Tagging of Age 1 Herring (Clupea harengus L.) and Their Movement Along the Maine and New Brunswick Coasts

Edwin P. Creaser and David A. Libby

Maine Department of Marine Resources, Fishery Research Laboratory
West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USA 04575

Source - Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, Volume 7: 43-46
ISSN-0250-6408

 

Creaser, E.P. and Libby, D.A. 1986. Tagging of Age 1 Herring (Clupea harengus L.) and Their Movement Along the Maine and New Brunswick Coasts. J.Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci. 7(1): 43-46. https://doi.org/10.2960/J.v7.a5

 

Abstract

A method was developed for tagging age 1 herring, and tag recovery results were analyzed for movement patterns. Use of new transport and holding techniques to avoid handling the fish prior to tagging and the use of small yellow, fine fabric, T-bar spaghetti tags (Floy) are considered to be the primary reasons for long-term (>1 year) survival of a significant proportion of tagged fish. A total of 16,084 age 1 herring were tagged and released in 1982 and 1983. The overall total recovery rate from 5 taggings was 7.57% (range 0.21-19.58%). The overall effective recovery rate (i.e. from the 15th day after release) was 1.01% (range 0.21-1.76%). The results strongly suggest that age 1 herring, observed (and tagged) in the western and central waters of Maine during the 3rd and 4th calendar quarters, contribute to the commercial catch of age 2 fish east of the area where they were tagged during the 2nd and 3rd quarters of the following year. Age 1 herring, observed (and tagged) in easternmost Maine and western New Brunswick waters during the 3rd and 4th quarters, remain in the same area where they contribute to the commercial fishery for age 2 fish during the 2nd and 3rd quarters of the following year.

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Language - English
Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - December 1986
Publication Type - Journal Article

Citation: Creaser, E.P. and Libby, D.A. 1986. Tagging of Age 1 Herring (Clupea harengus L.) and Their Movement Along the Maine and New Brunswick Coasts. J.Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci. 7(1): 43-46. https://doi.org/10.2960/J.v7.a5