Abstract
Controlled experiments were conducted to assess the effects of T-bar and DST tagging on post-release survival and growth of European hake. In this study, two groups of each 30 hake were considered: small fish (SF, average total length: 29.9 cm ± 2.2 cm) and large fish (LF, average total length: 36.4 cm ± 2.5 cm). Within each size group, fish were randomly assigned to one of 3 treatment groups: control (C), T-bar tagging referred as conventional tagging (CT) and DST tagging (DST) with dummy tags. After 4 months, the overall survival rate was 35%. Smaller fish were less impacted by the stress induced by handling, anaesthesia and tagging and in the SF group, the survival rates were similar (30%) for CT or DST. Specific growth rates were highly variable and no significant difference could be observed between control and tagged fish. Our results demonstrate that (1) conventional tagging affects fish survival rates and (2) DST tagging is feasible in the field on “small fish” with expected survival rate and recapture probability close to that of conventional tagging.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Adams N.S., Rondorf D.W., Evans S.D., Kelly J.E. and Perry R.W. (1998) Effects of surgically and gastrically implanted radio transmitters on swimming performance and predator avoidance of juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 55(4), 781–787.
Bégout Anras M.L., Covès D., Dutto G., Laffargue P. and Lagardère F. (2003) Tagging juvenile seabass and sole with telemetry transmitters: medium-term effects on growth. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 60(6), 1328–1334.
Bertignac M. and de Pontual H. (2007) Consequences of bias in age estimation on assessment of the northern stock of European hake (Merluccius merluccius) and on management advice. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 64(5), 981–988.
Beverton R.J.H. and Holt S.J. (1957) On the dynamics of exploited fish populations. London, 533 pp.
Bjelland R.M. and Skiftesvik A.B. (2006) Larval development in European hake (Merluccius merluccius L.) reared in a semi-intensive culture system. Aquacult. Res. 37(11), 1117–1129.
Brattey J. and Cadigan N. (2004) Estimation of short-term tagging mortality of adult Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Fish. Res. 66(2–3), 223–233.
Cote D., Scruton D.A., Cole L. and McKinley R.S. (1999) Swimming performance and growth rates of juvenile Atlantic cod intraperitoneally implanted with dummy acoustic transmitters. N. Am. J. Fish. Manag. 19(4), 1137–1141.
Crozier W.W. and Kennedy G.J.A. (2002) Impact of tagging with coded wire tags on marine survival of wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L.) migrating from the R. Bush, Northern Ireland. Fish. Res. 59(1–2), 209–215.
de Pontual H., Bertignac M., Battaglia A., Bavouzet G., Moguedet P. and Groison A. (2003) A pilot tagging experiment on European hake (Merluccius merluccius): methodology and preliminary results. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 60(6), 1318–1327.
de Pontual H., Groison A., Pineiro C. and Bertignac M. (2006) Evidence of underestimation of European hake growth in the Bay of Biscay, and its relationship with bias in the agreed method of age estimation. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 63(9), 1674–1681.
Dorel D. (1986) Poissons de l’Atlantique Nord-Est: relations taille-poids. Ifremer Report. DRV.86.001/RH/NANTES.
Greenstreet S.P.R. and Morgan R.I.G. (1989) The effect of ultrasonic tags on the growth rates of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., parr of varying size just prior to smolting. J. Fish. Biol. 35(2), 301–309.
Hansen L.P. (1988) Effects of carlin tagging and fin-clipping on survival of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L.) released as smolts. Aquaculture. 70(4), 391–394.
Houde E.D. and Schekter R.C. (1981) Growth rates, rations and cohort consumption of marine fish larvae in relation to prey concentrations. In: Lasker, R and Sherman, K (ed.) 2. ICES Symposium on the Early Life History of Fish, 2 Apr 1979, Woods Hole, MA (USA).
ICES (2005) Report of the Working Group on the Assessment of Southern Stocks of Hake, Monk, and Megrim (WGHMM). ICES CM 2005/ACFM:02.
Isaksson A. and Bergman P.K. (1978) An evaluation of two tagging methods and survival rates of different age and treatment groups of hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon smolts. J. Agric. Res. Icel. 10(2), 74–99.
Iversen M., Finstad B., McKinley R.S. and Eliassen R.A. (2003) The efficacy of metomidate, clove oil, Aqui-S registered and Benzoak as anaesthetics in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts, and their potential stress-reducing capacity. Aquaculture. 221(1–4), 549–566.
Iwama G.K., McGeer J.C. and Pawluck M.P. (1989) The effects of five fish anaesthetics on acid-base balance, hematocrit, blood gases, cortisol and adrenaline in rainbow trout. Can. J. Zool. 67(8), 2065–2073.
