| Abstract: | A total of 1,303 whitefish were marked with spaghetti streamer tags in Wisconsin waters off Lake Superior in November of 1959, 1960, and 1961 and June-July 1960. The fish tagged in June-July 1960 were mostly undersized (less than 17 inches long) whereas those captured on the spawning grounds and tagged in November 1959-61 were almost all legal size. Of the 374 recoveries (28.7 percent), nearly all were made during the first 2 years after tagging. The earliest returns were from fish which were among the largest when tagged. Over one-half of the recoveries were made within 5 miles of the tagging site; the greatest distance traveled by an individual was 25 miles. The fish tagged in June-July 1960 grew 1.6 inches the first season and 1.2 the second. Of 27 whitefish recaptured within 6 months from the November 1959-61 group, 17 (63 percent) had lost length (range from decrease 0.1 to 1.4 inches). Whitefish of the June-July group recaptured during the second growing season after tagging gave an exploitation rate of 22.6 percent. First-year returns from the November 1959-61 tagging gave an exploitation rate of 20.5 percent. The true exploitation rate probably is higher since no allowance has been made for tagging mortality, loss of tags, or unreported recaptures. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 1000108 |
| Citation Author: | Dryer, William R. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Great Lakes Science Center |
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| Citation End Page: | 618 |
| Citation Issue: | 3 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Fishery Bulletin |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 7 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | p. 611-618 |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Out-of-print |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Movements, growth, and rate of recapture of whitefish tagged in the Apostle Islands area of Lake Superior; 1964; Article; Journal; Fishery Bulletin; Dryer, William R. |
| Citation Start Page: | 611 |
| Citation Volume: | 63 |
| Citation Year: | 1964 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Movements, growth, and rate of recapture of whitefish tagged in the Apostle Islands area of Lake Superior; 1964; Article; Journal; Fishery Bulletin; Dryer, William R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1964 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
