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Table 1 Overview of operational ARTS, carrier systems and biopsy darts

From: Equipment to tag, track and collect biopsies from whales and dolphins: the ARTS, DFHorten and LKDart systems

System

Carrier

Year

Testing

Tags

ARTS-S

ARTSC1

1997

 

Wildlife computer satellite tag; mold177

ARTS-S

ARTSC2

2001

 

Advanced telemetry systems VHF tag; MM100 Series

ARTS-S

ARTSC3

2012

 

LKARTS-Norway archival tag; Ctag

ARTS-S

ARTSLC

2014

 

Wildlife computer satellite tag; LIMPET SPLASH292

ARTS-S

ARTSLBC1a

2017

 

Wildlife computer satellite tag LIMPET SPLASH292

ARTS-S

ARTSTBC2a

2020

 

Wildlife computer satellite tags; SPOT303/SPLASH302

ARTS-D

LKCv2

2009

 

Woods hole oceanographic institution archival tag; DTAGv2

ARTS-D

LKCv2b

No

2011

DTAGv2 with barb attachment, not operational

ARTS-D

LKBCv2a

2012

 

LKARTS-Norway archival tag; HVTag

ARTS-D

LKCBv2a

2014

 

Sea mammal research unit archival tag; MixedDTAG

ARTS-D

LKCBv3a

2015

 

Univ. of Michigan?? Archival tag; DTAGv3

ARTS-D

LKCv2

No

2015

LKARTS-Norway archival tag; HVCamTag, not operational

ARTS-D

LKCBv2a

2021

 

Sea mammal research unit archival tag; MixedDTAG + 

ARTS-S

LKDart10

2012

 

LKARTS-Norway biopsy dart

ARTS-S

LKDart21

2021

 

LKARTS-Norway biopsy dart

  1. aCarriers including a biopsy part with biopsy tips from CETA-Dart (Finn Larsen, Danmark)