Rhode Island Acoustic Receiver Array
Array Contributors
Station Locations
General Detection Tables
| 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 | 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
Atlantic Striped Bass
Atlantic Sturgeon
White Shark
Sand Tiger Shark
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
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
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Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries (RIDMF). 2021. Rhode Island Acoustic Receiver Array: 2020 Summary Report. Jamestown, RI.