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I <br />1 <br />1 <br />t <br />t <br />1 <br />1 <br />addition, the placement of the PIT tag relative to the internal organs or body <br />musculature was noted. <br />Winter Water uali Monitoring; Fertilization <br />Ice cover usually developed on these ponds during the winter, causing concern that <br />survival of fish in these ponds might be affected by low oxygen levels during this period. <br />Dissolved oxygen, ice and snow cover were measured about biweekly during January and <br />February 1989 in each of the study ponds. Oxygen levels (mg/1) were determined with a <br />Hach Model OX-2P colorimeter kit. Ice and snow depths were measured to the nearest <br />1 0.1 cm. <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To increase productivity, ponds were fertilized with Triple Super Phosphorus (45% <br />available phosphoric acid) at a rate of 18.6 kg/ha m. <br />RESULTS AND DISCUSSION <br />Field Studies <br />Roundtail chub <br />Gardner Pond. Twenty-five fish each were established for the control and test <br />groups over a one-week period, 15-22 June 1988. Initial survival of these fish was high. <br />Only one fish from each group died prior to release. However, long-term survival of <br />roundtail chub in the control and two test groups in this pond was very low. On day 133, <br />no fish were recaptured (Table 1). On day 343, one control and two fish PIT tagged in <br />the body cavity were recaptured; on day 351 only one fish PIT tagged in the body cavity <br />was recaptured; on day 430, three fish were recaptured (one PIT tagged in the dorsal <br />musculature, two PIT tagged in the body cavity). <br />12