Reference |
Heidinger, R. C., and S. B. Cook. 1988. Use of coded wire tags for marking fingerling fishes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 8:268-272. |
Abstract |
We examined the feasibility of implanting coded wire tags in several size classes (47-189 mm, total length) of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus, bluegill Lepomis macrochirus, walleye Stizostedion vitreum, largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, and golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas. Tags were implanted in three anatomical locations (nasal capsule, cheek musculature, or nape). Growth of tagged and untagged fish was not significantly different, and tag-related mortalities ranged from 0 to 12% throughout the study. In 7 of 26 experiments, survival of tagged fish was significantly different from (usually lower than) survival of control fish (P< 0.05). After 6-9 months, tag retentions varied from 91 to 100% |
Tag |
Coded Wire Tag (CWT) |
Objective |
Evaluate tags |
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