This data set includes acoustic telemetry detection data and biological attributes for walleye and grass carp in the Sandusky River and Bay, OH. The detection data also includes information about the receivers that recorded the detection of acoustic telemetry tags implanted in walleye and grass carp from from 2014 to 2021. Receiver attributes include location and deployment history of each receiver. Detections indicate where and when an individual fish implanted with a unique acoustic telemetry tag was recorded by a receiver. The attributes for each individual fish implanted with a tag and detected by a receiver include biological characteristics, tag details, and post-tagging release location.

This data release contains passive detection of acoustic telemetry tags that were implanted in walleye Sander vitreus to investigate habitat selection in the dimensions of depth and temperature, and seasonal cross-lake migration in Lake Erie. The data also include continuous archive records of temperature and depth that were obtained from tags that were surrendered by fishers who reported recaptures of tagged fish.

Data includes grass carp position and sampling data from 2020 to 2022. We used grass carp that were implanted with acoustic transmitters. The position data was generated in Fathom Position from receivers that composed several VEMCO Positioning Systems (VPS). We also queried the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation Network (GLATOS) to obtain non-VPS position detections from receivers made from multiple projects across Lake Erie and associated tributaries. Sampling data was downloaded from the grass carp capture database hosted on ArcGIS Online These data contain information such as location of event, time gears were deployed and retrieved, and number of grass carp caught.

Acoustic telemetry is a popular tool for the study of fish spatial ecology. In acoustic telemetry, fish are captured, surgically implanted with an acoustic transmitter or ‘tag’, and then released back into the environment. Networks of autonomous, stationary receivers then are used to track the movements of tagged individuals over long periods of time (> 1 year). Each acoustic receiver records the date, time, and unique transmitter code (or ID) for each acoustic tag detection. This data set contains detection data for 282 acoustic-tagged lake sturgeon that were captured and released into the Detroit River, St. Clair River, and Lake Huron between 2011 and 2015. Movements of acoustic-tagged individuals were tracked in the Detroit and St. Clair rivers, Lake St. Clair, and in lakes Huron and Erie.

This study deployed acoustic telemetry at the Fox River Navigational System Authority (FRNSA) in lock #2 and the upstream and downstream pools in Kaukauna, WI to document movements and behavior of telemetered fish species in response to injection of carbon dioxide. Telemetry equipment was setup in the test area for approximately 2 months during the summer of 2019. CSV metadata includes telemetry data with position estimates for fish during this time.

This study deployed acoustic telemetry at the Fox River Navigational System Authority (FRNSA) in lock #2 and the upstream and downstream pools in Kaukauna, WI to document movements and behavior of telemetered fish species in response to injection of carbon dioxide. Telemetry equipment was setup in the test area for approximately 2 months during the summer of 2019. CSV metadata includes telemetry data with position estimates for fish during this time.

Data on the detection range and efficiency of VR2W-69 kHz acoustic receivers (Innovasea Marine Systems Canada Inc., Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada; https://www.vemco.com/) were collected to guide the development of telemetry studies of the Clear Lake Hitch (Lavinia exilicauda chi), an imperiled fish species endemic to Clear Lake, Lake County, California. The study took place June 21, 2021 through July 01, 2021. Receivers we deployed at distances of 0m, 25m, 50m, 100m, 200m, and 300m from a sentinel test tag. The test tag was deployed for 20 minutes and emitted signals approximately 6-7 times per minute. Data recorded included the total number of signals emitted by the test tag and the number of those signals that were detected by each receiver. Receiver performance was evaluated in five habitat types: nearshore beach, nearshore with dock pilings, nearshore with a rock reinforced bank (riprap), nearshore with submergent aquatic vegetation, and offshore open water. Five evaluations were conducted in each habitat type. Water depth was measured at each receiver. Basic water quality parameters (Temperature °C, Specific Conductance µS/cm, Salinity PSU, DO saturation %, DO concentration mg/L, pH, Depth, Turbidity FNU, and Chlorophyll µg/L) were measured at the 0m, 100m, and 300m distances with a handheld YSI EXO2 Sonde (Yellow Springs Instruments, Yellow Spring, OH).

Data on the detection range and efficiency of VR2W-69 kHz acoustic receivers (Innovasea Marine Systems Canada Inc., Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada; https://www.vemco.com/) were collected to guide the development of telemetry studies of the Clear Lake Hitch (Lavinia exilicauda chi), an imperiled fish species endemic to Clear Lake, Lake County, California. The study took place June 21, 2021 through July 01, 2021. Receivers we deployed at distances of 0m, 25m, 50m, 100m, 200m, and 300m from a sentinel test tag. The test tag was deployed for 20 minutes and emitted signals approximately 6-7 times per minute. Data recorded included the total number of signals emitted by the test tag and the number of those signals that were detected by each receiver. Receiver performance was evaluated in five habitat types: nearshore beach, nearshore with dock pilings, nearshore with a rock reinforced bank (riprap), nearshore with submergent aquatic vegetation, and offshore open water. Five evaluations were conducted in each habitat type. Water depth was measured at each receiver. Basic water quality parameters (Temperature °C, Specific Conductance µS/cm, Salinity PSU, DO saturation %, DO concentration mg/L, pH, Depth, Turbidity FNU, and Chlorophyll µg/L) were measured at the 0m, 100m, and 300m distances with a handheld YSI EXO2 Sonde (Yellow Springs Instruments, Yellow Spring, OH).

Acoustic telemetry is an effective tool for the study of fish survivorship and habitat use. Fish are tagged with acoustic tags and presence data is collected with stationary receivers. This data set contains a total of 69 hatchery tagged juvenile Lake Sturgeon released into the Genesee River, NY in the Fall of 2019 and 2020, along with data for 30 sub-adult Lake Sturgeon field tagged in the summer of 2019 and fall 2020. The juvenile Lake Sturgeon data includes release date, location, PIT tag number, acoustic tag number, length, weight, year class, and sex. The sub-adult Lake Sturgeon data includes capture date, location, PIT Tag, acoustic tag, length, weight, girth, year class, and sex. Telemetry detection data was funded and collected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and State University of New York (SUNY)-Brockport.

This dataset represents active relocations of acoustic and radio telemetry tagged Black Carp among the Mississippi and Missouri rivers near their confluence. These river segments consist of both open river and impounded habitat present during observed hydrologic conditions from 2019-2023. Relocations were primarily on a monthly interval with initial weekly relocations during the first year of the study. Data are available throughout various seasonal conditions to document timing of movements and habitat use in these large rivers.