| Autor: |
Andrew J. Nault, William B. Gaeuman, Benjamin J. Daly, Vicki A. Vanek |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Animal Biotelemetry, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2050-3385 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s40317-024-00360-7 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Climate change is reshaping Bering Sea crab distributions and recent population declines have elevated the urgency in understanding spatial dynamics in relation to management boundaries. While pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) can provide fishery-independent movement information, a high level of spatial resolution is needed to evaluate small-scale (i.e., 10 s of km) movements of crabs. Because PSATs drift at the surface prior to acquisition of a satellite-estimated location (via Argos), the accuracy of pop-up location (i.e., animal terminal position) estimates depends on the ability to accurately estimate drift error. We deployed PSATs (n = 36) on fixed-position moorings in Bristol Bay and Marmot Bay, Alaska to validate a new method to estimate tag pop-up location and an associated error ellipse that uses in situ drift data from surfaced tags to estimate drift error. Estimated pop-up location was compared to the location of tag surfacing (i.e., the tag’s fixed position) and to an alternative estimate (i.e., an early satellite-estimated location). Additional tags were deployed on mature male red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) in Bristol Bay during 2020 (n = 84) and 2021 (n = 90) to compare estimates of tag drift error and crab displacement derived using the method. Results For red king crab tags with pop-up location estimates in 2020 (n = 79) and 2021 (n = 46), mean drift error was 9% and 44% of mean crab displacement, respectively. For fixed-position PSATs with pop-up location estimates (n = 27), mean distance between the estimated pop-up location and the tag’s fixed position was 2.0 km, representing a mean improvement in accuracy of 51% over alternative estimates. Corresponding error ellipse estimates either encompassed the tag’s fixed position (n = 11) or their boundaries were a mean distance of 1.3 km (n = 16) from the fixed position. Conclusions Our method improves pop-up location estimates for PSAT-tagged animals and is particularly well suited for crabs and other slow-moving benthic marine species. The improved estimates enhance PSAT utility for addressing management and ecological questions that require a fine spatial resolution, such as movement near management boundaries or defining essential habitat for important life history events. |
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