Rhode Island Acoustic Receiver Array

Array Contributors

Division of Marine Fisheries
Atlantic Shark Institute
URI College of Engineering

Station Locations

Station Location by Year

General Detection Tables

Overall Detection Summary
Species Year Detections Stations Unique Individuals Returning Individuals
Alewife 2020 1 1 1 0
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 2020 22 3 4 0
Atlantic Striped Bass 2019 1888 10 70 0
Atlantic Striped Bass 2020 11271 18 193 43
Atlantic Sturgeon 2019 490 8 21 0
Atlantic Sturgeon 2020 774 15 31 5
Blueback River Herring 2019 9 1 1 0
Sand Tiger Shark 2019 134 4 4 0
Sand Tiger Shark 2020 79 5 2 1
Sandbar Shark 2020 14 3 2 0
Smooth Dogfish 2020 15 1 1 0
White Shark 2019 6 2 2 0
White Shark 2020 44 7 10 0
Winter Skate 2019 231 4 3 0
Winter Skate 2020 866 7 8 0
Station Summary by Species
Station Alewife Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Atlantic Striped Bass Atlantic Sturgeon Blueback River Herring Sand Tiger Shark Sandbar Shark Smooth Dogfish White Shark Winter Skate
Sakonnet - East 0 0 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sakonnet - West 0 0 753 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hammersmith Farm 0 0 167 173 0 0 0 0 0 4
Kettle Bottom 0 0 261 126 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dutch Island 0 0 109 54 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austin Hollow 0 0 185 146 0 48 0 0 1 0
Rivers Ledge (Mouth of West Passage) 0 0 1044 190 9 11 1 0 0 1
Ninigret (Charlestown) Breachway 0 1 351 69 0 36 0 0 3 5
Weekapaug PT 0 0 683 206 0 66 0 15 11 233
Bonnet Pt. (New 2020) 0 0 205 57 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pt. Judith Apex Wall 0 0 125 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
Block Island - East 0 0 345 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Block Island - Wind Farm 1 0 6 32 14 0 0 0 0 9 512
Block Island - Wind Farm 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Block Island - Wind Farm 3 0 0 42 5 0 0 4 0 0 212
Block Island - Southeast Light 0 0 5775 2 0 5 0 0 7 0
Block Island - Southwest Ledge 1 15 139 54 0 0 9 0 6 106
Block Island - West 0 0 111 13 0 0 0 0 5 0
Watch Hill Light 0 0 1398 114 0 47 0 0 0 15
Fishers Island 0 0 1261 29 0 0 0 0 0 6
Block Island - Original Wind Farm 0 0 65 11 0 0 0 0 5 0

General Detection Figures

Detection of All Species
Total Detections by Station

Atlantic Striped Bass

Monthly Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass
Atlantic Striped Bass Detections by Station
Total Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 5-2020
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 6-2020
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 7-2020
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 8-2020
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 9-2020
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 10-2020
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 11-2020
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 12-2020
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 5-2019
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 6-2019
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 7-2019
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 8-2019
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 9-2019
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 10-2019
Detections of Atlantic Striped Bass 11-2019

Atlantic Sturgeon

Monthly Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon
Abacus Plot of Atlantic Sturgeon
Total Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon
Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon 5/20
Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon 6/20
Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon 7/20
Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon 9/20
Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon 10/20
Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon 5/19
Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon 6/19
Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon 7/19
Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon 10/19
Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon 11/19
Detections of Atlantic Sturgeon 12/19

White Shark

Monthly Detections of White Shark
Total Detections of White Shark

Sand Tiger Shark

Monthly Detections of Sand Tiger Shark
Sand Tiger Shark Detections by Station
Abacus Plot of Sand Tiger Shark
Total Detections of Sand Tiger Shark

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Total Detections of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Winter Skate

Monthly Detection of Winter Skate
Total Detection of Winter Skate

Acknowledgement To Tag Owners

 
Tag Owners    
Principal.Investigator Detections Unique Individuals
Allen Curry 10 1
Barbara Block 22 4
Benjamin Gahagan 3330 59
Bill Post 31 1
Bryan Franks 5 2
Dave Secor 1611 25
Dewayne Fox 1059 7
Eric Hilton 54 4
Evan Ingram 1044 35
Gail Wippelhauser 6 1
Gregory Skomal 45 10
Ian Park 4998 39
Jake LaBelle 94 3
Jeff Kneebone 124 3
Keith Dunton 1630 11
Kellie McCartin 1 1
Matthew Balazik 1 1
Matthew Ogburn 15 1
Robert Vincent 9 1
Steven J. Zottoli 461 23
Tom Savoy 126 3
William Hoffman 1168 69

Array Funding Support

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service State Wildlife Grant Program
  • Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sportfish Restoration Grant Program
  • Atlantic Shark Institute

Citation

  • Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries (RIDMF). 2021. Rhode Island Acoustic Receiver Array: 2020 Summary Report. Jamestown, RI.