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HinkleyFineScaleArray2026: Fine scale acoustic telemetry array deployed around Hinkley Point C water intakes in 2026.
Citation
Clarke, D.; Franconi, N.; Blow, G.; Rees, C.; Linley-adams, T.; Jones, A.; Mawer, R.; Velterop, R.; Neilsen, I.; Crundwell, C. (2026): HinkleyFineScaleArray2026 - Fine scale acoustic telemetry array deployed around Hinkley Point C water intakes in 2026. https://marineinfo.org/doc/dataset/8994

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

Description

Fine scale acoustic telemetry array active between March and September 2026. The array was deployed to track fish movements of Atlantic salmon and Twaite shad around the Nuclear Plant Hinkley Point C water intakes.


Scope
Themes:
Biology > Acoustics, Physical > Underwater acoustics
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal · Acoustic arrays · Acoustic data · Acoustic detection · Acoustic deterrant devices · Acoustic receivers · Acoustic telemetry · Acoustic Telemetry · Acoustic tracking · Acoustic tracking systems · Animal behaviour · Hydrophones · Migration barriers · Network Project · Water intakes deterrants · Swansea Bay · Vertebrata

Geographical coverage
Swansea Bay [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
1 March 2026 - 30 September 2026

Target species
Vertebrata [WoRMS]

Parameter
Acoustic detections Methodology
Acoustic detections: Acoustic telemetry

Contributors
Natural England, moredata creator
Natural Resources Wales (NRW), moredata creator
Environment Agency (EA), moredata creator

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

Project
BristolChannelFishtracking: Collecting evidence on status, habitat use, and migration of designated, at-risk, commercially or recreationally important species in the Bristol Channel and affluent rivers (UK)., more


Dataset status: Planned
Data type: Data
Data origin: Sensor platform
Metadatarecord created: 2026-01-27
Information last updated: 2026-05-19
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