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Acoustic Tagging Project

Photo Gallery

Beth & Sarah with Trap
Eric with gag grouper, Spud
Greg, Matt & Mark, measure scamp
Beth McGovern, a Teacher at Sea, and Sarah Fangman bait the Chevron trap
Eric Robillard, GADNR, holding gag grouper caught by hook and line. Spud Woodward, GADNR, in background
Greg McFall, Matt Kendall, and Mark Monaco measure the scamp grouper before tagging

Scamp grouper with external tagging
Surgery to implant internal tag
Greg during surgery to implant internal tag
A tagging gun is used to externally tag the scamp grouper with a spaghetti tag
Surgery begins to implant the internal acoustic tag
Greg McFall surgically implants the internal acoustic tag into a scamp grouper

Scamp grouper waiting to be released
Matt & Mark attach receiver
Mark attaching contact card
Three of the captured scamp grouper, waiting to be released
Matt Kendall and Mark Monaco attach the acoustic receiver to the anchored buoy line
Mark Monaco attaches a Gray’s Reef contact card onto the receiver

Acoustic receiver & array
Shannon ready to dive
C.J. taking notes
The acoustic receiver and array set up and ready to listen for fish
Shannon McAteer, Team Ocean diver, ready to dive to retrieve a receiver for download
C.J. Carroll, graduate intern at Gray's Reef takes notes while divers are retrieving the receivers

Todd ready for dive
Chad & Mike at surface after dive
Jamie during surface interval
Todd Recicar, Gray’s Reef Vessel Captain, prepares to enter the water to retrieve receivers
Chad Meckley, Gray's Reef Vessel Operations Coordinator, and Mike Mullenix, Team Ocean diver, have completed a dive and wait for boat pick up
Jamie Willard, Team Ocean diver, relaxes during his surface interval