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ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil 2004 61(7):1151-1156; doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.07.005
© 2004 by ICES/CIEM International Council for the Exploration of the Sea/Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer
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Observations of natural behaviour of yellowtail flounder derived from data storage tags

Stephen J. Walsh* and M. Joanne Morgan

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Science, Oceans and Environment Branch PO Box 5667, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, A1C 5X1

*Correspondence to S. Walsh. e-mail: walshs{at}dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

Electronic data storage tags (DSTs) were used to monitor natural behaviour of adult yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) in relation to depth, temperature, time of day, and season. Over a 2-year period, a total of 543 fish tagged with DSTs were released during June of each year. Results from 29 tags revealed that yellowtail flounder exhibit diel and seasonal variations in depth and temperature. The results also show, for the first time in this species, that during various times of the year yellowtail flounder make extensive off-bottom movements at night and can remain off bottom for several hours.

Keywords: behaviour, data storage tags, diel, flatfish, movements, surveys, yellowtail flounder

Received 11 July 2003; accepted 5 May 2004.


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