,rY -FX/i/-fi-i(Z) -4)A'Sf/ C, Canada. Fisheries and Marine + Environment Canada Environnement Canada Service. Maritimes Region. Fisheries and Service des peches Resource Development Branch. Marine Service et des sciences de tamer DATA RECORD SERIES MAR/D Summary of Fish Tagging Maritimes Region 1967-1975 '1 Ct by id Karen Newbould 4,0-E Ravi94- )4-4 Data Record Series No. MAR/ D-76-1 IviAv 7 1976 DFPT. OF THE Cf41VCROt riMEP141.■ Resource Development Branch FISHER'IES SERVICE ra. s. Maritimes Region SUMMARY OF FISH TAGGING MARITIMES REGION (1967-1975) KAREN NEWBOULD MARCH, 1976 DATA RECORD SERIES NO. MAR/D-76-1 RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BRANCH FISHERIES AND MARINE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA 111 CONTENTS EXPLANATION OF SHORT FORMS USED FOR TAG TYPE INTRODUCTION 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 Petiticodiac River System 32 Big Salmon River 33 Counting Fence 33 Bay of Fundy 33 St. Croix River 34 Restigouche River 35 ATLANTIC SALMON - JUVENILES NOVA SCOTIA River Philip System 37 Margaree River System 39 Medway River System 42 LaHave River System 43 Shubenacadie River System 47 East and West River Sheet Harbour System 49 iv NOVA SCOTIA (continued) St. Mary's River System 51 Tusket River System 52 Miscellaneous Rivers 53 NEW BRUNSWICK Saint John River System 54 Mactaquac 54 Below Mactaquac 63 Above Mactaquac 64 Nashwaak River 65 Tobique River 66 Miramichi River System 69 Restigouche River System 78 Big Salmon River System 82 Nepisiguit River System 85 Petitcodiac River System 86 Point Wolfe River 87 Miscellaneous Rivers 88 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Morell River System 89 MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES LANDLOCKED SALMON - SMOLTS NEW BRUNSWICK Chamcook Lake 91 Skiff Lake 91 AMERICAN SHAD - ADULTS NEW BRUNSWICK Saint John River System 92 STRIPED BASS - ADULTS NEW BRUNSWICK Saint John River System 93 STRIPED BASS - ADULTS NOVA SCOTIA Annapolis River System 94 - 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, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island from 1967 to 1975, under the direction of the staff of the Resource Development Branch, Fisheries and Marine Service, Halifax. Species tagged include Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), both sea-run and landlocked or 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.P. (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 Ruth Falls 1975 Sm. Blue Carlin T54,036-T54,099 41 Apr-June Louvers M.F. (BBT) 6 SHUBENACADIE RIVER SYSTEM, NOVA SCOTIA Number Release location Year Tag type Tag series released Time Stewiacke River 1969 L. White Carlin estuary (Belts) M.F. (AW) 08,622-08,900 11 May 7 GREAT VILLAGE RIVER, NOVA SCOTIA Number Release location Year t series released Time Above counting fence 1969 Sm. Blue Carlin M.F. (BBD) D5,500-D5,599 100 Oct-Nov Pink Petersen disc (HP) 1,100-1,199 19 Oct-Nov Above counting fence 1973 Sm. Blue Carlin M.F. (BBV) V99,500-V99,698 199 Oct-Nov 8 ST. MARY'S RIVER, NOVA SCOTIA Number Release location Year Tag type Tag series released Time Aspen 1970 L. Yellow Carlin M.F. (AY) 600-601 2 Nov Aspen 1971 L. Yellow Carlin M.F. (AY) 602-624 20 Oct-Nov West Branch 1972 L. Yellow Carlin M.P. (AY) 625-697 59 Nov West Branch 1973 L. Yellow Carlin M.F. (AY) 1,000-1,073 73 Nov West Branch 1974 L. Yellow Carlin M.F. (AY) 700-715 16 Nov L. Yellow Carlin M.F. (AY) 1,097-1,099 3 Nov 9 RIVER PHILIP, NOVA SCOTIA Number Release location Year Tag type Tag series released Time Below River Philip 1973 Yellow T-Bar Dam (FY) 00,151-00,284 120 Oct-Nov 10 ST. MARGARET'S BAY, NOVA SCOTIA Number Release location Year Tag type Tag series released Time Polly Cove 1974 Sm. Blue Carlin (River Philip stock M.F. (BBT) T19,300-T19,399 100 Dec artifically reared) 11 SAINT JOHN RIVER SYSTEM, NEW BRUNSWICK Number Release location Year Tag type Tag series released Time Saint John Harbour 1967 L. White Carlin M.F. (AW) 06,901-07,077 172 Jun-Sep Saint John Harbour 1969 White V-Dart (GW) 00,409-00,564 151 May-Aug Westfield 1967 L. White Carlin M.F. (AW) 04,971-05,699 382 Jun-Nov L. White Carlin S.S. (CW) 04,971-05,699 334 Jun-Nov Westfield 1968 Yellow T-Bar (FY) 02,001-02,500 500 Jul-Aug Westfield Yellow T-Bar (Grilse) (FY) 02,801-03,000 200 Jul-Aug Westfield White V-Dart (GW) 00,000-00,408 409 Aug L. White Carlin M.F. 05,700-05,837 67 May-Jul L. White Carlin S.S. (CW) 05,700-05,837 70 May-Jul Westfield 1969 Orange T-Bar (FO) 00,001-00,779 758 Jun-Oct 12 SAINT JOHN RIVER SYSTEM, NEW BRUNSWICK Number Release location Year Tag type Tag series released Time Westfield 1970 Orange T-Bar (FO) 00,780-01,298 504 May-Sep L. White Carlin S.S. (CW) 11,000-11,488 483 Jun-Sep Westfield 1971 Sm. Blue Carlin S.S. (DBD) D10,000-D10,440 441 May-Sep Red T-Bar (FR) 00,001-00,436 436 Jun-Sep Westfield 1972 Sm. Blue Carlin S.S. (DB) 9,001-9,800 772 Jun-Aug Sm. Blue Carlin S.S. (DBD) D10,441-D11,421 845 Jul-Oct Red T-Bar (FR) 00,459-00,596 94 Jul-Oct Westfield 1973 Sm. Blue Carlin (Wild & hatchery S.S. (DBA) A70,000-A71,798 1,693 May-Nov stocks) Westfield 1974 Sm. Blue Carlin (Wild & hatchery S.S. (DBA) A65,000-A69,269 4,135 May-Oct stocks) 13 SAINT JOHN RIVER SYSTEM, NEW BRUNSWICK Number Release location Year Tag type Tag series released Time Bay of Fundy 1970 L. White Carlin (Drift-net S.S.(CW) 12,000-12,053 53 Jul fishery) L. Yellow Carlin S.S. (CY) 0,200-0,599 400 Jun-Jul Bay of Fundy 1971 Yellow T-Bar (Drift-net (FY) 01,016-01,270 255 Jun-Jul fishery) Bay of Fundy 1972 Sm. Blue Carlin (Drift-net S.S. (DB) 8,401-8,500 94 May-Jul fishery) Sm. Blue Carlin S.S. (DB) 8,601-9,000 400 May-Jul Sm. Blue Carlin S.S. (DB) 9,692-9,700 9 Sep Sm.