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SmartBay_Array: Acoustic telemetry receiver array in Galway Bay and Dunkellin River (2015-2019)
Citation
Wightman, G.; Roche, W. Acoustic telemetry receiver array in Galway Bay and Dunkellin River (2015-2019). https://marineinfo.org/doc/dataset/8946

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

Description

This study investigates the movement patterns, habitat use, and spatial distribution of sea trout (Salmo trutta) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) within Galway Bay and the Dunkellin River, addressing a critical knowledge gap in the region.


Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Acoustics, Physical > Underwater acoustics
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal · Fresh water · Acoustic arrays · Acoustic data · Acoustic devices · Acoustic receivers · Acoustic telemetry · Acoustic Telemetry · Acoustic tracking · Network Project · Galway Bay Complex · Pisces · Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 · Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758

Geographical coverage
Galway Bay Complex Stations [Marine Regions]
Galway Bay and Dunkellin River
Coordinates: Long: -9,059; Lat: 53,2187 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage
1 September 2015 - 30 September 2015

Taxonomic coverage
Pisces [WoRMS]
Target species
Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]

Parameter
Acoustic detections Methodology
Acoustic detections: Acoustic telemetry

Contributors
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), moreprincipal investigatordata creator

Related datasets
Parent dataset:
European Tracking Network (ETN) data, more
Other relation:
SmartBay_animals: Acoustic telemetry data for Atlatic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta) in Galway Bay and the Dunkellin River (2015-2019)., more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field experiment
Metadatarecord created: 2025-11-26
Information last updated: 2025-11-26
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