Table 2 Initial (day 0) fork lengths (FL), weights, and tag burdens of white sturgeon, and the number of days post-tagging a sturgeon dropped its self-powered tag (SPT group) or its PIT tag (PIT group)
From: A subdermal tagging technique for juvenile sturgeon using a new self-powered acoustic tag
Group | FL (mm) | Weight (g) | Tag Burden (%) | Dropped tag (days post-tagging) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SPT | 370 | 341.2 | 0.47 | 5 |
400 | 326.6 | 0.49 | 28 | |
340 | 234.5 | 0.68 | 29 | |
380 | 313.0 | 0.51 | 29 | |
340 | 198.8 | 0.80 | 29 | |
385 | 379.9 | 0.42 | 29 | |
395 | 380.5 | 0.42 | 30 | |
375 | 326.4 | 0.49 | 30 | |
360 | 254.0 | 0.63 | 31 | |
350 | 248.0 | 0.65 | 101 | |
340–430 | 235.3–399.3 | 0.40–0.68 | 102–595 | |
PIT | 385 | 337.5 | 0.03 | N/A |