Atlantic Cod Releases OTN/DFO 2005-2011

This is the OBIS extraction of the OTN/DFO NE Newfoundland Acoustic Array and Atlantic Cod Tagging project, consisting only of the release tagging metadata (i.e. the locations and dates of tagged animal release). May 18, 2005 - September 15, 2011. Abstract: An extensive network comprising approximately 30 arrays of acoustic receivers (Vemco VR2/VR2W) has been deployed in nearshore waters off the NE coast of Newfoundland; the receivers are in the water throughout the year to provide continuous monitoring and data are uploaded once/twice per year depending on accessibility. Several hundred cod equipped with coded V16 and V13 pingers (including some with depth/temperature sensor tags) have been released inshore and offshore over the past 5 yrs along with 35,000 conventionally (Floy) tagged cod. The primary purpose of the research is to investigate cod stock structure and movement patterns and estimate exploitation rates in support of assessments of the status of the cod stock in NAFO Divs 2J3KL. This is a SPERA project dataset. Brattey, J., Morris, C. 2005. DFO NE Newfoundland Acoustic Array and Atlantic Cod Tagging. Version # In OBIS Digital Collections. Published by OBIS, Digital http://www.obis.org/. https://oceantrack.org/ipt/resource?r=otndfo-nafcdfonenewfoundl