Jensen A.C. (1967) Effects of tagging on the growth of cod. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 96, 37–41.
Jepsen N., Schreck C., Clements S. and Thorstad E.B. (2005) A brief discussion on the 2% tag/bodymass rule of thumb. In: Spedicato, MT, Lembo, G and Marmulla, G (ed.) Aquatic telemetry: advances and applications, FAO/COISPA, Rome, pp. 255–261.
Jobling M., Covès D., Damsgård B., Kristiansen H.R., Koskela J., Petursdottir T.E., Kadri S. and Gudmundsson O. (2001) Techniques for measuring feed intake. In: Houliham, D, Boujard, T and Jobling, M (ed.) Food intake in Fish, Blackwell, Oxford, UK, pp. 49–87.
Marty G.D. and Summerfelt R.C. (1986) Pathways and mechanisms for expulsion of surgically implanted dummy transmitters from channel catfish. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 115(4), 577–589.
Millner R.S., Whiting C.L. and Howlett G.J. (1993) Estimation of discard mortality of plaice from small otter trawlers using tagging and cage survival studies. ICES-CM-1993/G:24.
Moffett I.J.J., Crozier W.W. and Kennedy G.J.A. (1997) A comparison of five external marks for Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. Fish. Manage. Ecol. 4(1), 49–53.
Nordgarden U., Oppedal F., Taranger G.L., Hemre G. and Hansen T. (2003) Seasonnally changing metabolism in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L.) I- Growth and feed conversion ratio. Aquacult. Nutr. 9(5), 287–293.
Peake S., McKinley R.S., Scruton D.A. and Moccia R. (1997) Influence of transmitter attachment procedures on swimming performance of wild and hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon smolts. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 126(4), 707–714.
Pierce R.B. and Tomcko C.M. (1993) Tag loss and handling mortality for northern pike marked with plastic anchor tags. N. Am. J. Fish. Manag. 13(3), 613–615.
Pineiro C., Rey J., de Pontual H. and Goni R. (2007) Tag and recapture of European hake (Merluccius merluccius L.) off the Northwest Iberian Peninsula: first results support fast growth hypothesis. Fish. Res. 88(1–3), 150–154.
Righton D., Kjesbu O.S. and Metcalfe J. (2006) A field and experimental evaluation on the effect of data storage tags on the growth of cod. J. Fish. Biol. 68(2), 385–400.
Rutecki T.L. and Meyers T.R. (1992) Mortality of juvenile sablefish captured by hand-jigging and traps. N. Am. J. Fish. Manag. 12(4), 836–837.
Saunders R.L. and Allen K.R. (1967) Effects of tagging and of fin-clipping on the survival and growth of Atlantic salmon between smolt and adult stages. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can. 24(12), 2595–2611.
Soivio A., Nyholm K. and Huhti M. (1977) Effects of anaesthesia with MS-222, neutralized MS-222 and benzocaine on the blood constituents of rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri. J. Fish. Biol. 10(1), 91–101.
Stasko A.B. and Pincock D.G. (1977) Review of underwater biotelemetry, with emphasis on ultrasonic techniques. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can. 34(9), 1261–1285.
Svåsand T., Jørstad K.E. and Kristiansen T.S. (1990) Enhancement studies of coastal cod in western Norway. Part I. Recruitment of wild and reared cod to a local spawning stock. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 47(1), 5–12.
Thorsteinsson V. (2002) Tagging methods for stock assessment and research in fisheries. Report of Concerted Action FAIR CT.96.1394 (CATAG). 79.
Tranquilli J.A. and Childers W.F. (1982) Growth and survival of largemouth bass tagged with Floy anchor tags. N. Am. J. Fish. Manag. 2(2), 184–187.
Wege G.J. and Anderson R.O. (1978) Relative weight (Wr); a new index of condition for largemouth bass. In: Novinger, GD and Dillard, JG (ed.) New approaches to the management of small impoundments, American Fisheries Society, North Central Division, Special Publication 5, Bethesda, MD, pp. 79–91.
Winter J.D. (1983) Underwater biotelemetry. In: Nielsen, LA and Johnson, DL (ed.) Fisheries Techniques, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD, pp. 371–395.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Jolivet, A., de Pontual, H., Garren, F., Bégout, ML. (2009). Effects of T-bar and DST Tagging on Survival and Growth of European Hake. In: Nielsen, J.L., Arrizabalaga, H., Fragoso, N., Hobday, A., Lutcavage, M., Sibert, J. (eds) Tagging and Tracking of Marine Animals with Electronic Devices. Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9640-2_11
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9640-2_11
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-9639-6
Online ISBN: 978-1-4020-9640-2
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life SciencesBiomedical and Life Sciences (R0)