Telemetry data of red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) migrations in a north Norwegian fjord

• Published in: Data in Brief
• Main Authors: Magnus Aune, Jenny L.A. Jensen, Guttorm N. Christensen, Kåre Tormod Nilsen, Benjamin Merkel, Paul E. Renaud
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Acoustic telemetry; Crustaceans; Movement; Oceanography; Tracking; Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; R858-859.7; Science (General); Q1-390; Arctic; Gamvikfjorden; Norway; Sørøya; Northern Norway; Paralithodes camtschaticus; Red king crab
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.107894; https://doaj.org/article/ef478fc47e6944d0b5c398111494ed3f

Acoustic telemetry allows for high-resolution, long-term tracking of moving animals. Here, we describe data on the movement patterns of 37 adult red king crab (RKC, Paralithodes camtschaticus) obtained by means of acoustic telemetry. Acoustically tagged RKC were released in Gamvikfjorden (Sørøya, no...