A passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag system for monitoring fishways
An application of passive integrated transponder (PIT) technology was used to monitor movements of adult American shad ( Alosa sapidissima ), blueback herring ( A. aestivalis ) and gizzard shad ( Dorosoma cepedianum ) in two experimental fishways. Tag reading efficiency was between 88–96%, detection ranges were 50–100 cm from orifices of 3100–9600 cm 2 , and read rates were 5–7 Hz. The system was limited by the amount of time that tags were exposed to the energize/detect zone, and by simultaneous presences of large numbers of tags within this zone.
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