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North American Journal of Fisheries Management Volume 24, 2004 - Issue 1
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Management Brief

Coded Wire Tag Retention in Ebonyshell Mussels Fusconaia ebena

James B. Layzer U.S. Geological Survey, Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Biology, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, 38505, USA
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Jackie R. Heinricher U.S. Geological Survey, Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Biology, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, 38505, USA
Pages 228-230 | Received 29 Oct 2002, Accepted 19 Feb 2003, Published online: 08 Jan 2011
 
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Abstract

Ebonyshell Fusconaia ebena (38–75 mm long) were collected from Kentucky Lake, Tennessee, and tagged in the hinge ligament with coded wire tags. Mussels were then suspended in pocket nets in an embayment of Kentucky Lake. After 2 years, the 50 tagged individuals were retrieved. Survival and tag retention were 100%. Eleven individuals were sacrificed and their tags were retrieved by making a longitudinal cut through the hinge ligament. Because coded wire tags are not visible externally, they are especially useful for detecting illegally harvested mussels.

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