Shielded-needle Technique for Surgically Implanting Radio-frequency Transmitters in Fish

Ross, Marvin Jon; Kleiner, Charles F.

doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1982)44[41:stfsir]2.0.co;2

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“…An incision approximately 2 cm in length was made through the body wall into the peritoneum anterior to the pelvic girdle and just to the fish's left of center, as suggested by Winter (1996). The antenna was routed through a hole posterior to the pelvic girdle with a hypodermic needle and a grooved director in a modified shielded-needle procedure (Ross and Kleiner, 1982). The transmitter was placed into the peritoneum through the incision and closed with three monofilament sutures using a simple interrupted suture pattern (Wagner et al, 2000).…”

Section: Sample Selection and Tagging Protocolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Overwintering Locations, Migrations, and Fidelity of Radio-Tagged Dolly Varden in the Hulahula River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 2007–09

Brown¹,

Loewen²,

Tanner³

2014

ARCTIC

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ABSTRACT. Essential overwintering habitats for anadromous Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma on Alaska's North Slope appear to be limited to a small number of perennial springs, primarily in eastern Brooks Range drainages. Because future petrochemical development in the region continues to be a possibility, and development would require large quantities of freshwater, we sought to identify and document the overwintering areas used by Dolly Varden in the Hulahula River, eastern Brooks Range. In August 2007, we implanted 52 Dolly Varden with multi-year radio transmitters at a known overwintering area in the lower Hulahula River. Other wintering areas were located during 11 aerial surveys conducted over the next 2.5 years. A stationary receiver located in the lower Hulahula River provided migration timing information. Radio-tagged Dolly Varden used four discrete areas with perennial springs for overwintering in the Hulahula River drainage. The springs, totaling approximately 12 km in stream length, were located between river km 40 and 105. Radio-tagged Dolly Varden migrated downstream on their way to the Beaufort Sea in early June. Most tagged fish known to have survived the summer at sea returned to the Hulahula River during late July and August, but seven fish overwintered in other North Slope drainages. Within the Hulahula River drainage, 15 fish overwintered in more than one area during the three winters of the project, but only the four identified perennial spring areas were used. These data clearly indicate that the perennial springs in the Hulahula River are essential overwintering habitats for Dolly Varden.

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Section: Sample Selection and Tagging Protocolmentioning

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Overwintering Locations, Migrations, and Fidelity of Radio-Tagged Dolly Varden in the Hulahula River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 2007–09

Brown¹,

Loewen²,

Tanner³

2014

ARCTIC

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“…Transmitters used in 1997 were of similar weight and battery life expectancy but had a 25-30 cm trailing antenna that passed through the body wall. We used a shielded needle technique to allow the antenna to protrude (Ross & Kleiner 1982). All transmitters had identifying labels, including a telephone number to call if someone caught the fish or found the transmitter.…”

Section: Transmitter Implantsmentioning

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Movement of walleye in an impounded reach of the Au Sable River, Michigan, USA

DePhilip

Diana

Smith³

2005

Environ Biol Fish

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SynopsisWe estimated long-range spawning and foraging movements of walleye and observed their use of river and reservoir habitats between two large hydroelectric dams on the Au Sable River, Michigan. We used radiotelemetry to monitor seasonal and daily movements of 11 large walleye. Walleye ranged throughout the entire reach between the two dams. Eight of the 11 fish used both river and reservoir locations. Walleye migrated upriver in April or May and presumably spawned near the dam tailwaters. After spawning, walleye remained in the river for up to 6 months, usually establishing local ranges. During this time, they occupied low-velocity refuges within the first 25 km of the upstream dam. They seldom occupied the downstream area, which has higher variation around the mean temperature. Food availability and water temperature may have affected the length of time that walleye remained in the river after spawning. All walleye overwintered in the reservoir. We designed this study to evaluate if walleye have a potential negative impact on brown trout, Salmo trutta. In summer, walleye were often present near sites where fingerling trout were stocked. We found the highest potential for interaction between the two species occurs within the first 25 km of the upstream dam during summer. The movement patterns of and habitats used by large walleye validate concerns that walleye could compete with adult brown trout for food and resting sites and prey on juvenile brown trout.

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“…Transmitters were implanted in 80 northern squawfish using a shielded-needle technique (Ross and Kleiner 1982) During periods of continual spill, squawfish were usually found in the slackwater behind the lock guidewall, after spill during the day had ceased, fish were located in the still water of the spilling basin or downstream of the tailrace, but in the main river channel. In both cases, the majority of squawfish were located in areas of little or no water velocity.…”

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Significance of Selective Predation and Development of Prey Protection Measures for Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia and Snake River Reservoirs: Annual Progress Report, February 1993-February 1994.

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1994

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Shielded-needle Technique for Surgically Implanting Radio-frequency Transmitters in Fish

Cited by 144 publications

References 4 publications

Overwintering Locations, Migrations, and Fidelity of Radio-Tagged Dolly Varden in the Hulahula River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 2007–09

Overwintering Locations, Migrations, and Fidelity of Radio-Tagged Dolly Varden in the Hulahula River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 2007–09

Movement of walleye in an impounded reach of the Au Sable River, Michigan, USA

Significance of Selective Predation and Development of Prey Protection Measures for Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia and Snake River Reservoirs: Annual Progress Report, February 1993-February 1994.

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