Why do Argos satellite tags deployed on marine animals stop transmitting

By G. Hays, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, M. James, Philip Lovell, D. W. Sims. 2007

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Global analysis of satellite tracking data shows that adult green turtles are significantly aggregated in Marine Protected Areas (2012, background): “Given tracking duration on the foraging grounds has typically been limited (reviewed by Hays et al., 2007 although see Broderick et al., 2007) we cannot tell how site fidelity varies among individuals and populations, though as transmitters become more robust and accurate, more detailed…”
Satellite Tracking Sea Turtles: Opportunities and Challenges to Address Key Questions (2018, background): “Another common cause of tag failure appears to have been damage to the antenna as turtles often scrape their carapace, including the tag, on underwater rock ledges (Hays et al., 2007).”
Satellite tracking of sea turtles: Where have we been and where do we go next? (2008, background): “…e.g. under rocky ledges, nesting behaviour including sand excavation and terrestrial locomotion, or increased fisheries risk (Georges et al. 2007, Hays et al. 2007, Fossette et al. 2008, this TS) and many authors, ourselves included, have often taken the safer option and deployed transmitters in…”
The use of external electronic tags on fish: an evaluation of tag retention and tagging effects (2015, background): “Key factors likely contributing to PSAT loss in field studies are the relatively high drag and buoyancy of these devices, causing local pressure at the attachment point [55], increased by biofouling [7, 18].”
Conducting and interpreting fish telemetry studies: considerations for researchers and resource managers (2019, background): “For example, tagged animals frequently disappear from tracking systems, which could be due to animal mortality, emigration, or tag failure (Hays et al. 2007).”
Spatio-temporal foraging patterns of a giant zooplanktivore, the leatherback turtle (2010, background): “First, all tracks of our study had prolonged periods with few or no recorded satellite positions which may be due to biofouling or tag defects such as salt-water switch failure (Hays et al., 2007).”
Revisiting the ontogenetic shift paradigm: The case of juvenile green turtles in the SW Atlantic (2012, background): “Among the reasons why tags usually stop transmitting are exhaustion of batteries, tag failure, antenna breakage, animal mortality and premature detachment, which in some cases can be identified on the basis of tag's diagnostic data (Hays et al., 2007).”
Best practice guidelines for cetacean tagging (2019, background): “Tags that transmit data or use a radio beacon to aid recovery may cease transmissions for a variety of reasons, including failure of the tag electronics or battery, tag damage or loss, or animal mortality (Hammerschlag et al., 2014; Hays et al., 2007).”
Satellite tracking of the World's largest bony fish, the ocean sunfish (Mola mola L.) in the North East Atlantic (2009, background): “Inferring the fate of both tags and tagged animals is a perennial challenge in long-term tracking studies where both animals and tags are rarely re-sighted (Hays et al., 2007).”
Identifying and comparing phases of movement by leatherback turtles using state-space models (2008, background): “Surfacing behaviour, biofouling or tag defects can result in periods of weeks or even months with missing or sporadic locations (Hays et al., 2007).”
Assessing accuracy and utility of satellite-tracking data using Argos-linked Fastloc-GPS (2010, background): “Argos and Fastloc-GPS functions of the ArgoseFastloc PTTs appear generally to fail together, which is likely to result from tag detachment, antenna damage, biofouling, battery exhaustion or study animal mortality (Hays et al. 2007), but in some cases Fastloc-GPS did fail earlier.”
Satellite tagging of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) and other pelagic sharks off eastern Australia: depth behaviour, temperature experience and movements (2010, background): “Hays et al. (2007) investigated the reasons why Argos satellite tags on marine animals stop transmitting.”
A review of shark satellite tagging studies (2011, background): “Hays et al. (2007) examined various reasons why satellite tags deployed on marine animals may stop transmitting.”
Postrelease survival, vertical and horizontal movements, and thermal habitats of five species of pelagic sharks in the central Pacific Ocean (2011, background): “Nonreporting tags, however, cannot be considered synonymous with mortality because other factors can cause failure in electronic tags (Goodyear, 2002; Hays et al., 2007; Campana et al., 2009a; Musyl et al., 2011.”
Horizontal and vertical movements of swordfish in the Southeast Pacific (2010, background): “Hays et al. (2007) identified the failure of the saltwater switch as the main cause of signal cessation, especially in long-term deployments.”