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Summary of Fish Tagging Maritimes Region- 1967-1974
by Mrs. Mary Price
Data Record Series No. MAR/ D-75-3
Resource Development Branch Maritimes Region SUMMARY OFFISH TAGGING
MARITIMES REGION
(1967 - 1974)
MRS. MARY PRICE
MAY, 1975
DATA RECORD SERIES NO. MAR/D-75-3
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BRANCH FISHERIES AND MARINE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA iii
CONTENTS
EXPLANATION OF SHORT FORMS USED FOR TAG TYPE
INTRODUCTION 1
ATLANTIC SALMON - ADULTS NOVA SCOTIA Medway River 3 East River, Sheet Harbour 4 Shubenacadie River System 6 Great Village River 7 St. Mary's River 8 River Philip 9 St. Margaret's Bay 10
NEW BRUNSWICK Saint John River System 11 Saint John Harbour and Westfield 11 Bay of Fundy 13 Below Mactaquac 14 Mactaquac Headpond 15 Mactaquac Migration Channel 15 Upriver Transfers from Mactaquac 17 Nashwaak River 23 Tobique River 25 Miramichi River System 26 Petitcodiac River System 30 Big Salmon River 31 Counting Fence 31 Bay of Fundy 31 St. Croix River 32 Restigouche River 33
ATLANTIC SALMON - JUVENILES NOVA SCOTIA River Philip System 35 Margaree River System 37 Medway River System 40 LaHave River System 41 Shubenacadie River System 45 East and West River Sheet Harbour System 47 iv
NOVA SCOTIA (Continued) St. Mary's River System 49 Tusket River System 50 Miscellaneous Rivers 51
NEW BRUNSWICK Saint John River System 52 Mactaquac 52 Below Mactaquac 61 Above Mactaquac 62 Nashwaak River 63 Tobique River 64 Miramichi River System 67 Restigouche River System 75 Big Salmon River System 79 Petitcodiac River System 82 Point Wolfe River 83 Miscellaneous Rivers 84
MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES
LANDLOCKED SALMON - SMOLTS NEW BRUNSWICK Chamcook Lake 85 Skiff Lake 85 AMERICAN SHAD - ADULTS NEW BRUNSWICK Saint John River System 86
STRIPED BASS - ADULTS NEW BRUNSWICK Saint John River System 87 - V
EXPLANATION OF SHORT FORMS USED FOR TAG TYPES
Letters in parentheses are utilized to enter tag type data on computer forms. The first letter is the code for tag type, the second letter is for tag colour and the third letter, when present, is for the prefix letter on the tag serial number.
L. large Sm. small M.F. Modified Carlin tag, with monofilament attachment S.S. Carlin tag, with stainless steel attachment T-Bar tubular plastic T-Bar tag V-Dart large tubular plastic dart tag (single barb attachment) Petersen disc 2 circular plastic discs, with metal pin attachment INTRODUCTION This report provides a comprehensive summary of fish tagging, conducted in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from 1967 to 1974, under the direction of the staff of the Resource Development Branch, Fisheries and Marine Service, Halifax. Species tagged include Atlantic salmon (SaZmo salar), landlocked salmon (S. salar Sebago), American shad (Alosa sapidissima) and striped bass (Roccus americanus). The "Time" column indicates time of release, although some groups were tagged earlier. In the section on adult salmon tagging, all groups, unless otherwise indicated, consist of a mixture of both grilse and older salmon. Also, except where specifically indicated, all tagged adults were obtained from wild stocks. In the section on juvenile salmon tagging, all groups, unless otherwise indicated, were tagged during the smolt stage. ATLANTIC SALMON - ADULTS 3
MEDWAY RIVER, NOVA SCOTIA
Number Release location Year Tag type Tag series released Time Greenfield 1967 Sm. Blue Carlin M.F. (BBB) B00,240-B00,256 17 Sep-Oct
Greenfield 1969 L. Yellow Carlin M.F. (AY) 0,090-0,149 60 Nov L. Yellow Carlin S.S. (CY) 00,150-00,199 50 Nov
Greenfield 1970 Sm. Blue Carlin M.F. (BBD) D52,800-D52,836 37 Nov
Greenfield 1971 Sm. Blue Carlin M.F. (BBD) D52,837-D52,999 130 Nov-Dec 4
EAST RIVER, SHEET HARBOUR, NOVA SCOTIA
Number Release location Year Tag type Tag series released Time
Fifteen Mile Stream 1967 Yellow Petersen disc (HY) 01,332-01,354 20 Jun-Sep
Fifteen Mile Stream 1968 Red Petersen disc (HR) 00,050-00,110 58 Jul-Sep Yellow Petersen disc (HY) 01,355-01-400 46 Jul-Oct
Fifteen Mile Stream 1969 Petersen disc Red (HR) 111-125 Pink (HP) 620-625 Yellow (HY) 1,401-1,487 106 Jul-Nov
Fifteen Mile Stream 1970 Red Petersen disc (HR) 01,488-01,531 46 Jul-Oct Chicken wing (I) 06,202-06,232 31 Jun-Oct
Fifteen Mile Stream 1971 Sm. Blue Carlin M.F. (BBD) D82,826-D82,850 20 Jun-Sep Sm. Blue Carlin M.F. (BBD) D82,844-D82,876 30 Sep-Oct
Fifteen Mile Stream 1972 Sm. Blue Carlin M.F. (BBD) D2,811-D2,899 D82,882-D82,899 (BBR) R88,100-R82,120 124 Jun-Oct 5
EAST RIVER, SHEET HARBOUR, NOVA SCOTIA
Number Release location Year Tag type Tag series released Time
Fifteen Mile Stream, 1973 Sm. Blue Carlin (Reconditioned M.F. (BBD) D2,813-D2,898 41 Jul kelts) Sm. Blue Carlin M.F. (BBD) D82,886-D82,899 5 Jul
Sm. Blue Carlin M.F. (BBR) R88,102-R88,120 7 Jul 6
SHUBENACADIE RIVER SYSTEM, NOVA SCOTIA