Dataset: Whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) tagging and biologging data in Harrington Sound, Bermuda in October of 2022

Name: Whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) tagging and biologging data in Harrington Sound, Bermuda in October of 2022
Published: 2025-06-10
Keywords: ray, Bermuda, tag, CATS-CAM, PIT, oceans

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.964473.1Version 1 (2025-06-10)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator, Contact: Matthew Ajemian (Florida Atlantic University)

Student: Cecilia Marie Hampton (Florida Atlantic University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Breaking ground with underwater sound - unraveling elusive predator-prey interactions in marine benthic communities using novel technological approaches (U/W Crunchtime)

Abstract

The following dataset includes information from whitespotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) collected in Harrington Sound and Flatts Inlet, Bermuda, for tagging experiments to examine retention and behavior of individual animals fitted with CATS-CAM biologging tags. Rays were spotted visually from a moving vessel and collected via a knotted seine net by encircling the animal and entangling it. Rays were brought aboard for measurements, photographs and tagging (Passive Integrated Transponder and...

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Spatial Extent: N:32.34 E:-64.73 S:32.32 W:-64.74
Temporal Extent: 2022-10-17 - 2022-10-18

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Day trips aboard a small fieldwork boat in Harrington Sound, Bermuda, from the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo dock, during October, 2022.

Whitespotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari, LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217426) were spotted visually from a moving vessel and collected via a knotted seine net by encircling the animal and entangling it. Rays were brought aboard for measurements, photographs and tagging (Passive Integrated Transponder and CATS-CAM) and kept in a small plastic pool with ambient seawater. Once procedures were complete, rays were released on site, or brought to the Bermuda Aquarium for further examination. Techniques described in the following Ajemian et al. (2012) and Bassos-Hull et al. (2014).

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Ajemian, M. J., Powers, S. P., & Murdoch, T. J. T. (2012). Estimating the Potential Impacts of Large Mesopredators on Benthic Resources: Integrative Assessment of Spotted Eagle Ray Foraging Ecology in Bermuda. PLoS ONE, 7(7), e40227. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040227

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Bassos-Hull, K., Wilkinson, K. A., Hull, P. T., Dougherty, D. A., Omori, K. L., Ailloud, L. E., Morris, J. J., & Hueter, R. E. (2014). Life history and seasonal occurrence of the spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 97(9), 1039–1056. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-014-0294-z

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Dataset: Whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) tagging and biologging data in Harrington Sound, Bermuda in October of 2022

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.964473.1Version 1 (2025-06-10)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator, Contact: Matthew Ajemian (Florida Atlantic University)

Student: Cecilia Marie Hampton (Florida Atlantic University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Breaking ground with underwater sound - unraveling elusive predator-prey interactions in marine benthic communities using novel technological approaches (U/W Crunchtime)

Abstract

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Spatial Extent: N:32.34 E:-64.73 S:32.32 W:-64.74
Temporal Extent: 2022-10-17 - 2022-10-18

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Day trips aboard a small fieldwork boat in Harrington Sound, Bermuda, from the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo dock, during October, 2022.

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Data File(s)	Type	Description	Action
964473_v1_rays.csv (375.00 B)	Comma Separated Values (.csv)	Primary data file for dataset ID 964473, version 1	Add to Cart 964473_v1_rays.csv View Table

Supplemental File(s)	Type	Description	Action
Ray Photos (2022).zip (33.03 MB)	ZIP Archive (ZIP)	Photos of whitespotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) with and in some cases without CATS-CAM biologging tags. Pictures are separated into folders by Catch_ID	Add to Cart Ray Photos (2022).zip

Data File(s)	Type	Description	Action
964473_v1_rays.csv (375.00 B)	Comma Separated Values (.csv)	Primary data file for dataset ID 964473, version 1	Add to Cart 964473_v1_rays.csv View Table

Supplemental File(s)	Type	Description	Action
Ray Photos (2022).zip (33.03 MB)	ZIP Archive (ZIP)	Photos of whitespotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) with and in some cases without CATS-CAM biologging tags. Pictures are separated into folders by Catch_ID	Add to Cart Ray Photos (2022).zip

Dataset: Whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) tagging and biologging data in Harrington Sound, Bermuda in October of 2022

Principal Investigator, Contact: Matthew Ajemian (Florida Atlantic University)

Student: Cecilia Marie Hampton (Florida Atlantic University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Breaking ground with underwater sound - unraveling elusive predator-prey interactions in marine benthic communities using novel technological approaches (U/W Crunchtime)

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Dataset: Whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) tagging and biologging data in Harrington Sound, Bermuda in October of 2022

Principal Investigator, Contact: Matthew Ajemian (Florida Atlantic University)

Student: Cecilia Marie Hampton (Florida Atlantic University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Breaking ground with underwater sound - unraveling elusive predator-prey interactions in marine benthic communities using novel technological approaches (U/W Crunchtime)

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Dataset: Whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) tagging and biologging data in Harrington Sound, Bermuda in October of 2022

Principal Investigator, Contact: Matthew Ajemian (Florida Atlantic University)

Student: Cecilia Marie Hampton (Florida Atlantic University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Breaking ground with underwater sound - unraveling elusive predator-prey interactions in marine benthic communities using novel technological approaches (U/W Crunchtime)

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Dataset: Whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) tagging and biologging data in Harrington Sound, Bermuda in October of 2022

Principal Investigator, Contact: Matthew Ajemian (Florida Atlantic University)

Student: Cecilia Marie Hampton (Florida Atlantic University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Breaking ground with underwater sound - unraveling elusive predator-prey interactions in marine benthic communities using novel technological approaches (U/W Crunchtime)

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