Marking the European eel with oxytetracycline, alizarin red and coded wire tags: an evaluation of methods

200546 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Janek Simon · Institute of Inland Fisheries in Potsdam-Sacrow

Hendrik Dörner · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries

Abstract

After 1 week, the mortality of European eel Anguilla anguilla after marking glass eels with oxytetracycline (OTC) and alizarin red (ALC), and farm eels with coded wire tags (CWTs) was 0% within all treatments. The suitability of implanting CWTs in the nose region (tag loss 94% after 1 week) and in the dorsal musculature (tag loss 4% after 1 week) was also examined.

Topics & Keywords

Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Fish Ecology and Management Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Fish Biology

Volume 67, Issue 5, pp. 1486-1491

DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2005.00851.x

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