Publication Abstract

A preliminary study on the use ofacoustic transmitters for tracking juvenile bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in anestuary

A. Moore, G.D. Pickett and D.R. Eaton

Thesuitability of using intra-peritoneally attached miniature 300 kHz acoustic transmittersto study the behaviour of juvenile bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) between 235 and 370mm in length was assessed. A laboratory study indicated minimal effects on the subsequentsurvival and behaviour of juvenile bass. A field study carried out indicated the potentialuse of the transmitter for telemetry studies on juvenile bass.

Reference:

A. Moore, G.D. Pickett and D.R. Eaton, 1994. A preliminary study on the use of acoustictransmitters for tracking juvenile bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in an estuary. Journal ofthe Marine Biological Association of the UK, 74: 451-454.