Development of a Peduncle Belt as a Medium to Long-Term Tag Attachment Platform for Cetacean Studies
Abstract
The long-term goal of this project is to develop a recoverable, noninvasive medium-term to long-term tag attachment platform that would enable detailed data sets to be collected over extended periods of time (multiple days to multiple months) and would aid in understanding natural whale behaviors and assessing anthropogenic impacts on vulnerable populations. The specific goals of this project are as follows: (1) to develop a peduncle style tag and tag deployment system as a means of attaching medium- to long-term tags to free swimming whales, and (2) to demonstrate the potential of the peduncle style tag as a benign medium- to long-term noninvasive tag attachment platform either through field trials or in a captive animal setting. Two different systems are currently under development: a pole-deployed peduncle saddle pack tag for mid-sized whales, and a net-gun deployed towed telemetry buoy for large whales.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA531280
Entities
People
- Becky Woodward
- Michael J Moore
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution