Tagging Activities Reported for the Northwest Atlantic in 2001
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NOT TO BE CITED WITHOUT PRIOR REFERENCE TO THE SECRETARIAT Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Serial No. N4681 NAFO SCS Doc. 02/17 SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 2002 TAGGING ACTIVITIES REPORTED FOR THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC IN 2001 Compiled by NAFO Secretariat At the 1974 Annual Meeting of ICNAF's Standing Committee on Research and Statistics, it was recommended that fisheries laboratories be requested to report to the Secretariat details of tag releases in the Northwes t Atlantic and that the Secretariat promptly circulate the information and also collate the material received each year for presentation to the Annual Meeting. NAFO, since 1980, has continued the practice. Tagging information provided from 1975 to 1998 were compiled and presented in ICNAF Sum. Doc. 76/VI/28, 77/VI/19, 78/VI/19, 79/VI/21 and NAFO SCS Doc. 80/VI/7, 81/VI/6, 82/VI/4, 83/VI/8, 84/VI/5, 85/4, 86/3, 87/8, 88/7, 89/06, 90/11, 91/7, 92/8, 93/7, 94/7, 95/7, 96/8, 97/15, 98/4, 99/10, 00/5 and 01/16. Scientists are reminded that reports on tag releases should be forwarded to the Secretariat as soon as possible after the tagging is carried out. A summary of tagging activity in 2001 by species, country and Division is given in Table 1, and details of 2001 tagging are given in Table 2. Additional tagging information for 2000 is given in Table 3. The ranges of serial numbers listed do not always reflect the precise number of tags used, as the national reports sometimes indicated that a few tags were missing from the series used. The following reported tagging in 2001. CANADA (NFLD) Department of Fisheries and Oceans Newfoundland Region Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre P. O. Box 5667 St. John's Newfoundland A1C 5X1 2 TABLE 1. Summary of reported tagging information for 2001. Species Country Division No. of tags Atlantic cod Canada (N) 3L, 3Ps 14 314 (Gadus morhua) TABLE 2. List of tagging activities reported to the Secretariat for 2001. NAFO Range of Serial No. of Species Country Div. Location or Position Dates Type of tag used numbers tags Atlantic cod CAN (N) 3L off St. John's Apr. 13 Pink T-Bar K76553--K76561 10 (Gadus morhua) Pink T-Bar K76586--K76595 10 Yellow T-Bar HH31563--HH31603 37 Yellow T-Bar HH31684--HH31723 39 Smith Sound May. 15 Pink T-Bar K75687--K75735 48 Yellow T-Bar HH38001--HH38425 421 Cape Freels May. 10 Pink T-Bar K77978--K77979 2 Yellow T-Bar HH41001--HH41014 14 Holyrood Pond June. 6 Yellow T-Bar HH37809--HH37847 39 Smith Sound May. 29 Pink T-Bar K75736--K75825 78 Yellow T-Bar HH38426--HH33900 553 Yellow T-Bar H91801--H91927 119 Smith Sound June. 6 Pink T-Bar K74952--K74953 2 Yellow T-Bar HH25467--HH25483 17 St.Marys Bay June. 13 Pink T-Bar K75826--K75895 69 Yellow T-Bar HH41015--HH41636 614 Cape Bonavista June. 18 Pink T- Bar K77001--K77006 6 Pink T- Bar K77062--K77145 82 Yellow T-Bar HH37848--HH37896 49 Yellow T-Bar HH42394--HH43148 752 Irelands Eye June. 28 Pink T-Bar K77146--K77159 14 Yellow T-Bar HH43149--HH43277 128 Plate Cove West June. 20 Pink T-Bar K74955--K74994 39 Pink T-Bar K77077--K77061 55 Pink T-Bar K77701--K77777 74 Yellow T-Bar HH25485--HH26000 509 Yellow T-Bar HH37897--HH38000 102 3 TABLE 2. Continued. NAFO Range of Serial No. of Species Country Div. Location or Position Dates Type of tag used numbers tags Atlantic cod CAN(N) 3L Plate Cove West June. 20 Yellow T-Bar HH40551--HH40575 24 (Gadus morhua) Yellow T-Bar HH42001--HH42393 392 Yellow T-Bar HH47001--HH47500 495 Smith Sound June. 15 Pink T-Bar K75903--K75904 2 Pink T-Bar K77501--K77504 3 Yellow T-Bar HH40501--HH40527 25 Yellow T-Bar HH41651--HH41668 18 Petty Harbour July. 12 Pink T-Bar K77801--K77816 16 Yellow T-Bar HH39001--HH39144 141 Hopeall July.18 Pink T-Bar K75907--K75913 6 HH41676--HH41742 59 Smith Sound Nov 14-Dec 10 Pink T-Bar K76353--K76400 48 Pink T-Bar K77164--K77196 28 Pink T-Bar K77359--K77378 17 Pink T-Bar K77506--K77512 7 Yellow T-Bar HH13786--HH14000 214 Yellow T-Bar HH28001--HH28289 298 Yellow T-Bar HH44251--HH44650 372 3Ps Pools Cove Jan. 2001 Pink T-Bar K76403--K76479 62 Yellow T-Bar HH30509--HH31050 517 Halibut Channel Apr. 12-14 Pink T-Bar K76197--K76299 89 Pink T-Bar K76480--K76552 38 Pink T-Bar K76563--K76676 102 Yellow T-Bar HH31051--HH31562 519 Yellow T-Bar HH31604--HH31683 80 Yellow T-Bar HH31724--HH32049 326 Burgeo Bank Apr. 15 Pink T-Bar K76677--K76717 40 Pink T-Bar K76871--K77000 128 Pink T-Bar K75501--K75533 32 Yellow T-Bar HH32050--HH32211 162 Yellow T-Bar HH32748--HH33394 638 NW St. Pierre Bank Apr. 16 Pink T-Bar K76718--K76870 133 Yellow T-Bar HH32212--HH32747 533 Pass Island Apr. 18 Pink T-Bar K75534--K75654 98 Yellow T-Bar HH33395--HH33782 379 Potato Point Apr. 25 Pink T-Bar K75659--K75664 6 Yellow T-Bar HH33784--HH33837 54 Placentia Bay Apr. 28 Yellow T-Bar HH33847 1 Yellow T-Bar HH34297--HH34509 211 Yellow T-Bar HH35358--HH35768 411 Yellow T-Bar HH35967--HH36209 258 Yellow T-Bar HH36417--HH36935 517 Yellow T-Bar HH37260--HH37567 307 Clattice Harbour Apr. 28 Pink T-Bar K75665--K75686 19 Yellow T-Bar HH33838--HH34296 457 4 TABLE 2. Continued. NAFO Range of Serial No. of Species Country Div. Location or Position Dates Type of tag used numbers tags Atlantic cod CAN(N) 3Ps Clattice Harbour Apr. 28 Yellow T-Bar HH34510--HH35357 845 (Gadus morhua) Yellow T-Bar HH35769--HH35966 197 Yellow T-Bar HH36225--HH36416 192 Yellow T-Bar HH36936--HH37000 65 Yellow T-Bar HH37501 1 Yellow T-Bar HH37001--HH37259 259 Yellow T-Bar HH37568--HH37808 241 West Placentia Bay Nov. 22-23 Yellow T-Bar HH28290--HH28641 350 TABLE 3. Additional tagging information for 2000. NAFO Range of Serial No. of Species Country Div. Location or Position Dates Type of tag used numbers tags Cod CAN(N) 2J Gilberts Bay June 13-20 Yellow T-Bar H97001-H97100 100 (Gadus morhua) H97894-H98000 107 H98501-H98598 94 H98601-H98750 144 H98801-H98900 98 H98912-H98950 39 3K Too Good Arm Aug 10-11 Pink T-Bar K76503-K76514 11 Yellow T-Bar HH26032-HH26322 240 Bacalhao Island Aug 17-18 Pink T-Bar K76515-K76521 7 Yellow T- Bar HH26324-HH26491 138 3L Bay Bulls April 10 Pink T-Bar K75361-K75365 5 