The movement of tagged fish and invertebrates is monitored through detections at acoustic receivers deployed over varying spatial scales.
Inspire is partnering with researchers at Monmouth University, Stony Brook University, and New England Aquarium to leverage information gained from tagged fish species that are detected on acoustic telemetry arrays deployed on the northeastern US continental coast.
Acoustic receiver arrays can be deployed around a project site to track fish and invertebrate activiity in the area and detect potential changes to movement patterns consistent with either attraction or avoidance behavior.
Inspire scientists have partnered with the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium to conduct the first regional monitoring effort of highly migratory species’ movements, presence, and persistence in and around multiple wind energy areas located off southern New England.
An acoustic receiver array deployed within the Empire Wind lease area and along the export cable route allows researchers to monitor movement of fish species within the project area and along the eastern seaboard before, after, and during the construction time period.
