Differential Retention Of Five Floy® Tags On Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides) In Hatchery Ponds
Floy® dart tag (FD-67 international orange) loss of 78% was discovered among largemouth bal's held in hatchery pond~ for three months.Sepa!a!io~of the #20 tubing from its monofilament anchor accounted for 81% of the losses, while dislodgement of the anchor from fish occurred in only 19% of the losses. Since ponds were free of vegetation which could entangle the tag and contained only tagged bass and bait fish, tag loss was assumed to be the result of bass pulling tags from each others' backs. To test this theory and determine differential retention for other types of Floy® dart tags,...
