Juvenile Salmon Acoustic Telemetry System (IMAGE)

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Juvenile Salmon Acoustic Telemetry System

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The Juvenile Salmon Acoustic Telemetry System (JSATS) helps determine the survival rate of juvenile salmon in the Columbia River estuary by tracking fish as they migrate to the ocean. JSATS uses acoustic tags inserted into juvenile salmon, which emit a small sound, or "ping," every few seconds that is detected by receivers placed in waterways. The receivers record the ping's position and use that data to trace where each tagged fish travels. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and NOAA Fisheries developed JSATS for the US Army Corps of Engineer's Portland District.

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