Development of a Peduncle Belt as a Medium to Long-Term Tag Attachment Platform for Cetacean Studies
Abstract
The long-term goal is to develop a recoverable, noninvasive medium to long-term tag attachment platform which 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 objective is to develop a peduncle style tag and tag deployment system as a means of attaching medium to long-term tags to free swimming whales. Two systems are currently under development: 1) a net gun deployed peduncle tag for large whales 2) a pole deployed peduncle tag for small whales. Another objective is 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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA598759
Entities
People
- Becky Woodward
Organizations
- University of Maine