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A passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag system for monitoring fishways

January 1, 1996

An application of passive integrated transponder (PIT) technology was used to monitor movements of adult American shad (Alosa sapidissima), blueback herring (A. aestivalis) and gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) in two experimental fishways. Tag reading efficiency was between 88–96%, detection ranges were 50–100 cm from orifices of 3100–9600 cm2, and read rates were 5–7 Hz. The system was limited by the amount of time that tags were exposed to the energize/detect zone, and by simultaneous presences of large numbers of tags within this zone.

Publication Year 1996
Title A passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag system for monitoring fishways
DOI 10.1016/0165-7836(96)00514-0
Authors Theodore R. Castro-Santos, Alexander Haro, S. Walk
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Fisheries Research
Index ID 1014655
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Leetown Science Center
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