GTMNERR Completes First Phase of Acoustic Telemetry Array

Last week, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve completed the first phase of its aquatic acoustic telemetry array when Stewardship Coordinator Matt Bernanke deployed 11 receivers in the Matanzas River and its tributaries, bringing the total number of receivers within the NERR to 33. This network allows researchers to track nekton movement throughout the reserve, providing data on the ecologically, economically, and culturally important species that inhabit our estuaries. The array fills a spatial gap in Florida’s broader telemetry coverage and will now let researchers working in other Aquatic Preserves and NERRs track nekton as they migrate through Northeast Florida estuaries.