Ontogeny in marine tagging and tracking science: technologies and data gaps

摘要: The field of marine tagging and tracking has grown rapidly in recent years as tag sizes have decreased the diversity sensors increased. Tag data provide a unique view on individual movement patterns, at different scales than shipboard surveys, been used to discover new habitat areas, characterize oceanographic features, delineate stock struc- tures, among other purposes. Due necessity for small tag-to-body size ratio, tags largely deployed adult animals, resulting relative paucity earlier life his- tory stages. In this study, we reviewed efforts multiple history stages seabirds, mammals, turtles, fish enumerated studies focusing each guild that tar- geted larvae, juveniles or hatchlings. We found turtles had higher proportion stud- ies (>20%) seabirds mammals (<10%). On both adults, were targeted manner with passive transmitting main tools population demography connectivity studies, while GPS archival more frequently analyses foraging ecology. These findings identify need focus novel approaches study predator ecology effectively manage populations.