Evaluation of visible implant elastomer as a method for tagging small European eels

International audience Visible implant elastomer (VIE) tagging showed no significant effect on survival of either 230 single-tagged or 60 multiple-tagged small European eels Anguilla anguilla. Mean tag retention was 987% during the 5 month laboratory experiments. Multiple VIE tags had no observed ef...

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Imbert, H., Beaulaton, Laurent, Rigaud, Christian, Elie, Pierre
Other Authors: Ecosystèmes estuariens et poissons migrateurs amphihalins (UR EPBX), Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et forêts (CEMAGREF)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2007
Subjects:
[SDE]Environmental Sciences
Anguilla anguilla
Online Access:https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02589894
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01617.x
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Summary:International audience Visible implant elastomer (VIE) tagging showed no significant effect on survival of either 230 single-tagged or 60 multiple-tagged small European eels Anguilla anguilla. Mean tag retention was 987% during the 5 month laboratory experiments. Multiple VIE tags had no observed effect on European eel locomotor behaviour. VIE appears a reliable method for individually tagging small European eels, and could be useful in capturerecapture field studies.

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