Research Document - 2003/043
A Summary of Herring Tagging in 4VWX, 1998 to 2003
By Mouland, N.E., Clark, K.J., Melvin, G.D., Annis, L.M.
Abstract
In 2002 the Fundy Weir Fishermen Association, Inc., in partnership with the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture, the Grand Manan Fishermen's Association, Connors Brothers Ltd. and Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, initiated a second tagging program, to be conducted over a three year period. The purpose of this project is to investigate the seasonal movements and migration of herring in the Bay of Fundy with the long term goal of providing information on stock structure. From August 21, 2002 to Nov 4, 2002, a total of 13,760 weir herring were tagged and 93 tags have been returned so far. The majority of recoveries have been from herring recaptured close to the site of application, although some were from as far away as Scots Bay off Coastal Nova Scotia and Ipswich Bay off Coastal USA. The results to date are summarized.
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