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Research fisheries biologist Tim Sheehan has finished his 2019 Atlantic salmon tagging efforts in Greenland for the year. He and his Atlantic Salmon Federation and Fisheries and Oceans Canada collaborators started tagging salmon last month and have tagged more than 20 Atlantic salmon so far. Their goal is to better understand salmon movement and migration behaviors using special pop-off satellite and acoustic tags.

Research fisheries biologist Tim Sheehan continues his search for pre-adult Atlantic salmon in southwest Greenland. He and his collaborators are tagging them with special pop-off satellite and acoustic tags to better understand their movements and migration behaviors. While in Greenland, Tim is blogging about his tagging adventures, sharing his day-to-day experiences and what it’s like to conduct field research in Greenland.

Research fisheries biologist Tim Sheehan is in southwest Greenland, hoping to catch a lot of pre-adult Atlantic salmon. He and his collaborators have an ambitious plan: Tag as many salmon as possible with special pop-off satellite and acoustic tags. While Tim’s in Greenland, he’ll be blogging about his tagging adventures, sharing his day-to-day experiences and what it’s like to conduct field research in Greenland.

Research fisheries biologist Tim Sheehan is currently in southwest Greenland, hoping to catch pre-adult Atlantic salmon. He and his collaborators have an ambitious plan: Tag as many salmon as possible with special pop-off satellite tags and acoustic tags.

Each winter from mid-February to early March, biologists from the Maine Department of Marine Resources (ME-DMR), Penobscot Indian Nation (PIN), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA/NEFSC), Greater Atlantic Region Field Office (NOAA/GARFO).