[NatureNS] Acadia Biology Seminar next Thursday, 11:30 a.m., Patterson Hall 308,

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On Thursday, Feb 8th Mike Stokesbury from Dalhousie will be presenting on:

Electronic tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna and the Ocean Tracking Network

Abstract: Electronic tags that either archive or transmit stored data to
satellites have given researchers insight into the migration and
environmental preferences of highly migratory and enigmatic marine species.
This talk will focus on the movement and behaviour of Atlantic bluefin tuna,
a highly commercially valuable marine resource and the largest member of the
family Scombridae.  I will discuss results of the electronic tagging of
Atlantic bluefin tuna in the East and West Atlantic Ocean and how these
findings have influenced our understanding of the bluefinıs stock structure
and behaviour. This information is crucial to their proper management and
conservation.  In addition I will talk about the Ocean Tracking Network, a
new initiative at Dalhousie University, to study marine animal movement and
behaviour and ocean physics on a global scale.

Dr. Stokesbury completed his B.Sc at the University of New Brunswick, his
M.Sc at Acadia, and his Ph.D at Dalhousie.  His Ph.D focused on using
electronic tags to examine the movement and environmental preference of
bluefin tuna and Greenland sharks.  He has since taught Aquatic Ecology at
Acadia in the fall of 2006, and currently holds an adjunct assistant
professor position at Acadia.  He is an NSERC Industrial Research and
Development Post-Doctoral Fellow with AMIRIX Systems Inc. and Dalhousie
University.  Dr. Stokesbury is also co-PI of the Ocean Tracking Network at
Dalhousie University

* Seminars are held weekly, on Thursdays from 11:30 to 12:30 in Pat 308.
Refreshments are available, and all are encouraged to attend.

 

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