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Acoustic Tag Short Course Schedule ACOUSTIC TAG SHORT COURSE SCHEDULE Thursday & Friday, February 4-5, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Instructors: John Ehrenberg, Pat Nealson, Sam Johnston, Tracey Steig, Dave Ouellette, Colleen Sullivan with Guest Speaker: Steve Damm, SPU Day 1 (Thurs., Feb 4) 1.0 Introduction 0900-0930 - Pat About This Course History of HTI History of Hydroacoustics Brief HTI History of Acoustic Tags 2.0 Fisheries Acoustics 0930-1000 - Sam “Active” vs “Passive” Acoustics “Active” Acoustics Applications “Passive” Acoustics Applications The Model 290 Acoustic Tag System 1000-1045 - Sam Tag System Operation Transmit Characteristics Properties of the Medium Processing the Tag Signal Remote Access Morning Break 1045-1100 How Acoustic Tags are Used Today: Broad Applications from Around the World 1100-1115 - Sam 3.0 Intro to the Model 290/291 Acoustic Tag Tracking System & the Acoustic Tag Data Logger 1115-1200 - Tracey Computer (w/min. specs) Hydrophones Hydrophone Cables Receivers Acoustic Tag Data Logger Acoustic Tags Networking & Combining Multiple Receivers Lunch (Delivered) 1200-1300 4.0 System Deployment Assessing Your Needs 1300-1350 - Pat Geometry Ideal & Typical Hydrophone Placements Modeling Hydrophone Precision Estimating Precision of 3-D Positions Hydrophone Mounts Different Types of Mounts Area of Coverage 5.0 System Testing (i.e., doing an acoustic tag drag) 1350-1430 - Tracey Finding Hydrophones Surveying in Hydrophones (X,Y,Z) Afternoon Break 1430-1445 Hands-on Tag Demo 1445-1700 - Sam/Pat Go to Impulse Calibration Barge for Demo 1 Day 2 (Friday, Feb.5) 6.0 Acoustic Tags 0900-0945 - Tracey General Specs Individual ID Types of Acoustic Tag Technologies Rep Rate Pulse Width Encoded Signals [i.e., “__” encoding] Tag Life Programming Acoustic Tags Predation Detection Tag 7.0 Surgically Tagging Fish 0945-1030 - Guest Speaker: Steve Damm, SPU Morning Break 1030-1045 8.0 Data Collection with AcousticTag Software 1045-1200 - Dave MobileTag Software for Mobile Surveys Lunch (Delivered) 1200-1300 9.0 Marking Tag Tracks with MarkTag Software 1300-1345 - Dave 10.0 3D Tracking with AcousticTag Software 1345-1415 - Sam Afternoon Break 1415-1430 11.0 Acoustic Tag Analysis 1430-1500 - Tracey/Colleen 12.0 Advances in Acoustic Tag Technology 1500-1530 - Sam/Tracey 13.0 Case Studies 1530-1700 - All Questions 2 .
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