G. Mark Fowler and Wayne T. Stobo
Marine Fish Division, Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B2Y 4A2
Source - Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, Volume 11: 39-42
ISSN-0250-6408
Fowler, G.M. and Stobo, W.T. 1991. Comparative Recoveries of Spaghetti tags and Petersen Disc Tags on Atlantic Cod and American Plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides). J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci. 11: 39-42. https://doi.org/10.2960/J.v11.a4
Abstract
In two studies conducted in the Northwest Atlantic in 1979, the recovery rates of spaghetti tags were compared to those of Petersen disc tags. On the eastern Nova Scotian Shelf, 3 301 and 1 001 cod were tagged with spaghetti tags and Petersen discs, respectively. In the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, 997 and 1 078 American plaice, respectively, were tagged. Over 98% of the recoveries from each species were made in the first 5 years following release. The spaghetti tag gave a significantly higher overall rate of recovery than the Petersen disc for cod (0.235 versus 0.158). The spaghetti tag also gave a higher rate for American plaice (0.098 versus 0.094), but the difference was not significant.
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Language - English
Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - February 1991
Publication Type - Journal Article
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