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Chapters
- 00:04Introduction
- 02:00Preparing a Post-Tagging Recovery Tank
- 02:59Prepare Saltwater Fish Source Bucket and Saltwater Anesthetic Solution
- 03:53Collect Shad with a Water-to-Water Transfer into Brackish Saltwater
- 04:41Implant Shad with an Acoustic Transmitter
- 06:33Representative Results
- 07:44Discussion
This article provides a detailed procedure for optimal handling practices and implantation of an acoustic micro transmitter into juvenile American shad. The results of our laboratory study suggest that these tagging techniques could be implemented in field studies of juvenile American shad with a high probability of survival.
