©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation
©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.The Pop-up Archival Transmitting (Mk10-PAT) tag, manufactured by Wildlife Computers, is a combination of archival and Argos satellite technology. It is designed to track the large-scale movements and behavior of fish and other animals which do not spend enough time at the surface to allow the use of real-time Argos satellite tags. The PAT can be configured to transmit time-at-depth and time-at-temperature histograms, depth-temperature profiles, and/or light-level curves. The histogram duration (1 to 24 hours) and bin ranges can also be configured. PAT archives depth, temperature, and light-level data while being towed by the animal. At a user-specified date and time, the PAT actively corrodes the pin to which the tether is attached, thus releasing the PAT from the animal. The PAT then floats to the surface and transmits summarized information via the Argos system. Argos also uses the transmitted messages to provide the position of the tag at the time of release.
| Dataset Name | PI-Supplied Description | PI-Supplied Name |
|---|---|---|
| Time-at-depth data (to generate histograms) from tagged jumbo squid from R/V R4107, R/V Pacific Storm, Chartered Vessels, R/V cruises in the Monterey Bay vicinity and Gulf of California from 2004-2009 | Mk10-PAT tags (Wildlife Computers, Redmond, WA) were programmed to sample at 0.5 Hz or 1 Hz. Tags deployed in Monterey Bay (CCS-1through CCS-6) were programmed to transmit time series data (75 s intervals = 0.01333 Hz) to the Argos satellite system. Tags deployed in the Gulf of California (GOC-1 through GOC-6) were physically recovered. Mk10 PAT tags measure depth from 0 to 2000 m with a resolution of 0.5 m and temperature from 0 to +40 degrees C with a resolution of 0.05 degree C. The tags were used as supplied by the manufacturer without additional calibration. | MK10 PAT |
| Time-at-temperature data (to generate histograms) from tagged jumbo squid from R/V R4107, R/V Pacific Storm, Chartered Vessels, R/V BIP XII cruises in the Monterey Bay vicinity and Gulf of California from 2004-2009 | Mk10-PAT tags (Wildlife Computers, Redmond, WA) were programmed to sample at 0.5 Hz or 1 Hz. Tags deployed in Monterey Bay (CCS-1through CCS-6) were programmed to transmit time series data (75 s intervals = 0.01333 Hz) to the Argos satellite system. Tags deployed in the Gulf of California (GOC-1 through GOC-6) were physically recovered. Mk10 PAT tags measure depth from 0 to 2000 m with a resolution of 0.5 m and temperature from 0 to +40 degrees C with a resolution of 0.05 degree C. The tags were used as supplied by the manufacturer without additional calibration. | MK10 PAT |
| Temperature-depth profiles from archival tags deployed on basking sharks tagged from F/V Ezyduzit in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from 2004-2011 (Basking Shark Geochem Tracers project) | Wildlife Computers PAT and miniPAT pop-up archival tags | |
| Most probable track estimates from basking sharks tagged from F/V Ezyduzit in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from 2004-2011 (Basking Shark Geochem Tracers project) | Wildlife Computers PAT and miniPAT pop-up archival tags |