields high-resolution spatiotemporal data on aquatic animals in their natural habitats. This method has proven to be highly effective at improving quantification of activity patterns, diel movements, migrations, habitat utilization, and home ranges of individuals and populations over traditional techniques such as baited trapping. However, this technology has not been widely applied because of its high cost. Our group has developed emitter and receiver prototypes that cost 20 times less than currently available technology. Our design includes a touchscreen user interface that will improve the relocation accuracy and efficiency of current technology while being more user-friendly than analog microphones currently used to relocate tagged animals.
Start Date
10-5-2018 12:00 PM
End Date
10-5-2018 2:00 PM
Genre/Form
posters
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Estuarine animals--Marking; Aquatic animals--marking; Estuarine animals--Monitoring; Aquatic animals--Monitoring; Ultrasonic waves
Type
Event
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Ultrasonic Telemetry to Track Estuarine Crustaceans
Ultrasonic telemetry is a method using sound to relocate tagged underwater animals that yields high-resolution spatiotemporal data on aquatic animals in their natural habitats. This method has proven to be highly effective at improving quantification of activity patterns, diel movements, migrations, habitat utilization, and home ranges of individuals and populations over traditional techniques such as baited trapping. However, this technology has not been widely applied because of its high cost. Our group has developed emitter and receiver prototypes that cost 20 times less than currently available technology. Our design includes a touchscreen user interface that will improve the relocation accuracy and efficiency of current technology while being more user-friendly than analog microphones currently used to relocate tagged animals.