Antarctic Weddell Seal Tagging Project – 22 successful tag deployments!
Posted March 8th, 2010 by KimberlyGoetzDespite a slow start to the field season, we kept ourselves occupied with various outdoor survival trainings and gear prepping in the lab. While we were hoping to deploy tags soon after our arrival in Antarctica, this delay was a welcomed event while we patiently waited for the Weddell seals to complete their annual molt. However, as more time passed, we realized that we would have a lot of work ahead of us in order to deploy all 22 tags in the time remaining.
Biologging collection published today
Posted March 4th, 2010 by RandyKochevarOne of the most exciting aspects of the TOPP program has been bringing together so many scientists, from so many different areas of expertise, to better understand how marine animals use the ocean. A highlight of this effort was in September, 2008 when TOPP hosted the Biologging III conference. A total of 235 attendees representing 20 nations delivered 103 oral and 45 poster presentations, describing a wide variety of biologging applications on 89 different animal species.
Episode 5 -- Shark Tagging with NOAA/NMFS
Posted February 5th, 2010 by RandyKochevarThis is the second-to-last entry in a series of articles from the NOAA/NMFS shark tagging expedition that took place in fall, 2009.
First elephant seal deployment
Posted January 27th, 2010 by MelindaFowler
ON TOPP OF THE WORLD BLOG
March 12th, 2010
Despite a slow start to the field season, we kept ourselves occupied with various outdoor survival trainings and gear prepping in the lab. While we were hoping to deploy tags soon after our arriv
One of the most exciting aspects of the TOPP program has been bringing together so many scientists, from so man
This is the second-to-last entry in a series of articles from the NOAA/NMFS shark tagging expedition that took place in fall, 2009.