
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Whitelaw, AW 
A1  - Sainsbury, KJ 
T1  - Tag loss and mortality rates of a small tropical demersal fish species, <I>Lutjanus carponotatus</I> (Pisces : Lutjanidae), tagged with dart and anchor tags
JF  - Marine and Freshwater Research
JO  - Mar. Freshwater Res.
Y1  - 1986
VL  - 37
IS  - 3
SP  - 323
EP  - 327
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9860323 
N2  - 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. 
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