TY - JOUR AU - Zrini, Zoe Amanda AU - Gamperl, A. Kurt PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/12 TI - Validating Star-Oddi heart rate and acceleration data storage tags for use in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) JO - Animal Biotelemetry SP - 12 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Data storage tags (DSTs) record and store information about animals and their environment, and can provide important data relevant to fish culture, ecology and conservation. A DST has recently been developed that records heart rate (fH), electrocardiograms (ECGs), tri-axial acceleration and temperature. However, at the time of this study, no research using these tags had been performed on fish or determined the quality of the data collected. Thus, our research asked: do these DSTs provide reliable and meaningful data? To examine this question, Atlantic salmon (1.4 ± 0.7 kg) were implanted with DSTs, then swam at increasing speeds in a swim tunnel after 1 week of recovery. Further, in two separate experiments, salmon (2.4 ± 0.1 kg) were implanted with DSTs and held in a large tank with conspecifics for 1 week at 11 °C or 6 weeks at 8–12 °C. SN - 2050-3385 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-021-00235-1 DO - 10.1186/s40317-021-00235-1 ID - Zrini2021 ER -