The effects of surgically-implanted dummy radio transmitters on the behaviour of wild Atlantic salmon smolts

Connors, Katrina; Scruton, D. A.; Brown, Joseph A.; McKinley, R. S.

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-0771-8_27

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“…Shedding time can vary quite dramatically. For example, shedding time occurred two weeks after surgery in juvenile Chinook salmon (Hall et al 2009), six to eight weeks after surgery in bluegill (Paukert et al 2001), four to 12 weeks after surgery in steelhead trout (Welch et al 2007) and even 223 to 316 days after surgery in Atlantic salmon smolt (Connors et al 2002). Again, shedding rates are also highly variable.…”

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Effects of surgically implanted dummy ultrasonic transmitters on growth, survival and transmitter retention of bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

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The effects of surgically implanted dummy ultrasonic transmitters on growth, survival and transmitter retention of bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis were investigated from October to November 2010. Before the surgery, 162 bighead carps were divided into three groups: 1) control group: handling but no tagging; 2) sham group: surgical procedure without implantation of dummy ultrasonic transmitter; 3) surgery group: surgical implantation of dummy ultrasonic transmitters. Growth, survival, incision healing, suture loss and transmitter retention of bighead carp were recorded and analyzed respectively at 14, 28 and 56 days after surgery. The results showed that surgical implantation of dummy ultrasonic transmitters had a significantly negative influence on growth of bighead carp, however, the negative influence was negligible 28 days after surgery. No fish died during the experimental period. All incisions had completely healed 56 days after surgery, but sutures remained in 21 fish, and the suture loss rate was 70.8 %. All fish with suture retention had suffered light infection over the incision sites. No dummy ultrasonic transmitters were expelled 56 days after the surgery. Except for three transmitters, all the remaining transmitters were completely encapsulated in a fibrous capsule and adhered to the body wall, intestinal tract or viscera 56 days after surgery. The above results suggested that telemetry research could be conducted on bighead carp within 56 days after surgical implantation of ultrasonic transmitters.

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Effects of surgically implanted dummy ultrasonic transmitters on growth, survival and transmitter retention of bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

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“…Recent studies demonstrated that implanting juvenile salmonids with transmitters representing up to 12% of body weight did not affect the swimming performance of fish (Adams et al 1998;Brown et al 1999;Robertson et al 2003;Lacroix et al 2004). However, it has been suggested that the presence of a trailing whip antenna may sometimes cause changes in social status (Connors et al 2002), predator avoidance (Adams et al 1998) and a significant decrease in swimming performance, if its length reaches 300 mm (Murchie et al 2004). In this study, in order to minimize the potential effect of the tag on parr behavior, the transmitters represented a maximum of 3.8% of the body mass and the trailing antenna measured 210 mm.…”

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Mobility and home-range use of Atlantic salmon parr over short time scales

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Hallot

et al. 2007

Aquat. Living Resour.

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-This study performed in the Patapédia River (Québec, Gaspésie) was designed to examine the space utilization and mobility patterns of individual Atlantic salmon parr over short time scales with frequent detections of position. In August 2004, n = 7 radio-tagged Atlantic salmon parr were located every 20 min during 10 tracking periods chosen to take into account the dawn, day, dusk and night periods. Parr showed important inter individual variability in space utilization and mobility patterns, occupying large home ranges (123 to 5602 m 2 ) and sometimes migrating 2 km upstream in the river. No differences were observed in the mean distance travelled among the four daily periods by individual fish, but the estimated home ranges utilized during the four daily periods overlapped only partially, demonstrating that parr partly occupy different areas of the river during different parts of the daily cycle. The results suggest that an intense survey on a small number of fish may contribute to a complementary comprehension of space utilization and mobility patterns of Atlantic salmon parr when viewed in association with results from studies surveying larger number of fish at lower frequency.

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“…Même si plusieurs auteurs ont démontré que le comportement (compétition, dominance) est peu affecté par le marquage, il est probable que la forte densité d'individus a entraîné des réactions épisodiques d'agressivité (CONNORS et al, 2002) que l'on ne retrouve pas dans le milieu naturel et qui peuvent avoir une influence négative sur les post-effets du marquage (inflammation de la plaie et perte d'émetteur). Par ailleurs, la truite sauvage possède une ceinture abdominale plus épaisse que la truite d'élevage, ce qui peut permettre une meilleure rétention des marques, surtout dans le cas des émetteurs à antenne externe.…”

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“…Ce type de marquage ne semble pas affecter de manière significative l'évolution physiologique, le comportement ou les performances de nage de la truite arc-en-ciel (Onchorynchus mykiss) (MELLAS et HAYNES, 1985 ;LUCAS, 1989 ;STEVEN, LONG et PEARSONS, 1995 ;SWANBERG et GEIST, 1997 ;WAGNER et STEVENS, 1999) ou des juvéniles de saumon atlantique (Salmo salar) (MOORE, RUSSELL et POTTER, 1990 ;CONNORS et al, 2002), mais nous n'avons trouvé dans la bibliographie aucun travail de ce type concernant la truite commune (Salmo trutta). Deux types d'émetteur peuvent être utilisés suivant la taille du poisson et la distance d'émission nécessaire : à antenne filaire externe lorsqu'une distance maximale est requise, à antenne enroulée interne lorsque l'animal est de taille plus importante et que l'on peut accepter une distance d'émission plus faible.…”

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Anesthésie Et Procédures Chirurgicales Pour L’implantation De Radio Émetteurs Dans La Cavité Ventrale De Truites Communes Adultes (Salmo Trutta)

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2004

Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic.

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The effects of surgically-implanted dummy radio transmitters on the behaviour of wild Atlantic salmon smolts

Cited by 30 publications

References 17 publications

Effects of surgically implanted dummy ultrasonic transmitters on growth, survival and transmitter retention of bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Effects of surgically implanted dummy ultrasonic transmitters on growth, survival and transmitter retention of bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Mobility and home-range use of Atlantic salmon parr over short time scales

Anesthésie Et Procédures Chirurgicales Pour L’implantation De Radio Émetteurs Dans La Cavité Ventrale De Truites Communes Adultes (Salmo Trutta)

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