Comparing tagging strategies: Effects of tags on retention rate, mortality rate and growth in hatchery-reared juvenile meagre, Argyrosomus regius (Pisces: Sciaenidae)

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Gil, María del Mar, Palmer, Miquel, Grau, Amalia, Massutí, Enrique, Pastor, Elena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2017
• Subjects: anchor tags; Argyrosomus regius; growth; meagre; tag retention; tagging mortality; visible implant elastomer; marcas de anclaje; crecimiento; corvina; tasa de retención; mortalidad por marcaje; elastómero visible; Alta; Baja; Corto; Arctic
• Online Access: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1710; https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04583.26B

The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of different tags (T-bar anchor tags, internal anchor tags and visible implant elastomers) implanted into juvenile meagre, Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) for a restocking programme conducted in the Balearic Islands. Effectiveness was asse...