Description

Noah S. Adams, John W. Beeman, and John H. Eiler, editors

518 pages, index, hardcover

Published by the American Fisheries Society

Publication date: September 2012

ISBN: 978-1-934874-26-4

doi: https://doi.org/10.47886/9781934874264

Summary

Telemetry provides a powerful and flexible tool for studying fish and other aquatic animals, and its use has become increasingly commonplace. However, telemetry is gear intensive and typically requires more specialized knowledge and training than many other field techniques. As with other scientific methods, collecting good data is dependent on an understanding of the underlying principles behind the approach, knowing how to use the equipment and techniques properly, and recognizing what to do with the data collected.

This book provides a road map for using telemetry to study aquatic animals, and provides the basic information needed to plan, implement, and conduct a telemetry study under field conditions. Topics include acoustic or radio telemetry study design, tag implantation techniques, radio and acoustic telemetry principles and case studies, and data management and analysis.

Chapters are written by biologists, technicians, and engineers from the private, academic, and government sectors, with decades of experience using these technologies.

CONTENTS

Introduction and Overview

1 Introduction

2 A History of Telemetry in Fishery Research (Eric E. Hockersmith and John W. Beeman)

3 Designing Studies Based on Acoustic or Radio Telemetry (John D. Koehn)

4 Techniques for Telemetry Transmitter Attachment and Evaluation of Transmitter Effects on Fish Performance (Theresa L. Liedtke and A. Michelle Wargo Rub)

Radio Telemetry-Principles and Practice

5.1 Radio Telemetry in Fresh Water: the Basics (Valerian B. Kuechle and Peter J. Kuechle)

5.2 Optimization of Radio Telemetry Receiving Systems (Scott D. Evans and John R. Stevenson)

5.3 Tracking Aquatic Animals with Radio Telemetry (John H. Eiler)

Radio Telemetry-Case Studies

6.1 Two Case Studies from Washington’s Olympic Peninsula: Radio Telemetry Reveals Bull Trout Anadromy and Establishes Baseline Information Prior to Dam Removal (Stephen C. Corbett and Samuel J. Brenkman)