Envisioning the future of aquatic animal tracking: Technology, science, and application

Lennox, R.J.; Aarestrup, K.; Cooke, S.J.; Cowley, P.D.; Deng, Z.D.; Fisk, A.T.; Harcourt, R.G.; Heupel, M.; Hinch, S.G.; Holland, K.N.; Hussey, N.E.; Iverson, S.J.; Kessel, S.T.; Kocik, J.F.; Lucas, M.C.; Mills Flemming, J.; Nguyen, V.M.; Stokesbury, M.J.W.; Vagle, S.; VanderZwaag, D.L.; Whoriskey, F.G.; Young, N.

doi:10.1093/biosci/bix098

Envisioning the future of aquatic animal tracking: Technology, science, and application

Lennox, R.J.; Aarestrup, K.; Cooke, S.J.; Cowley, P.D.; Deng, Z.D.; Fisk, A.T.; Harcourt, R.G.; Heupel, M.; Hinch, S.G.; Holland, K.N.; Hussey, N.E.; Iverson, S.J.; Kessel, S.T.; Kocik, J.F.; Lucas, M.C.; Mills Flemming, J.; Nguyen, V.M.; Stokesbury, M.J.W.; Vagle, S.; VanderZwaag, D.L.; Whoriskey, F.G.; Young, N.

Authors

R.J. Lennox

K. Aarestrup

S.J. Cooke

P.D. Cowley

Z.D. Deng

A.T. Fisk

R.G. Harcourt

M. Heupel

S.G. Hinch

K.N. Holland

N.E. Hussey

S.J. Iverson

S.T. Kessel

J.F. Kocik

Professor Martyn Lucas m.c.lucas@durham.ac.uk
Professor

J. Mills Flemming

V.M. Nguyen

M.J.W. Stokesbury

S. Vagle

D.L. VanderZwaag

F.G. Whoriskey

N. Young

Abstract

Electronic tags are significantly improving our understanding of aquatic animal behavior and are emerging as key sources of information for conservation and management practices. Future aquatic integrative biology and ecology studies will increasingly rely on data from electronic tagging. Continued advances in tracking hardware and software are needed to provide the knowledge required by managers and policymakers to address the challenges posed by the world's changing aquatic ecosystems. We foresee multiplatform tracking systems for simultaneously monitoring the position, activity, and physiology of animals and the environment through which they are moving. Improved data collection will be accompanied by greater data accessibility and analytical tools for processing data, enabled by new infrastructure and cyberinfrastructure. To operationalize advances and facilitate integration into policy, there must be parallel developments in the accessibility of education and training, as well as solutions to key governance and legal issues.

Citation

Lennox, R., Aarestrup, K., Cooke, S., Cowley, P., Deng, Z., Fisk, A., …Young, N. (2017). Envisioning the future of aquatic animal tracking: Technology, science, and application. Bioscience, 67(10), 884-896. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix098

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jul 5, 2017
Online Publication Date	Sep 13, 2017
Publication Date	Oct 1, 2017
Deposit Date	Jul 23, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Sep 13, 2018
Journal	Bioscience
Print ISSN	0006-3568
Electronic ISSN	1525-3244
Publisher	American Institute of Biological Sciences
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	67
Issue	10
Pages	884-896
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix098

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in BioScience following peer review. The version of record Lennox, R.J., Aarestrup, K., Cooke, S.J., Cowley, P.D., Deng, Z.D., Fisk, A.T., Harcourt, R.G., Heupel, M., Hinch, S.G., Holland, K.N., Hussey, N.E., Iverson, S.J., Kessel, S.T., Kocik, J.F., Lucas, M.C., Mills Flemming, J., Nguyen, V.M., Stokesbury, M.J.W., Vagle, S., VanderZwaag, D.L., Whoriskey, F.G. & Young, N. (2017). Envisioning the future of aquatic animal tracking: Technology, science, and application. BioScience, 67(1): 884-896 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix098.