Finley

Data Disclaimer

Different tags report data in different ways, so what you see on our platform depends on the fish and the tag it was given. Red drum, shown with red icons, carry satellite tags. Striped bass, shown with green icons, carry acoustic transmitters.

microPAT: These satellite tags store their data on board and stay silent until they release from the red drum, five to eight months after deployment. After release, the tag floats to the surface and sends its full dataset to the satellites. Until then, no new locations will appear for these fish. Once the data arrives, our team reviews the detailed records and updates the platform with a track of the fish's journey.

SPOT-426: These satellite tags transmit to the Argos satellite network whenever they break the air-water interface. Updates are opportunistic, arriving only when a red drum is near the surface at the same time a satellite passes overhead. They give a good idea of where the fish is moving, but they're best seen as estimates rather than exact points.

SeaTag-GEO: These satellite tags were used on red drum in 2024 and 2025. Data from these tags are being reviewed and updated as their full datasets are analyzed.

Acoustic: These acoustic transmitters are implanted in the striped bass you see on the platform. Their tracks are built from detections at receivers positioned throughout our sounds and rivers. Gaps in a track mean the fish was outside receiver range, not that it stopped moving. Data is updated periodically when collected from the receivers.