
%0 Journal Article
%A Whitelaw, AW 
%A Sainsbury, KJ 
%T Tag loss and mortality rates of a small tropical demersal fish species, <I>Lutjanus carponotatus</I> (Pisces : Lutjanidae), tagged with dart and anchor tags
%J Marine and Freshwater Research
%D 1986/06/01
%V 37
%N 3
%P 323-327
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9860323
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MF9860323 
%X The shedding rate of FD-67 anchor tags from L. carponotatus was significantly lower than that of FT-2 dart tags. Mortality in fish tagged with either the FT-2 dart or the FD-67 anchor tags was significantly higher than in the untagged controls. There was no significant difference between mortalities caused by the two types of tag. Combining tag shedding and tag-induced mortality, the FT-2 dart tag produced a significantly greater rate of disappearance of tagged fish from a tagged population. Tag-induced mortality was highest during the first week after tagging and greatly reduced thereafter. 
