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Comparison of fine-scale acoustic monitoring systems using home range size of a demersal fish

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We compared the results from fixed acoustic transmitters and transmitters implanted in lingcod Ophiodon elongatus provided by two fine-scale passive acoustic monitoring systems: the older Vemco© Radio Acoustic Positioning (VRAP) system and the newer VR2W Positioning System (VPS) with either three or four receivers. The four-receiver VPS method calculated five times more positions of lingcod than VRAP and more than twice as many as the three-receiver VPS. Calculated positions of fixed transmitters were less precise with VRAP than either VPS approach. Measurements of home range for lingcod were similar between the four-receiver VPS and VRAP, which were both greater than the three-receiver VPS. Comparisons varied when lingcod were in/near complex habitats. As new technology develops, it is important to understand how new methods compare to previous methods. This may be important when describing patterns of movement or habitat use in the context of changes in habitat or management efforts.

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Acknowledgments

We thank G. & S. Parmelee of the Culthius Bay Community Association for providing a platform (their garage) for the VRAP base station, computer, and radio antenna; F. Smith from Vemco© for processing the VPS data and A. Dufault for help maintaining VRAP buoys during the study. The use of trademark system names does not constitute the endorsement of any particular commercial product; we only use commercial names to ease discussion of the different methods. We also thank F. Smith, D. Allan, and two anonymous reviewers for useful comments on this manuscript. Special thanks to Rodrigo and Gabriela for inspiration during the writing process.

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    Kelly S. Andrews, Nick Tolimieri, Greg D. Williams, Jameal F. Samhouri, Chris J. Harvey & Phillip S. Levin

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Andrews, K.S., Tolimieri, N., Williams, G.D. et al. Comparison of fine-scale acoustic monitoring systems using home range size of a demersal fish. Mar Biol 158, 2377–2387 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-011-1724-5

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