Yellow T-Bar HH17408-HH17522 92 Plate Cove April 20 Yellow T-Bar HH12339-HH12379 29 Petley May 4 Pink T-Bar K74913-K74915 3 Yellow T-Bar HH12380-HH12456 66 Petley May 11 Pink T-Bar K76301-K76302 2 Yellow T-Bar HH13351-HH13403 43 4700.00N 5146.00W May 27 Yellow T-Bar HH25001 1 Petley May 31, 2000 Pink T-Bar K75399 1 K75431-K75453 16 Yellow T-Bar HH22994-HH23300 298 5 TABLE 3. Continued. NAFO Range of Serial No. of Species Country Div. Location or Position Dates Type of tag used numbers tags Cod CAN(N) 3L Bonavista Bay June 7-11 Pink T-Bar K75454-K75500 46 (Gadus morhua) K76151-K76156 6 Yellow T-Bar HH23301-HH24484 980 St. Mary’s Bay June 22 Pink T-Bar K74930-K74939 10 Yellow T-Bar HH25002-HH25225 184 Old Bonaventure June 27 Pink T-Bar K76158-K76168 11 Yellow T-Bar HH24485-HH24726 202 Petty Harbour July 5, Pink T-Bar K76501-K76502 2 Yellow T-Bar HH26001-HH26030 26 St. Shotts Aug 11 Pink T-Bar K76346-K76350 5 Yellow T-Bar HH12771-HH12908 117 Petty Harbour Aug 15 Pink T-Bar K74940 1 Yellow T-Bar HH25226-HH25249 19 St. Shotts Aug 11 Pink T-Bar K76346-K76350 5 Yellow T-Bar HH12771-HH12908 117 Petty Harbour Aug 15 Pink T-Bar K74940 1 Yellow T-Bar HH25226-HH25249 19 St. Shotts Aug 11 Pink T-Bar K76346 – K76350 5 Yellow T-Bar HH12771-HH12908 117 Petty Harbour Aug 15 Pink T-Bar K74940 1 Yellow T-Bar HH25226-HH25249 19 St. Shotts Aug 11 Pink T-Bar K76346-K76350 5 Yellow T-Bar HH12771-HH12908 117 Petty Harbour Aug 15 Pink T-Bar K74940 1 Yellow T-Bar HH25226-HH25249 19 Hopeall Aug 16, 2000 Pink T-Bar K74941 1 Yellow T-Bar HH25250-HH25265 15 Kellys Island Aug 17 Pink T-Bar K74942-K74951 9 Yellow T-Bar HH25266-HH25466 161 Bell Island Aug 23 Pink T-Bar K76343-K76344 2 Yellow T-Bar HH12909-HH12964 47 Hopeall Aug 24 Pink T-Bar K76342 1 Yellow T-Bar HH12965-HH12999 31 Bay de Verde Aug 28 Pink T-Bar K76525-K76527 3 Yellow T-Bar HH26493-HH26539 38 6 TABLE 3. Continued. NAFO Range of Serial No. of Species Country Div. Location or Position Dates Type of tag used numbers tags Cod CAN(N) 3L Happy Adventure Sept 7-8 Yellow T-Bar HH26540-HH26547 8 (Gadus morhua) 3O 4505.10N 5428.6W April 3 Yellow T-Bar HH16169-HH16174 3 3Ps Halibut Channel April 1-3 Pink T-Bar K75196-K75285 54 Yellow T-Bar HH14001-HH15000 822 HH16001-HH16207 167 Burgeo Bank April 4 Yellow T-Bar HH16208-HH16213 5 Pass Island April 5-7 Pink T-Bar K75286-K75300 15 K75324-K75396 78 Yellow T-Bar HH16214-HH17407 983 HH17523-HH18252 541 HH17951-HH17999 41 Pools Cove April 17-19 Yellow T-Bar HH18253-HH19195 752 Placentia Bay Apr 26- May 6 Yellow T-Bar HH19196-HH29418 887 HH20790-HH22573 1490 HH22832-HH22971 117 Placentia Bay April 27 Yellow T-Bar HH19766-HH19776 8 HH20420-HH20789 306 HH22574-HH22831 214 Placentia Bay April 27 Yellow T-Bar HH20001-HH20100 100 Placentia Bay April 27 Yellow T-Bar HH20101-HH20146 46 Placentia Bay Nov 5-12 Pink T-Bar K76169-K76193 22 Yellow T-Bar HH24727-HH25000 226 HH26548-HH27117 591 HH27519-HH27724 206 HH27861-HH28000 140 HH29001-HH29002 2 HH29259-HH29296 37 Placentia Bay Nov 10-12 Yellow T-Bar HH27118-HH27518 401 HH27725-HH27860 135 HH29003-HH29258 256 Placentia Bay Nov 13-15 Yellow T-Bar HH29297-HH30508 1213 .