Histologic Effect of Coded Wire Tagging in Chum Salmon
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in North American Journal of Fisheries Management
- Vol. 7 (3) , 439-441
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1987)7<439:heocwt>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Half-length (0.5-mm-long) coded wire tags were implanted in the snouts of juvenile chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta (1,500 fish/kg). Histological examination revealed substantial damage to one of the main-stem olfactory nerves in 18 of 44 fish. Such damage should be of particular concern because of the well-documented role olfaction plays in salmonid behavior.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: