Carlin tag recoveries as an indicator of predation on salmon smolts by goosanders and red‐breasted mergansers

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Feltham, M. J., MacLean, J. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1996
• Subjects: Sawbill; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01118.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1996.tb01118.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01118.x

Between 1984 and 1990 a total 221 Carlin tags used to mark salmon Salmo salar smolts in the River North Esk, NE Scotland, were recovered from the stomachs of goosanders Mergus merganser and red‐breasted mergansers M. serrator . Both Carlin‐tagging and adipose‐clipping affected the predation of salmo...