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FISH MARK [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hydroacoustic survey
1, record 1, English, hydroacoustic%20survey
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- acoustic survey 2, record 1, English, acoustic%20survey
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An acoustic survey is a method of gathering information on the abundance of a fish species using echo sounders. Sound is a form of energy which travels farther and faster underwater than in the air. So using the distance a sound travels and the record it makes when it bounces off of something underwater can tell a researcher a good deal about the creatures passing by underwater. 3, record 1, English, - hydroacoustic%20survey
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In an acoustic survey, a transducer emits a pulse of sound. The transducer can be either fixed or mounted on a moving vessel. The sound moves through the water until it bumps into something, such as a fish, and part of its energy is reflected back to the transducer. Another device, called an echo sounder, amplifies the returned energy and sends it to a recorder where it registers as a mark. 3, record 1, English, - hydroacoustic%20survey
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hydro-acoustic survey
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- relevé hydroacoustique
1, record 1, French, relev%C3%A9%20hydroacoustique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- relevé acoustique 2, record 1, French, relev%C3%A9%20acoustique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- relevé hydro-acoustique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Aquaculture
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cold branding
1, record 2, English, cold%20branding
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- freeze branding 2, record 2, English, freeze%20branding
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the use of supercooled instruments to destroy skin cells and [create] a visible external mark on the skin [of fish]. 3, record 2, English, - cold%20branding
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Aquaculture
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marquage à froid
1, record 2, French, marquage%20%C3%A0%20froid
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cryomarquage 1, record 2, French, cryomarquage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] utilisation d'instruments refroidis à l'azote liquide pour détruire les cellules cutanées et obtenir une marque externe visible sur la peau [de poissons]. 1, record 2, French, - marquage%20%C3%A0%20froid
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2021-12-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Scientific Research
- Fish
- Commercial Fishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- scale marking
1, record 3, English, scale%20marking
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Calcein is an organic compound that can be used to mark fish by either immersion or injection. It is a fluorescing compound that can be seen with ultraviolet light.... Results demonstrate that it works well for marking the otoliths of newly immerged fish in addition to marking the scales. It is not clear... if this will work for adult fish(i. e., if the mark will persist). Results to date suggest that the mark [does not] persist well once exposed to light. As such, it [is not] likely to be useful for scale marking... 2, record 3, English, - scale%20marking
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Recherche scientifique
- Poissons
- Pêche commerciale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- marquage des écailles
1, record 3, French, marquage%20des%20%C3%A9cailles
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La principale limite des diverses techniques de fluoromarquage des otolithes est la nécessité de devoir sacrifier le poisson pour rechercher la présence éventuelle d'une marque. La méthode est donc mieux adaptée aux études portant sur les pêcheries (poissons pêchés et prélevés par les pêcheurs) que sur la fraction non exploitée des populations. Des études récentes utilisant la calcéine en balnéation suggèrent des résultats prometteurs (marquage des écailles et des rayons de nageoires) pour des suivis à court terme. En effet, elles présentent l'avantage de permettre la détection du marquage sur des poissons vivants mais le marquage des pièces extérieures n'est pas définitif. 1, record 3, French, - marquage%20des%20%C3%A9cailles
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2021-03-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- adipose-fin clipping
1, record 4, English, adipose%2Dfin%20clipping
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- adipose clipping 2, record 4, English, adipose%20clipping
correct
- adipose fin clip 3, record 4, English, adipose%20fin%20clip
correct
- adipose clip 4, record 4, English, adipose%20clip
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Traditionally, an adipose fin clip was used to externally mark salmon and steelhead tagged with a coded wire tag so that these fish were readily identifiable upon adult recapture … More recently, the use of the adipose fin clip has been expanded to allow for selective fisheries, where marked fish, typically of hatchery origin, are selectively harvested while unmarked fish are released … 5, record 4, English, - adipose%2Dfin%20clipping
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ablation de la nageoire adipeuse
