Using a multi-criteria approach to assess post-release recovery periods in behavioural studies: study of a fish telemetry project in the Seine Estuary

• Published in: Animal Biotelemetry
• Main Authors: Le Pichon, C., Coustillas, J., Rochard, E.
• Other Authors: IRSTEA ANTONY UR HBAN FRA, IRSTEA BORDEAUX UR EABX FRA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: POISSON; TELEMETRIE; COMPORTEMENT ANIMAL; ABRAMIS BRAMA; EUROPEAN EEL; THIN LIPPED MULLET; BREAM; FISH; TELEMETRY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR; Brama; Anguilla anguilla; European eel
• Online Access: https://irsteadoc.irstea.fr/cemoa/PUB00045003

Biotelemetry has many advantages for monitoring fish behaviour. However, the accuracy of results can be impacted by changes in fish behaviour following tagging and other forms of human intervention. Different fish take different amounts of time to return to normal behaviour patterns. This recovery p...