May 5, 2013 — Heather Corbett, a biologist with the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, helps monitor what is essentially an E-ZPass system for Atlantic sturgeon.
State workers last month submerged 18 receivers in the bay that track members of the endangered species. The receivers pick up ultrasonic clicks emitted by devices implanted in the fish. And because the clicks are coded, scientists can tell just which sturgeon’s surgin’ by.
All of this has a very serious purpose, which is of no use to me.
Corbett said data collected from the receivers can help predict where sturgeon will be found at different times. That’s helpful if, for instance, you’re trying to schedule a dredging project.
Read the full story at the Courier-Post