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dc.contributor.authorJepsen, Niels
dc.contributor.authorThorstad, Eva Bonsak
dc.contributor.authorHavn, Torgeir Børresen
dc.contributor.authorLucas, Martyn C.
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-05T09:53:01Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-06T09:41:50Z
dc.date.available2015-11-05T09:53:01Z
dc.date.available2015-11-06T09:41:50Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationAnimal Biotelemetry 2015, 3nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn2050-3385
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2359541
dc.description.abstractExternal tagging of fish with electronic tags has been used for decades for a wide range of marine and freshwater species. In the early years of fish telemetry research, it was the most commonly used attachment method, but later internal implants became preferred. Recently, the number of telemetry studies using external tagging has increased, especially with the development of archival tags (data storage tags, DSTs), pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) and other environment-sensing tags. Scientific evaluations of the tagging method are rather scarce for most species. We identified 89 publications, reporting effects of external tagging for 80 different fish species, which constitute the main basis for this review. External attachment holds certain benefits compared to other tagging methods, for example, speed of application, and it may be the only option for fishes with a body shape unsuitable for surgical implantation, or when using tags with sensors recording the external environment. The most commonly reported problems with external tags are tissue damage, premature tag loss, and decreased swimming capacity, but the effects are highly context dependent and species specific. Reduced growth and survival have also been recorded, but direct mortality caused by external tagging seems rare. Most of the studies reviewed evaluate tag retention, survival, and tissue reactions. There is a general need for more research on the effects of external tagging of fish with electronic tags, but particularly there are few studies on predation risk, social interactions, and studies distinguishing capture and handling effects from tagging effects. For PSATs, especially those that are large relative to fish size, there are particular problems with a high proportion of premature tag losses, reduced swimming capacity, and likely increased predation, but there remains a paucity of tag effect studies related to the use of PSATs. Before embarking on a field study employing external tagging with electronic tags, we recommend the use of appropriate pilot studies, controlled where possible, to quantify potential impacts of tagging. Telemetry, Tag attachment, Archival tag, PSAT, Survival, Tissue damage, Tag retention, Growth, Swimming, Drag, Entanglement, Biofouling, Predationnb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse-Ikkekommersiell 3.0 Norge*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/no/*
dc.subjecttelemetrynb_NO
dc.subjecttag attachmentnb_NO
dc.subjectarchival tagnb_NO
dc.subjectPSATnb_NO
dc.subjectsurvivalnb_NO
dc.subjecttissue damagenb_NO
dc.subjecttag retentionnb_NO
dc.subjectgrowthnb_NO
dc.subjectswimmingnb_NO
dc.subjectdragnb_NO
dc.subjectentanglementnb_NO
dc.subjectbiofoulingnb_NO
dc.subjectpredationnb_NO
dc.titleThe use of external electronic tags on fish: an evaluation of tag retention and tagging effectsnb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2015-11-05T09:53:01Z
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480nb_NO
dc.source.volume3nb_NO
dc.source.journalAnimal Biotelemetrynb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40317-015-0086-z
dc.identifier.cristin1286461
dc.relation.projectEgen institusjon: Norwegian institute for nature research (NINA)nb_NO


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