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- Title
Coded Wire Tag Retention in Ebonyshell Mussels Fusconaia ebena.
- Authors
Layzer, James B.; Heinricher, Jackie R.
- Abstract
Ebonyshell Fusconaia ebena (38-75 mm long) were collected from Kentucky Lake, Tennessee, and tagged in the hinge ligament with coded wire tags. Mussels were then suspended in pocket nets in an embayment of Kentucky Lake. After 2 years, the 50 tagged individuals were retrieved. Survival and tag retention were 100%. Eleven individuals were sacrificed and their tags were retrieved by making a longitudinal cut through the hinge ligament. Because coded wire tags are not visible externally, they are especially useful for detecting illegally harvested mussels.
- Subjects
KENTUCKY Lake (Ky. &; Tenn.); TENNESSEE; UNITED States; FISH tagging; EBENALES; FISHES; LAKES
- Publication
North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2004, Vol 24, Issue 1, p228
- ISSN
0275-5947
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1577/M02-168