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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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