1, record 4, French, ablation%20de%20la%20nageoire%20adipeuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode de marquage des poissons, surtout des salmonidés, par l'enlèvement de la nageoire adipeuse. 2, record 4, French, - ablation%20de%20la%20nageoire%20adipeuse
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-12-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Commercial Fishing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- wild coho salmon
1, record 5, English, wild%20coho%20salmon
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For hundreds of thousands of years, the wild coho salmon have returned from the ocean to the Pacific Coast, bringing with them huge quantities of nutrients for humans, animals and plant life. In a comparatively short period of time, the coho have experienced a devastating, northward-progressing collapse. 2, record 5, English, - wild%20coho%20salmon
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Recent efforts at Pacific Northwest hatcheries to mark the majority of their releases of coho salmon with a fin clip provide new opportunities to estimate proportions of hatchery and wild coho salmon in ocean samples... We therefore report genetic estimates for hatchery-marked and unmarked fish in ocean samples and use these estimates to identify hatchery and wild population origins of ocean juvenile coho salmon. 3, record 5, English, - wild%20coho%20salmon
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Pêche commerciale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- saumon coho sauvage
1, record 5, French, saumon%20coho%20sauvage
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des inquiétudes sur le déclin des stocks de saumon coho sauvage dans le détroit de Georgia ont mené à des efforts accrus pour protéger et améliorer les habitats des poissons dans cette région. 1, record 5, French, - saumon%20coho%20sauvage
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-09-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Joli Fou Formation
1, record 6, English, Joli%20Fou%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 6, English, - Joli%20Fou%20Formation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the central and southern Interior Platform, the Albian comprises, in ascending order, the Mannville Group, Joli Fou Formation, Viking Formation, and an unamed shale beneath the Fish Scale beds which are considered to mark the base of Upper Cretaceous. 3, record 6, English, - Joli%20Fou%20Formation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- formation de Joli Fou
1, record 6, French, formation%20de%20Joli%20Fou
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 6, French, - formation%20de%20Joli%20Fou
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 6, French, - formation%20de%20Joli%20Fou
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans les parties centrales et méridionales de la plate-forme de l'Intérieur, l'Albien comprend, en ordre ascendant, le groupe de Mannville, la formation de Joli Fou, la formation de Viking, et un schiste argileux non dénommé situé sous les couches de Fish Scale considérées marquer la base du Crétacé supérieur. 3, record 6, French, - formation%20de%20Joli%20Fou
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-06-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- rhomboid ripple mark
1, record 7, English, rhomboid%20ripple%20mark
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- rhomboid current ripple 2, record 7, English, rhomboid%20current%20ripple
correct
- overhanging ripple 2, record 7, English, overhanging%20ripple
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An aqueous current ripple mark characterized by diamond-shaped tongues of sand arranged in a reticular pattern resembling the scales of certain fish. Tongues range from 12 to 25 mm in width and 25 to 50 mm in length; each has one acute angle(formed by two steep sides) pointing downcurrent, and another acute angle(formed by the gentle side extending into the reentrant angle of the steep sides of two tongues of the following) pointing upcurrent; it is common on sand beaches where it forms during the final stages of backwash of each retreating wave. The sides are not more than 1mm high. 2, record 7, English, - rhomboid%20ripple%20mark
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- ride losangique
1, record 7, French, ride%20losangique
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- ripple romboidal
1, record 7, Spanish, ripple%20romboidal
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ripples de corriente que se caracterizan por una disposición rómbica de lengua de arena, teniendo cada lengua dos ángulos agudos, uno apuntando aguas arriba y el otro aguas abajo. 2, record 7, Spanish, - ripple%20romboidal
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Allen (1963 y 1968), atendiendo a la morfología de sus crestas los divide en rectos, ondulados, linguoides, acuspicados, lunados y romboidales. 3, record 7, Spanish, - ripple%20romboidal
Record 8 - internal organization data 1989-05-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- pan jet
1, record 8, English, pan%20jet
verb
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
use a syringe(dentist tool) with a blue dye and place a spot of this dye on the skin of the fish to mark it, "to determine over winter movements, survival and growth of salmonids". 1, record 8, English, - pan%20jet
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- marquer
1, record 8, French, marquer
verb
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
marquer le poisson à l'aide d'un jet de teinture bleue. 1, record 8, French, - marquer
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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