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A preliminary study on the use of acoustic transmitters for tracking juvenile bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in an estuary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

A. Moore ,
G.D. Pickett  and
D.R. Eaton
A. Moore
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Directorate of Fisheries Research, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 OHT
G.D. Pickett
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Directorate of Fisheries Research, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 OHT
D.R. Eaton
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Directorate of Fisheries Research, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 OHT
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Abstract

The suitability of using intra-peritoneally attached miniature 300 kHz acoustic transmitters to study the behaviour of juvenile bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) between 235 and 370 mm in length was assessed. A laboratory study indicated minimal effects on the subsequent survival and behaviour of juvenile bass. A field study carried out indicated the potential use of the transmitter for telemetry studies on juvenile bass.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 74 , Issue 2 , May 1994 , pp. 451 - 454
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1994

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