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Abstract:The Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) project was designed to develop and promote the application of acoustic tagging technology to study the life history of Pacific salmon and other species migrating along the continental shelf of western North America. POST envisioned the eventual creation of a permanent continental-scale telemetry system, however, during its existence more limited pilot-scale arrays were deployed, primarily concentrated in the Pacific Northwest. These included several acoustic receiver curtains between Vancouver Island and the mainland, creating an excellent means by which to monitor coastal marine animal migrations, especially by juvenile salmonids (smolts) migrating to sea (see projects QCS, JDF and NSOG). In addition to arrays on the continental shelf, POST equipment was deployed upstream and in the estuaries of several major salmon-producing rivers. POST arrays, and POST data, were incorporated into the OTN in 2012. The integration of these arrays, their equipment and the associated animal tagging projects into OTN's global network allowed for international, widespread monitoring of important species within the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Tracking data generated from the POST arrays can be applied to the development of fishery management policies aimed at the sustainable harvest of resources, and to the understanding and conservation of other marine and diadromous species. Additional details about specific tracking projects which were originally a part of POST are only available by contacting the associated researcher.摘要：太平洋陆架追踪（Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking, POST）项目旨在研发并推广声学标记技术的应用，以研究太平洋鲑鱼及其他沿北美西部大陆架洄游物种的生活史。该项目最初设想最终搭建一套永久性大陆尺度遥测系统，但在项目运行期间，实际部署的仅是规模有限的试点级接收阵列，且主要集中于美国太平洋西北地区。这些阵列包括温哥华岛与大陆之间布设的多组声学接收帘阵，为监测沿海海洋动物的洄游活动提供了极佳手段，尤其适用于监测向海洋洄游的幼鲑（smolts）相关活动（详见QCS、JDF及NSOG项目）。除大陆架上的接收阵列外，该项目还在多条主要鲑鱼产卵河流的上游及河口布设了相关设备。2012年，POST的接收阵列及相关数据被整合至海洋追踪网络（Ocean Tracking Network, OTN）。将此类接收阵列、配套设备及相关动物标记项目整合至OTN的全球网络后，得以在东北太平洋海域开展跨国、大范围的重要物种监测工作。由POST接收阵列生成的追踪数据，可用于制定以资源可持续捕捞为目标的渔业管理政策，同时也有助于深入了解并保护其他海洋及溯河洄游物种。关于原本隶属于POST的特定追踪项目的更多细节，需联系相关研究人员方可获取。