Tahoe talk on tracking of sharks, sturgeon, and trout

Join U.C. Davis at their Incline Village Tahoe Environmental Research Center on Tuesday, June 27 and learn about how sharks sturgeon, trout and other species are tagged with acoustic transmitters for research.

Join Pete Klimley, director of the Biotelemetry Lab, to learn about the role of sensory physiology in orientation, predator-prey interactions, ultrasonic tracking and telemetry. His department at UC Davis uses simple beacons, which transmit pulses at a fixed rate and are used to identify the presence of an animal, and telemetry transmitters, which can be equipped with sensors for depth, speed and temperature.

These can be used to examine species abundance, movement, feeding habits, diets, residence patterns, and more.

Registration for this event is required. The program will begin at 6 p.m. with refreshments and no-host bar from 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at 291 Country Club Drive in Incline Village (between Tahoe Boulevard/SR 28 and Lakeshore Blvd.) on the campus of Sierra Nevada College.

Seating is open at 5:30 p.m. to guests who have pre-registered, open seating starts at 5:50 p.m., and the program begins at 6:00 p.m. A $5 suggested donation will be collected at the door.

To learn more about this event, and to register, visit: http://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/events/.