fish tagging
1Fish migration — Many species of salmon are anadromous and migrate long distances up rivers and streams to spawn. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annually or longer, and over distances ranging from a few metres… …
2tagging mortality — death of fish occasioned by tagging through initial capture, handling and tagging and through long term presence of a tag and its effects on a normal life style …
3tagging — Marking or attaching a tag to an individual or group of individuals so that it or they can be identified on recapture; used for the study of fish growth, movement, migration, and stock structure and size …
4fish marking — a system involving various methods (fin clipping, colouring, biotelemetry, radioactive markers, tattooing, branding, tagging, etc.), used for individual identification and for studies on movement, growth and other biological parameters …
5tagging — attachment of numbered and addressed labels or tags, usually of plastic or metal, to a live fish which is then released and hopefully recaptured at a later date. Alternatively fins may be clipped in a marking system. Used to estimate growth,… …
6Dexter National Fish Hatchery & Technology Center — The Dexter National Fish Hatchery Technology Center is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility dedicated to fish culture techniques for threatened and endangered fishes of the American Southwest. Located in Dexter, New Mexico, it is the only… …
7Pelagic fish — A school of large pelagic predator fish (giant trevally) sizing up a school of small pelagic prey fish (anchovies) Pelagic fish live near the surface or in the water column of coastal, ocean and lake waters, but not on the bottom of the sea or… …
8International Game Fish Association — The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) is the leading authority on angling pursuits and the keeper of the most current World Record fishing catches by fish categories. Fishermen who are sport fishers are careful to follow their stringent… …
9Atlantic blue marlin — Atlantic blue marlin …
10Tag and release — is a form of catch and release fishing in which the angler attaches a tag to the fish, records data such as date, time, place, and type of fish on a standardized post card, and submits this card to a fisheries agency or conservation organization …
