Acoustic telemetry tracks movements of four key recreational fish species: undulate ray, tope, starry smooth-hound, and black bream. The Fish Intel Network of receivers deployed in Dorset and the Solent captures data to inform sustainable fisheries management. Understanding migrations provides insights into species ecology, predator-prey relations, and interactions with anglers.
Use Cases
- Model fish migration patterns based on acoustic tag tracking data.
- Identify critical feeding and breeding habitats based on receiver location data.
- Analyze predator-prey interactions based on co-occurrence of elasmobranchs and black bream.
- Assess recreational fishing impacts based on species movement data.
- Support sustainable fisheries management decisions based on movement insights.
Strengths
- Focuses on four regionally important species for recreational fishing.
- Data collection is integrated into the Fish Intel Network of receivers.
- Project aims to provide insights for sustainable species management.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness unverified; last update date is unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Fish fitted with acoustic tags tracked by a network of receivers.
- Geography
- Dorset and the Solent regions.