A Satellite-based mobile warning system to reduce Atlantic Sturgeon interactions in the Delaware Bay

Breece, Matthew W.

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

244, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Matthew W. Breece¹, Dewayne A. Fox², Edward A. Hale³, Danielle E. Haulsee¹, Matthew Shatley⁴ and Matthew J. Oliver⁵, (1)Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE, (2)Delaware State University, Dover, DE, (3)Division of Fish and Wildlife, DNREC, Dover, DE, (4)University of Delaware, Newark, DE, (5)College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE

The 2012 ESA listing of Atlantic Sturgeon underscored the need for increased conservation and recovery actions to reduce impacts limiting population recovery. In a coordinated effort between state and federal organizations we have developed a daily product using NASA earth observations to dynamically model Atlantic Sturgeon occurrence, creating real-time and forecasted risk maps in the Delaware River Estuary. By distributing this product to mobile platforms and an interactive web interface we are providing a tool to limit commercial bycatch thereby fostering recovery of this species while minimizing impacts to DE’s commercial fisheries.

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