Estimation of pop-up satellite archival tag initial surface position: applications for eastern Bering Sea crab research

Abstract Background Climate change is reshaping Bering Sea crab distributions and recent population declines have elevated the urgency in understanding spatial dynamics in relation to management boundaries. While pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) can provide fishery-independent movement informa...

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Published in:Animal Biotelemetry
Main Authors: Andrew J. Nault, William B. Gaeuman, Benjamin J. Daly, Vicki A. Vanek
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-024-00360-7
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:822f45112b704ad7919d4334068d1658 2024-09-15T17:59:30+00:00 Estimation of pop-up satellite archival tag initial surface position: applications for eastern Bering Sea crab research Andrew J. Nault William B. Gaeuman Benjamin J. Daly Vicki A. Vanek 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-024-00360-7 https://doaj.org/article/822f45112b704ad7919d4334068d1658 EN eng BMC https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-024-00360-7 https://doaj.org/toc/2050-3385 doi:10.1186/s40317-024-00360-7 2050-3385 https://doaj.org/article/822f45112b704ad7919d4334068d1658 Animal Biotelemetry, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024) Pop-up satellite archival tag PSAT Red king crab Bering Sea Bristol Bay Drift error Ecology QH540-549.5 Animal biochemistry QP501-801 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-024-00360-7 2024-08-05T17:49:34Z Abstract Background Climate change is reshaping Bering Sea crab distributions and recent population declines have elevated the urgency in understanding spatial dynamics in relation to management boundaries. While pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) can provide fishery-independent movement information, a high level of spatial resolution is needed to evaluate small-scale (i.e., 10 s of km) movements of crabs. Because PSATs drift at the surface prior to acquisition of a satellite-estimated location (via Argos), the accuracy of pop-up location (i.e., animal terminal position) estimates depends on the ability to accurately estimate drift error. We deployed PSATs (n = 36) on fixed-position moorings in Bristol Bay and Marmot Bay, Alaska to validate a new method to estimate tag pop-up location and an associated error ellipse that uses in situ drift data from surfaced tags to estimate drift error. Estimated pop-up location was compared to the location of tag surfacing (i.e., the tag’s fixed position) and to an alternative estimate (i.e., an early satellite-estimated location). Additional tags were deployed on mature male red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) in Bristol Bay during 2020 (n = 84) and 2021 (n = 90) to compare estimates of tag drift error and crab displacement derived using the method. Results For red king crab tags with pop-up location estimates in 2020 (n = 79) and 2021 (n = 46), mean drift error was 9% and 44% of mean crab displacement, respectively. For fixed-position PSATs with pop-up location estimates (n = 27), mean distance between the estimated pop-up location and the tag’s fixed position was 2.0 km, representing a mean improvement in accuracy of 51% over alternative estimates. Corresponding error ellipse estimates either encompassed the tag’s fixed position (n = 11) or their boundaries were a mean distance of 1.3 km (n = 16) from the fixed position. Conclusions Our method improves pop-up location estimates for PSAT-tagged animals and is particularly well suited for crabs and other ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Bering Sea Paralithodes camtschaticus Red king crab Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Animal Biotelemetry 12 1
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topic Pop-up satellite archival tag
PSAT
Red king crab
Bering Sea
Bristol Bay
Drift error
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Animal biochemistry
QP501-801
spellingShingle Pop-up satellite archival tag
PSAT
Red king crab
Bering Sea
Bristol Bay
Drift error
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Animal biochemistry
QP501-801
Andrew J. Nault
William B. Gaeuman
Benjamin J. Daly
Vicki A. Vanek
Estimation of pop-up satellite archival tag initial surface position: applications for eastern Bering Sea crab research
topic_facet Pop-up satellite archival tag
PSAT
Red king crab
Bering Sea
Bristol Bay
Drift error
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Animal biochemistry
QP501-801
description Abstract Background Climate change is reshaping Bering Sea crab distributions and recent population declines have elevated the urgency in understanding spatial dynamics in relation to management boundaries. While pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) can provide fishery-independent movement information, a high level of spatial resolution is needed to evaluate small-scale (i.e., 10 s of km) movements of crabs. Because PSATs drift at the surface prior to acquisition of a satellite-estimated location (via Argos), the accuracy of pop-up location (i.e., animal terminal position) estimates depends on the ability to accurately estimate drift error. We deployed PSATs (n = 36) on fixed-position moorings in Bristol Bay and Marmot Bay, Alaska to validate a new method to estimate tag pop-up location and an associated error ellipse that uses in situ drift data from surfaced tags to estimate drift error. Estimated pop-up location was compared to the location of tag surfacing (i.e., the tag’s fixed position) and to an alternative estimate (i.e., an early satellite-estimated location). Additional tags were deployed on mature male red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) in Bristol Bay during 2020 (n = 84) and 2021 (n = 90) to compare estimates of tag drift error and crab displacement derived using the method. Results For red king crab tags with pop-up location estimates in 2020 (n = 79) and 2021 (n = 46), mean drift error was 9% and 44% of mean crab displacement, respectively. For fixed-position PSATs with pop-up location estimates (n = 27), mean distance between the estimated pop-up location and the tag’s fixed position was 2.0 km, representing a mean improvement in accuracy of 51% over alternative estimates. Corresponding error ellipse estimates either encompassed the tag’s fixed position (n = 11) or their boundaries were a mean distance of 1.3 km (n = 16) from the fixed position. Conclusions Our method improves pop-up location estimates for PSAT-tagged animals and is particularly well suited for crabs and other ...
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Andrew J. Nault
William B. Gaeuman
Benjamin J. Daly
Vicki A. Vanek
author_facet Andrew J. Nault
William B. Gaeuman
Benjamin J. Daly
Vicki A. Vanek
author_sort Andrew J. Nault
title Estimation of pop-up satellite archival tag initial surface position: applications for eastern Bering Sea crab research
title_short Estimation of pop-up satellite archival tag initial surface position: applications for eastern Bering Sea crab research
title_full Estimation of pop-up satellite archival tag initial surface position: applications for eastern Bering Sea crab research
title_fullStr Estimation of pop-up satellite archival tag initial surface position: applications for eastern Bering Sea crab research
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of pop-up satellite archival tag initial surface position: applications for eastern Bering Sea crab research
title_sort estimation of pop-up satellite archival tag initial surface position: applications for eastern bering sea crab research
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url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-024-00360-7
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genre Bering Sea
Paralithodes camtschaticus
Red king crab
Alaska
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Paralithodes camtschaticus
Red king crab
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