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Use of an implanted sound recording device (Bioacoustic Probe) to document the acoustic environment of a blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2008

Carl G. Meyer ,
William C. Burgess ,
Yannis P. Papastamatiou  and
Kim N. Holland
Carl G. Meyer
Affiliation:
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, PO Box 1346, Coconut Island, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
William C. Burgess
Affiliation:
Greeneridge Sciences Inc., 6060 Graham Hill Rd Ste F, Felton, CA 95018, USA
Yannis P. Papastamatiou
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Edmonson Hall, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 98822, USA
Kim N. Holland
Affiliation:
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, PO Box 1346, Coconut Island, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
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Abstract

Gaps in our knowledge of basic fish ecology have provided impetus for development of novel “ecology tags” to detect and quantify hard to observe behaviors such as spawning, schooling and feeding. The acoustic environment is one source of potentially useful information about these behaviors. We implanted an acoustic recording tag (Bioacoustic Probe) into the gut cavity of a blacktip reef shark to determine whether an implanted tag could successfully record external and internal sounds. The tag successfully recorded reef fish vocalizations, boat engine noise, the sound of the shark feeding and unidentified rhythmic sounds that may derive from shark tail beats. Technical challenges remain, but sound recording tags have the potential to provide novel insights into shark and fish ecology.

Keywords

Bioacoustic probeHydrophone tagsEcology tagsInternal tagsImplanted tagsAcoustic monitoringShark ecology
Type
Research Article
Information
Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 20 , Issue 4: Fish Aggregating Devices as Instrumented Observatories of Pelagic Ecosystems , October 2007 , pp. 291 - 298
Copyright
© EDP Sciences, IFREMER, IRD, 2008

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