Breeding Population | Deployment Location | Years of Tracking | Type of Device | n | Size | Duty Cycle | Attachment Method | Capture Method |
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Eastern Arctic | Southampton Island, Nunavut | 2008, 2013–2015 | Doppler PTT | 8 | 18 g | 10 h on, 24 h off | Leg loop harness [28] | Drop Trap [29] |
Newfoundland | Witless Bay, Within 75 km of Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts; Witless Bay, NL | 2009–2013 2015–2016 | Doppler PTT, GPS PTT | 9 | 11-30 g | 8 h on, 18 h off; 6 locations per day | Chest harness [31] Leg loop harness | Net Launcher [28] Bow-net [29] |
Great Lakes | Double Island, Lake Huron; Agawa Rocks, Lake Superior; Within 75 km of Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts | 1999–2001, 2008–2009 | Doppler PTT | 8 | 20-30 g | 8 h on, 72 h off | Chest harness | Drop Trap |
Sable Island | Sable Island, NS | 2012–2016 | GPS PTT | 8 | 22 g | 8 locations per day | Leg loop harness | Bow-net |
Bay of Fundy | Kent Island, NB; Brier Island, NS | 2009–2010, 2014–2015 | Doppler PTT, GPS logger | 10 | 17-18 g | 6 locations per day | Leg loop harness | Drop Trap |