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Use of Magnetic Wire Tag Locations to Mark Tiger Muskellunge
Author(s) -
Tipping Jack M.,
Heinricher Jackie R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
north american journal of fisheries management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1548-8675
pISSN - 0275-5947
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8675(1993)013<0190:uomwtl>2.3.co;2
Subject(s) - dorsal fin , tiger , fin , fish fin , fishery , dorsum , fish <actinopterygii> , cheek , esox , biology , anatomy , pike , computer science , materials science , computer security , composite material
Tiger muskellunge Esox masquinongy × E. lucius were marked with magnetic wire tags in the cheek musculature, dorsal fin, and anal fin and later examined with a magnetic wire wand detector in an effort to determine the viability of using tag location as a means of identifying groups of fish. Tag retention was 88.3% in the dorsal fin after 185 d, 99.4% in the cheek after 185 d, and 99.0% in the anal fin after 72 d. Varying tag location appears to be a useful way to identify groups of tiger muskellunge.