Long-term GPS tracking of ocean sunfish Mola mola offers a new direction in fish monitoring.

Satellite tracking of large pelagic fish provides insights on free-ranging behaviour, distributions and population structuring. Up to now, such fish have been tracked remotely using two principal methods: direct positioning of transmitters by Argos polar-orbiting satellites, and satellite relay of t...

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Main Authors: David W Sims, Nuno Queiroz, Nicolas E Humphries, Fernando P Lima, Graeme C Hays
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2754528?pdf=render