Tagging the European eel Anguilla anguilla (L.) with coded wire tags

The coded wire tag (CWT) system was examined as a possible tool for tagging European eels (Anguilla anguilla). Two size groups of eels (3.8 and 10.2 g) were tagged with CWTs in the dorsal musculature, Tag loss 28 days after tagging was 3.1% for the small and 0.7% for the large groups of eels. Of the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thomassen, S., Pedersen, Michael Ingemann, Holdensgaard, G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2000
Subjects:
Online Access:https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/02b08f01-e86c-4d7c-bcc1-c7e8064a8415
Description
Summary:The coded wire tag (CWT) system was examined as a possible tool for tagging European eels (Anguilla anguilla). Two size groups of eels (3.8 and 10.2 g) were tagged with CWTs in the dorsal musculature, Tag loss 28 days after tagging was 3.1% for the small and 0.7% for the large groups of eels. Of the tag loss in the small eels, 61% were lost during the first 2 h after tagging. In the small group, eels that lost tags were significantly (P