7606

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7606
• Author: Negus, M. T., D. A. Belford and S. E. Colvin.
• Title: Long-term Retention of Fluorescent Pigment Marking of Chinook Salmon.
• USFW Year: 1990.
• USFW - Doc Type: St. Paul, MN.
• Copyright Material: NO

Table 3. Mean back-calculated lengths (mm) + SO of
spray-marked and control chinook salmon" Sample
size is shown in parentheses.

Spray-marked fish Control fish
(right pelvic clipped) (left pelvic clipped)
Age Female Male Female Male
1 285.:t24 (9) 279.:t26 (9) 274.:t34 (23) 300.:t34 (lO)
2 483.:t28 (8) 484.:t40 (9) 478.:t38 (23) 522.:t61 (9 )
3 6591:28 (7) 6731:36 (9) 665.:t57 (23) 719.:t71 (9 )
4 867.:t53 (7) 800.:t65 (3) 837.:t61 (l9) 878.:t71 (5)

Table 4. Mean lengths .:t SD, and mean weights .:t SD at
capture of chinook salmon.

Mark N Length (mm ) Weight (g)
Spray-marked females 9 870 + 78 6861 + l739
(right pelvic clipped)
Spray-marked males 9 794 .:t 66 5178 .:t l015
(right pelvic clipped)
Control females 24 870 .:t 75 7283 + 1989
(left pelvic clipped)
Control males II 880 + 59 7664 + 1942
(left pelvic clipped)

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