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Table 3 Tag shedding and mortality after 60 days for three size bins (initial fork length (mm)) of juvenile Chinook salmon implanted with acoustic transmitters

From: The effects of water temperature, acoustic tag type, size at tagging, and surgeon experience on juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) tag retention and growth

Size bin (mm, FL range)

n

Fork length (mm, mean ± SD)

Weight (g, mean ± SD)

Shed tags

Mortality

Total lost

Total lost (%)

81–85

43

83.2 ± 1.4

6.1 ± 0.4

8

1

9

20.9

86–90

56

87.9 ± 1.4

7.2 ± 0.5

10

3

13

23.2

91–97

29

92.1 ± 1.3

8.5 ± 0.6

1

1

2

6.9

  1. Data pooled form two temperature treatments and two tag types. Total lost are combined tags shed and mortality for each size bin for
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