The Frisk Laboratory utilizes acoustic telemetry technology to track movement of target species caught off but not limited of the Long Island coast. Fish are surgically tagged with transmitters that have a unique ID. When they pass near an acoustic receiver, it picks up that fish’s known ID, date, and time at the known location of the receiver.
Teleosts of interest: Atlantic Sturgeon, Bluefish, Black Sea Bass, Bluefin Tuna, False Albacore, Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, Weakfish , Winter Flounder
Elasmobranchs of interest: Clearnose Skate, Little Skate, Sandbar Shark, Sand tiger Shark, Thresher Shark, White Shark
Projects:
Acoustic Gates
Atlantic Sturgeon
South Fork Wind Telemetry Project