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ADIPOSE FIN CLIP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fish tagging machine
1, record 1, English, fish%20tagging%20machine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tagging machine 2, record 1, English, tagging%20machine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
First, hatchery workers anesthetize the fish … They then clip the adipose fin and hand a container of clipped fish to the tagger, who operates a tagging machine that injects a tiny coded wire into the cartilage of the fish's snout. … The tags are so tiny that they have to be examined under a microscope to see their etching. 3, record 1, English, - fish%20tagging%20machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine de marquage
1, record 1, French, machine%20de%20marquage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-03-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- adipose-fin clipping
1, record 2, English, adipose%2Dfin%20clipping
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- adipose clipping 2, record 2, English, adipose%20clipping
correct
- adipose fin clip 3, record 2, English, adipose%20fin%20clip
correct
- adipose clip 4, record 2, English, adipose%20clip
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - adipose%2Dfin%20clipping
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ablation de la nageoire adipeuse
1, record 2, French, ablation%20de%20la%20nageoire%20adipeuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode de marquage des poissons, surtout des salmonidés, par l'enlèvement de la nageoire adipeuse. 2, record 2, French, - ablation%20de%20la%20nageoire%20adipeuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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