THE GROUPER MOON PROJECT
Acoustic Research Project
A collaborative conservation program between REEF and

the Cayman Islands Department of the Environment


FEATURED CONTENT
Grouper Moon video documentary (click here)
Fish Movement Videos (click here)


GROUPER MOON METHODS


Original methods document from NOAA Grant (click here) - some methods have changed!

What, in a nutshell, is the approach for this project?- video answer (click here)Windows Media Player 9 Series

Tagging Methods
- Video of the tagging procedure, including release (click here)Windows Media Player 9 Series
- Pictures of the tagging process:
fishing_on_aggregation.jpg (47571 bytes)   weighing_fish_before_tagging.jpg (39661 bytes)   surgery.jpg (45708 bytes)   surgery_w_floy_ready_to_go.jpg (53106 bytes)   taking_blood_and_finclip.jpg (44970 bytes)   Phil_taking_blood.jpg (72082 bytes)

- Pictures of tagged fish following surgery:
acoustic_tag_with_floy_spawningcoloration.jpg (29766 bytes)   acoustic_tagged_visiting_cleaning_station.jpg (52595 bytes)   double_floytagged.jpg (60606 bytes)   double_floytagged2.jpg (68690 bytes)   floy_tagged.jpg (46317 bytes)

Vemco VR2 Hydrophone Array
- Video of VR2 mooring network, including deployment (click here)Windows Media Player 9 Series
- Picture of VR2 hydropones in situ:
mooring_on_ubolt.jpg (59676 bytes)   hydro_mooring_at_distance.jpg (25675 bytes)   hydro_on_line.jpg (16071 bytes)   hydro_mooring_floats.jpg (14903 bytes)   brad_inspecting_mooring.jpg (112498 bytes)   bradley_retrieving_hydro.jpg (27644 bytes)   downloading_hydro_in_field.jpg (44759 bytes)
- Map depicting VR2 mooring locations on Little Cayman
hydro_locations.jpg (77865 bytes)

VR100 Mobile Tracking
- Video of the 'tow bell' used to tow the VR100 hydrophone (click here)Windows Media Player 9 Series
- Picture of the VR100 receiver
vr100.jpg (40425 bytes)   scott_checking_vr100.jpg (38797 bytes)

 

 

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