A Study to Determine the Biological Feasibility of a New Fish Tagging System : Annual Report 1984.
The potential of the Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag for marking salmonids was evaluated. In Phase I, sham PIT tags were injected into the body cavity of juvenile salmonids. Tagged fish ranged in weight from 0.8 to 43.9 g. Observations based on six tests, ranging in time from 19 to 99 days, indicated that the test site for injecting the tag was along the mid-ventral line in the area of the pectoral or pelvic fins. Tag retention of 99% (n = 400) and survival of 99% were achieved. Minimal tissue response to the tag was noted in both tag locations. In Phase II, a PIT tag detector system designed to detect and record the passage of juvenile salmonids was evaluated. By restricting the rate at which fish entered the monitoring tunnel to one fish per second, detection averaged 94.3% compared to 86.6% for multiple fish entry. In Phase III, a monitoring system designed to detect and decode adult fish tagged with a PIT tag was evaluated. The average detection and proper decoding of these tagged fish was 94.4% for 211 fish. Improvements in the detection system are recommended.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI79-83BP11982
- OSTI ID:
- 5885975
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BP-11982-1; ON: DE86008821
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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