Summary of yearly detections of acoustically tagged Atlantic sturgeon that occurred in Minas Passage during 2010–2014 (n = 132).

<p>Summary of yearly detections of acoustically tagged Atlantic sturgeon that occurred in Minas Passage during 2010–2014 (n = 132).</p

Summary of coded acoustic tag models used during Atlantic sturgeon tagging project in Minas Basin during the summers of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 (n = 132).

<p>All models supplied by Vemco Inc., Halifax, NS, Canada.</p

Depth box plots (Line = median, box = 25 and 75% quartiles, whiskers = SD and dots = outliers) distribution for acoustically tagged Atlantic sturgeon recorded on the Ocean Tracking Network, Minas Passage Line, Minas Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada, totals for years 2010–2014.

<p>Depth box plots (Line = median, box = 25 and 75% quartiles, whiskers = SD and dots = outliers) distribution for acoustically tagged Atlantic sturgeon recorded on the Ocean Tracking Network, Minas Passage Line, Minas Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada, totals for years 2010–2014.</p

The Minas Basin is the north-eastern portion of the inner Bay of Fundy (A); Minas Passage, links Minas Basin to the rest of the Bay of Fundy (B).

<p>The Minas Basin is the north-eastern portion of the inner Bay of Fundy (A); Minas Passage, links Minas Basin to the rest of the Bay of Fundy (B).</p

Results of OTN range test experiment calculated by Sanderson et al. (in preparation).

<p>Probability of detection of Atlantic sturgeon tagged with V16 acoustic tags (158 db, 75 sec average transmission interval) passing the OTN Minas Passage Line. Individual receivers are represented by blue lines with left hand side representing the south (first blue peak = receiver MPS012) and right side (last blue peak = receiver MPS001). Solid black line represents the probability of a tagged sturgeon being detected by at least one of the receivers. Probability of being detected by at least one receiver is nearly identical for the north and south sections of the line, with a small reduction in probability of detection in the middle.</p

Sturgeon day distribution for acoustically tagged Atlantic sturgeon recorded on the Ocean Tracking Network Minas Passage Line, Minas Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada, totals for years 2010–2014.

<p>Sturgeon day distribution for acoustically tagged Atlantic sturgeon recorded on the Ocean Tracking Network Minas Passage Line, Minas Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada, totals for years 2010–2014.</p