Biologging in the global ocean observing system

Boehme, Lars; Kovacs, K.; Lydersen, C.; Nøst, O.A.; Biuw, Martin; Charrassin, J.-B.; Roquet, F.; Guinet, C.; Meredith, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7342-7756; Nicholls, Keith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2188-4509; Thorpe, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5193-6955; Costa, D.P.; Block, B.; Hammill, M.; Stenson, G.; Muelbert, M.; Bester, M.N.; Plötz, J.; Bornemann, H.; Hindell, M.; Rintoul, S.; Lovell, P.; Fedak, M.A.. 2010 Biologging in the global ocean observing system. In: Hall, J.; Harrison, D.E.; Stammer, D., (eds.) Proceedings of Ocean Obs 09: Sustained ocean observations and information for society. Venice, Italy, European Space Agency, 9pp. (ESA Publication, WPP-306, Vol. 2).

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Abstract/Summary

Miniature electronic data recorders and transmitters have revolutionized the way we study animals over the past decades, particularly marine animals at sea. But, very recently, animal-borne instruments have also been designed and implemented that provide in situ hydrographic data from parts of the oceans where little or no other data are currently available (even from beneath the ice in polar regions). Ocean data is delivered from animal-borne instruments via satellites in near real-time, which would enrich the Global Ocean Observing System if animal-borne instruments were deployed systematically. In the last 10 years, studies involving more than 10 countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greenland, Norway, South Africa, UK, USA) have demonstrated how highly accurate oceanographic sensors, integrated into standard animal, biologging instruments, can provide data of equal or better quality than XBT/XCTD data. Here, we present some of the pioneering studies and demonstrate that we now have enough information for many marine species to predict where they will go – within reasonable limits. Thus, we can direct sampling effort to particularly interesting and productive regions and maximize data return. In the future, biologging could certainly play an important part in the Global Ocean Observing System, by providing complementary data to more traditional sampling technologies - especially in the high latitudes. This paper will make a core contribution to the Plenary Sessions 4A, 4B and 5A and will be relevant to 2A, 2B and 3A.

Item Type:	Publication - Book Section
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Polar Oceans
NORA Subject Terms:	Marine Sciences
Date made live:	16 Jun 2011 13:23 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/14472

Item Type:

Publication - Book Section

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Polar Oceans

NORA Subject Terms:

Marine Sciences

Date made live:

16 Jun 2011 13:23 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/14472