The use of telemetry to study the movements of fishes has exploded in the Great Lakes. Without question, remote monitoring of behavior via telemetry is a powerful tool for addressing important management issues. However, use of these technologies is also accompanied by unique challenges that come into play at every stage of a study, including: study design, equipment deployment and retrieval, animal tagging, data collection and management, and analysis and presentation. This symposium will draw on expertise from both within and outside the Great Lakes basin to share experiences in conducting telemetry studies. Invited and contributed papers highlighting novel applications of telemetry and those addressing the challenges that are unique to telemetry studies will be given priority for oral presentations.