A method for long-term electronic tagging and tracking of juvenile and adult European common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis

The physiology and behaviour of captive cuttlefish have been well studied over recent decades and yet very few parallel studies have investigated the movements and behaviour of free-ranging animals. One reason for this gap is that methods for longer term tracking are not well developed for the major...

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Published in:Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013-09, Vol.447, p.149-155
Main Authors: Wearmouth, Victoria J., Durkin, Olivia C., Bloor, Isobel S.M., McHugh, Matthew J., Rundle, John, Sims, David W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cephalopod
Diel vertical migration
Foraging
Octopus
Squid
Telemetry
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Summary:The physiology and behaviour of captive cuttlefish have been well studied over recent decades and yet very few parallel studies have investigated the movements and behaviour of free-ranging animals. One reason for this gap is that methods for longer term tracking are not well developed for the majority of species, especially those of smaller size. In this study we describe a methodology for the long-term attachment of electronic tags to free-ranging cuttlefish of a broad size range. Five common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (122–240mm mantle length) were fitted with temperature and depth-logging archival tags attached to the internal cuttlebone of the living animal (tag weight was
ISSN:0022-0981
1879-1697
DOI:10.1016/j.jembe.2013.02.023