Taking a bite out of ocean research
Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 11:35
in Biology & Nature
The Dalhousie-Headquartered Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) has reached a major milestone with the deployment of its first international tracking line. Draped off the coast of Perth, Australia, the 'listening curtain' of 53 acoustic receivers, each placed 800 metres apart, is ready to intercept tagged marine life, including southern bluefin tuna, great white sharks and whale sharks. OTN's Australian partners, the Australian Acoustic Tagging and Monitoring System (AATAMS) will maintain and operate the Perth Line, collecting data from the OTN receivers and sending it back to OTN headquarters for analysis...