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An Evaluation of Four Tags Suitable for Marking Juvenile Chinook Salmon
Author(s) -
Eames Michael J.,
Hino Mark K.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1983)112<464:aeofts>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - chinook wind , oncorhynchus , fish measurement , fishery , juvenile , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , environmental science , ecology
We assessed the merits of using Floy anchor tags, machine‐ and hand‐implanted coded‐wire tags, and modified Carlin or Swedish trailer tags on chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha of at least 15 cm in fork length. Tagged and control fish were released into a landlocked lake. Estimated tag‐loss rates were low (2–5%) for each of the tags tested. The tags did not appear to have any significant effect on growth and survival of fish in the lake over periods of up to 2 years. Received September 15, 1981 Accepted April 22, 1983