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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s that time again FACT members! Get your data into Research Workspace by October 1st for our next data push! 🎃 Need some extra help? We have guides and data templates on our website under our ‘Data’ tab. Happy loading!

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Our matched animal detections are up! ✨ If you’re a FACT Member log in to Research Workspace to see where else your tagged animals were detected! 👀 The next data deadline is June 1st 🥇 Happy Tracking!

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Hello FACT Members! ✨ You should have received an email today to register for the upcoming FACT Meeting. If you have not received the link please email meetings@thefactnetwork.org

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

✨ Save the Date! ✨ Our next FACT Network meeting will be virtual on April 8th & 9th, 2026. Stay tuned for more details!

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Happy New Year! 🎣 FACT Members - It’s that time again to head over to Research Workspace and upload your data for our next push! Need a refresher? Start here ⬇️ 🔗 secoora.org/fact/how-to-... 🔗https://secoora.org/fact/data-templates/ Next Data Push Deadline: Feb 1, 2026 ✨

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Data is in! FACT Members - Head over to Research Workspace to see where your fish snuck off to! 🐟👀 Need help with your data? Start here ⬇️ 🔗https://secoora.org/fact/understanding-your-data-extracts/ Next Data Push Deadline: Feb 1, 2026 🎣✨

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🔍 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: 🔹𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 - 𝘈𝘩𝘳 𝘦𝘵. 𝘢𝘭 2025 Lemon, blacknose, finetooth, & sharpnose sharks undertake extensive migrations linking habitats across seascapes and seasons. 🦈🍂❄️ doi.org/10.3354/meps...

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🔍 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: 🔹𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 - 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. 2025 Great hammerheads each have their own travel plans - some stay in the Florida Keys while others take off on trips into the Gulf or up the Atlantic coast. 🦈🌊 doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🔍 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: 🔹𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙩𝙞𝙥 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 - 𝘉𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 & 𝘒𝘢𝘫𝘪𝘶𝘳𝘢. 2025 Male blacktip sharks have their own travel styles; some stick close to home year-round while others head all the way to Long Island, NY for the summer! 🦈☀️ doi.org/10.3354/meps...

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🌊 Happy 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🐟 The FACT Network tracks fish & sea turtles using acoustic telemetry to reveal how they move through estuaries, reefs & coasts; showing how individuals use estuaries and reefs, and travel along our coastlines.

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

📣 FACT Data Deadline: Oct 1! June felt like yesterday…now it’s pumpkin spice season 🎃☕🐟 Didn’t we just do a data push? Yep, and it’s time again! Upload your detections & see where your fish have been adventuring. 🦈👀

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

📣 FACT Members! Detection extracts have been updated! Head over to Research Workspace to see your new animal detections. *Important Note* The detection extracts have changed across all nodes with updated column names, a new uncorrected time column, and a new sentinel tag owner data product.

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

📣 New Publication Alert! How do mobile ocean robots compare to traditional acoustic arrays when tracking sharks and other coastal fish? 🤖🐟 A new study explores this by comparing a Wave Glider to a stationary acoustic array off Cape Canaveral, FL. 📄 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3389/fmar...

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

🦈🌎 It’s Shark Awareness Day! With over 500 species of sharks these animals play an important role in keeping our ocean ecosystems healthy. Sharks are especially vulnerable to overfishing because of their long lives, few offspring, and are often misunderstood due to their fearsome reputations.

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🌟Steering Committee Update! 🌟 We’re excited to share some changes within the FACT Network Steering Committee! As we thank Beth Bowers and Bob Ellis for their dedicated service, we also welcome a new leadership team and two familiar faces joining the committee.

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Tag, we’re it!🎣 Inspired by @AquaticTracking.bsky.social we took a closer look at how the FACT Network contributes to tracking species at risk of extinction. Within the FACT Network, researchers have tagged 140 different species and 43% of them are at risk of extinction. ⬇️

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

📣 FACT Data Deadline is June 1st! Reminder to FACT Members to get your data in this week! Also our data form templates are available on our website as well as info on how to submit data if you need a refresher! 🔗secoora.org/fact/how-to-submit-data

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

We’re celebrating World Turtle Day! FACT uses acoustic and satellite tracking to uncover how sea turtles interact with fishing gear, identify critical habitats at risk from dredging, and explore solutions like artificial reefs to offset habitat loss from coastal development.

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

🌍🐾 Dive into the world of wildlife monitoring with NASA's ARSET training May 20&22: "Introduction to the Integration of Animal Tracking and Remote Sensing"! 🛰️📡 🔗 Register now and explore the full agenda: appliedsciences.nasa.gov/get-involved/t… More details 👇

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

🚨 IOOS FUNDING AT RISK – TAKE ACTION BY APRIL 26!🚨 The President’s FY2026 Budget proposes completely eliminating funding for U.S. IOOS Regional Observations. This funding directly supports SECOORA and their partners and collaborators, including the FACT Network. 👇 See below on how YOU can help:

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

We’re finishing up our meeting with Data 101 and 201 learning the magic of the data node from Joy Young 🪄

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Krystan Wilkinson giving an update on the Sarasota Coast Acoustic Network (SCAN)

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Sarah Webb from SFWMD giving a project update

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Jesse Secord from @myfwc.bsky.social giving their project update

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Eric Reyier giving a project update for managed fish species at Cape Canaveral

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Mike McCallister from FAU Harbor Branch giving an array update

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Scientific talk by Jessica Pate from Marine Megafauna talking about manta rays in East Florida

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

We’re back after lunch with Jack Olson from @myfwc.bsky.social giving a scientific talk looking at tagged snapper in Key West

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Alyssa Andres from Florida State giving us a project update on their Crystal River project

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Matt Kendall giving a project update

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Karen Holloway-Adkins from East Coast Biologists giving a project update

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Alastair Harborne from FIU giving a project update

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Lucas Griffin is giving us a project update for their array with Univ. of South Florida

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Next up is Connie Kot from ATN!

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Jordan Katz is giving us an update on the efforts of RWSC

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Jon Pye is here in spirit (and virtually!) giving us the details on @oceantracking.bsky.social We are so thankful for all the support we receive from OTN and for being one of our sponsors for this meeting!

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Starting off our partner section is Megan McKinzie talking about AniBOS 🦈 🦭

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Next up is Ashton Lyon from @myfwc.bsky.social talking about gray snapper!

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Next up is Dayna Hunn from FWC talking about cubera snapper!

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

We’re starting off our last day of the FACT meeting with scientific talks. First up is Lucas Griffin talking about giant trevally.

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FACT Network @factnetwork.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

On to FACT business! Joy Young is giving an update on what FACT has been up to behind the scenes and we’ll be hearing from the rest of the Steering Committee