The fate of intracoelomic acoustic transmitters in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) post-smolts and wider considerations for casual factors driving tag retention and mortality in fishes
M. J. Lawrence, B. W. Wilson, G. K. Reid, C. Hawthorne, G. English, M. Black, S. Leadbeater, C. W. McKindsey, M. Trudel
This study assesses tag retention and post-surgical mortality in Atlantic salmon post-smolts and finds high tag expulsion rates and weak negative correlation with tag:body mass ratio.
bioRxiv · May 15, 2023 · PreprintPhysiology