I am doing a marine mammal satellite tagging study as part of my PhD and I am trying to source the best tags. I would preferably like them to stay on the animal for at least three months, I have seen that many tags fall out of the marine mammals (specifically whales). Any tag recommendations or tips that I should be considering?
Hello Sara Marriott
please check the resources
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK225327/
https://animalbiotelemetry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40317-017-0128-9
https://www.marinemammalscience.org/about-us/ethics/marine-mammal-treatment-guidelines/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK221250/
Sara,
Can you provide some additional information re: species and ocean/location?
I am assuming that you have all your permits, IACUC in place. As Those can take months to years to pull together.
Drop me an email.
Thanks,
Hi Sara,
Wildlife Computers produce a range of tags for different species and are very good at providing advice and tailoring tags to your needs. I suggest you also contact Dave Lundquist ([email protected]; cetaceans) or Laura Boren ([email protected]; pinnipeds) for their advice.
Clinton
Hi Sara,
The Aquatic Mammals Foundation are developing satallite transmitters for manatees. If you need more information, please check in this link
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Developing-satellite-transmitters-for-manatee
João.
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