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GRIBRALTAR_STRAITS: Monitoring Gibraltral Strait Using Acoustic Telemetry
Citation
Cabanellas-Reboredo, M., Vilas, C. and Sánchez-Leal, R.F. (2023). Gibraltar Strait detection data. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/8420

Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Description

Under the Strategic Infrastructure for Enhanced Animal Tracking project (STRAITS), one of the challenges is to acoustically monitor the Gibraltar Strait, which serves as a biodiversity hotspot and a crucial location for tracking many large migratory species. This natural gateway will be sealed acoustically through the deployment of a comprehensive array, overcoming the challenges posed by intense anthropogenic activities (e.g., traffic and fishing) and oceanographic conditions (e.g., strong currents, thermoclines, and pycnoclines). Furthermore, this project aims to tag several species in this iconic area, such as Bluefin tuna, Blue Crab, European eel, and bluefish, among others.

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The Strait of Gibraltar is situated between the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) and the northern part of Morocco, serving as the gateway between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Europe and Africa are separated by a mere 14.3 km at the narrowest point of the Gibraltar Strait. The depth ranges from 300 to 900 meters, making it one of the most significant natural passages in the world for marine biodiversity migrations and the transition of marine species. Additionally, it is a highly complex area due to the intense anthropogenic activities such as marine traffic and fishing, as well as challenging oceanographic conditions, including pycnoclines, thermoclines, and strong tidal currents.


Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Acoustics, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Fish, Fisheries > Fish stocks/catches/taggings, Physical > Underwater acoustics
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Acoustic arrays, Acoustic data, Acoustic detection, Acoustic detectors, Acoustic devices, Acoustic equipment, Acoustic tags, Acoustic telemetry, Acoustic tracking, Acoustic tracking systems, Fish tracking, Hydrophones, Instruments (acoustic), Marine turtles, Bay of Gibraltar, Spanish part of the Strait of Gibraltar, Cephalopoda, Cetacea, Crustacea, Cryptodira, Odontoceti Flower, 1867, Pisces

Geographical coverage
Bay of Gibraltar [Marine Regions]
Spanish part of the Strait of Gibraltar [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
From 5 December 2023 on [In Progress]

Taxonomic coverage
Cephalopoda [WoRMS]
Cetacea [WoRMS]
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Cryptodira [WoRMS]
Odontoceti Flower, 1867 [WoRMS]
Pisces [WoRMS]

Parameters
Acoustic detections Methodology
Fish detections Methodology
Acoustic detections: Acoustically transmitted sensor measurement
Fish detections: Acoustic telemetry

Contributors
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competiveness; Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), moredata creatorprincipal investigator
Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria, Pesquera, Alimentaria y de la Produción Ecológica (IFAPA), moredata creatorprincipal investigator

Related datasets
Parent dataset:
European Tracking Network (ETN) data, more

Project
STRAITS: Strategic Infrastructure for improved animal Tracking in European Seas, more
Funding Horizon Europe


Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field experiment
Metadatarecord created: 2023-11-07
Information last updated: 2023-11-08
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