Tracking devices aim to monitor fish movements off the UK coastline

Published 2021년 9월 2일

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A project titled FISH INTEL, led by the University of Plymouth and funded by the European Regional Development Fund, has initiated to monitor the movement and habitat preferences of the endangered crawfish in the waters around the Isles of Scilly and northern France. The project involves deploying 12 acoustic receivers off the coast of St Martins and will tag and release crawfish to track their movements. The data collected will be used to develop sustainable fishing management policies and understand the impact of human activities on marine life. The project aims to monitor various species, including European bass, Pollack, Crawfish, and Bluefin tuna, across seven sites, with the ultimate goal of implementing Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management programs to improve water conditions and enable sustainable activities.

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Tracking devices aim to monitor fish movements off the UK coastline. Researchers have deployed monitoring devices that will help them paint a comprehensive picture of the movements of an endangered marine species and the habitats it prefers to use. Scientists from the University of Plymouth worked with the Isles of Scilly Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IoS IFCA) to deploy 12 acoustic receivers off the island of St Martins. The Isles of Scilly and sites in northern France, off the coast of Brittany (Iroise Sea) and Côtes-d’Armor (Saint Brieuc and Sept-Iles marine park), are some of the last strongholds for the crawfish, where they are also important for small scale coastal fisheries, so information on how they move and behave is critical to ensuring their long term survival. While on the Islands, the team engaged with local commercial fishermen and dive teams, with both groups tagging and releasing crawfish for the project. One of the crawfish has already been ...

Source: Fish Focus