Taking the bait: In situ voluntary ingestion of acoustic transmitters by Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 483, Issue , 2002, Pages 287-292

  Winger, Paul D ^a   McCallum, Barry R ^b   Walsh, Stephen J ^b   Brown, Joseph A ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bait consumption; Cod; In situ tagging; Telemetry; Voluntary ingestion

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; TRANSMITTERS; VIDEO CAMERAS;

ACOUSTIC TRANSMITTERS;

ACOUSTIC DEVICES;

FISH; TAGGING; TELEMETRY;

CANADA;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0036767873     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021320805037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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