Movement Patterns of Chilean Flounder (Paralichthys adspersus) inside Tongoy Bay (Central Northern Chile): Observations Using Passive Acoustic Telemetry | Chapter 02 | Advances in Agriculture and Fisheries Research Vol. 1
The movement patterns of juvenile and
adult Chilean flounder (P. adpersus) were investigated inside Tongoy Bay using
ultrasound signal acoustic receivers from June 2012 to March, 2013. Flounder
landings in Tongoy Bay and Puerto Aldea from December 2011 to March 2013 were
examined. Multiple regression analysis indicated that the Catch per Unit of
Effort of Chilean flounder was significantly and negatively related to
temperature and depth. Analyses of site- and time-specific length-frequency
distributions indicated movement of Chilean flounder on the time scale of
weeks, which was likely due to emigration of fish >30 cm in total length. A
mark-recapture study was performed. Visible elastomer paint were used to tag
7,510 Chilean flounder. A total of 12 Chilean flounder individuals of different
lengths were tagged with an ultrasound transmission device to monitor their
movement inside Tongoy Bay. Adults flounder showed increased activity inside
Tongoy Bay during the study period, likely due of the differences in length
among the released individuals. Although differences were detected in the area
occupied by juvenile and adult flounders in Tongoy Bay, it was also noticed
that the smaller sized individuals exhibited changes in behavior after
implanting the transmitters that resulted in impaired capacity to move freely.
Author(s) Details
Pablo M. Rojas
División de Investigación en
Acuicultura, Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, P.O. Box 665, Puerto Montt, Chile.
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