Natural tags and markers for tracking and identifying fish

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Event Abstract Back to Event Natural tags and markers for tracking and identifying fish Steven Campana1* 1 University of Iceland, Iceland A winning feature of naturally-induced fish tags is their simultaneous appearance on the entire group or population, at no expense to the researcher. The challenge then becomes the search for a marker that is sufficiently distinct that it will allow clear identification of the group of interest. Elemental and isotopic fingerprints, genetic markers, growth patterns recorded in otoliths, and parasites are all examples of natural tags with demonstrated success in identifying and tracking sub-populations, groups and even individuals of teleost fishes. Far less explored are similar applications involving sharks and crustaceans such as lobsters, yet many of the same powerful tracking and identification applications appear to exist for these animals as well. In this talk, I will briefly review some of the established natural tags with proven track records for monitoring the movement of aquatic organisms, before exploring some exciting new possibilities. Keywords: Fishes, otoliths, Movement, population structure, Stock discrimination, Rational management Conference: XV European Congress of Ichthyology, Porto, Portugal, 7 Sep - 11 Sep, 2015. Presentation Type: Plenary Invited Presentation Topic: Life Cycles, Migration and Connectivity Citation: Campana S (2015). Natural tags and markers for tracking and identifying fish. Front. Mar. Sci. Conference Abstract: XV European Congress of Ichthyology. doi: 10.3389/conf.FMARS.2015.03.00228 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 16 Dec 2015; Published Online: 16 Dec 2015. * Correspondence: PhD. Steven Campana, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, steven.e.campana@gmail.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Steven Campana Google Steven Campana Google Scholar Steven Campana PubMed Steven Campana Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.