Comparing two types of internal tags in juvenile blue crabs

Although methods to tag fish and other vertebrates have been well described, tagging crustaceans, which molt, poses a greater challenge. Tagging very small juveniles, often necessary in population recruitment or stock enhancement studies, presents an ever greater challenge. We compared the success o...

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Published in:Fisheries research 2004-05, Vol.67 (3), p.265-274
Main Authors: Davis, Jana L.D., Young-Williams, Alicia C., Hines, Anson H., Zmora, Oded
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Coded wire tag
Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.)
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Mark-recapture
VIE
Visual implant elastomer
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Summary:Although methods to tag fish and other vertebrates have been well described, tagging crustaceans, which molt, poses a greater challenge. Tagging very small juveniles, often necessary in population recruitment or stock enhancement studies, presents an ever greater challenge. We compared the success of two tagging techniques in very small (
ISSN:0165-7836
1872-6763
DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2003.11.005