Imos Animal Tracking Facility

IMOS Animal Tracking Facility uses acoustic telemetry to track marine animals and collect a wide range of data.

IMOS Animal Tracking Facility is one of ten facilities of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS). IMOS ATF represents the higher biological monitoring of the marine environment for the IMOS program.

Currently IMOS ATF uses acoustic technology, CTD satellite trackers and bio loggers to monitor coastal and oceanic movements of marine animals from the Australian mainland to the sub-Antarctic islands and as far south as the Antarctic continent.

IMOS ATF is set up to collect data over a long period of time. This sustained approach will enable researchers to assess the effects of climate change, ocean acidification and other physical changes that affect animals within the marine environment.

Currently a large range of fish, sharks and mammals are collecting a wide range of data. This includes behavioural and physical data such as the depth, temperature, salinity and movement effort of individual marine animals.

This data is freely available via the IMOS Ocean Portal and can be overlayed with data from the other IMOS facilities.