GLATOS
With a heavy heart and great sadness, we say goodbye to Chris Vandergoot, Director of GLATOS who died suddenly and unexpectedly on September 22, 2024 in Halifax Nova Scotia anticipating visiting with the Ocean Tracking Network. He was especially known for his infectious enthusiasm for acoustic telemetry projects and for faith, family, and friends.
GLATOS update
We would like to welcome Dr. Tom Binder as Interim GLATOS Director. Tom will handle ongoing network needs while we strategically plan for bringing a new GLATOS Director on board in 2025. Please direct any questions or concerns to either Tom (bindert@msu.edu) or Jess Ives.
We are gathering an inventory of all ongoing commitments and needs of the community, but we may miss some. Please reach out to Tom and Jess if you are aware of any GLATOS commitments that have the potential to fall through the cracks.
The 2025 GLATOS coordination meeting will proceed as planned. We recognize that this meeting will feel very different without Chris leading the charge, but we think the opportunity for the community to gather and celebrate Chris is critical. Please save the date for February 24-27th, and we will send out more details as they become available.
About
The Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System (GLATOS) is a bi-national network of researchers who collaboratively use acoustic telemetry to understand fish behavior in relation to Great Lakes ecology, and provide information useful to fish managers in their decision making.
More information on GLATOS can be found on the GLATOS website at glatos.glos.us