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The potential use of PIT telemetry for identifying and tracking crayfish in their natural environment

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Aquatic Telemetry

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 165))

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A method for tracking crayfish and other benthic animals in rivers and streams, based on passive integrated transponder (PIT) technology, using a portable detector was investigated. The effect of implanting crayfish with PIT tags and the efficiency of the PIT tag detector system at locating tags is described. In a laboratory study 30 signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (>33.7 mm carapace length) were internally implanted with PIT tags (12-mm long×2.1-mm diameter) and 30 crayfish matched for size and sex were kept as controls and maintained for 6 months. Tagging had no significant effect on survival, moulting or growth of crayfish, and tag retention was 100%. The reader unit consists of an antenna coil mounted on a pole and designed to be moved over the streambed to search for tagged crayfish. Efficiency testing indicated that more than 80% of tags were identified and located when hidden within different stream microhabitats.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Durham, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK

    Damian H. Bubb & Martyn C. Lucas

  2. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, Colvend, Hebden Road, Grassington, North Yorkshire, BD23 5LB, UK

    Timothy J. Thom

  3. Riverside Industrial Park, UKID Systems Ltd., Catterall, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0HP, UK

    Philip Rycroft

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  1. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway

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  2. Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Newport, USA

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Bubb, D.H., Lucas, M.C., Thom, T.J., Rycroft, P. (2002). The potential use of PIT telemetry for identifying and tracking crayfish in their natural environment. In: Thorstad, E.B., Fleming, I.A., Næsje, T.F. (eds) Aquatic Telemetry. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 165. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0771-8_26

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