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NCCOS scientists downloaded fish tracking data after nine months of data collection

(left) Woman on boat releases fish in water. (right) Two people on a boat hold a data logger covered in growth from being underwater.

After nine months of tracking movement of important fishery species through Chesapeake Bay using acoustic transmitters, NCCOS scientists have downloaded the first installment of data from the loggers. These data will provide valuable insight to habitat preference for these species and inform fish stock assessments and management decisions. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/tracking-fish-movement-reveals-environmental-preferences/