Lemon Shark Acoustic Tag Detection and Acceleration Data from Bimini, 2019

Acoustic detection data from 20 lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) tagged with acceleration-sensing transmitters. Shark movements and body acceleration were monitored from April to December 2019 via a network of 60 receivers around Bimini, Bahamas. The dataset was authored by Evan Byrnes and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Estimating home range size based on acoustic detection locations.
• Analyzing associations between movement patterns and body acceleration as a proxy for energy use.
• Studying spatial ecology and residency of lemon sharks in a specific island system.
• Modeling bioenergetic costs of shark behavior from acceleration sensor data.

Strengths

• Data includes acceleration sensor measurements from 20 individually tagged sharks.
• Monitoring occurred over an 8-month period from April to December 2019.
• Deployment involved a network of 60 acoustic receivers for spatial coverage.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Receiver location coordinates are not included in the dataset and require contacting the authors.

Provenance

Source

Evan Byrnes

Collection Method

Data gathered via Vemco/Innovasea V13AP acoustic tags with acceleration sensors and VR2W receivers.

Time Range

April to December 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:07:19; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bimini, Bahamas