"PIT" Tag Implanted into Sturgeon

LSSU Fisheries student Meghan Kline shows us what a PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder) tag looks like shortly before she implants it into a captured sturgeon. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service biologist Scott Koproski explains the function of a PIT tag as Kline sets it into the fish. LSSU Aquatic Research Lab Co-Director Ashley Moerke then verifies the implanted tag with a hand-held scanner. This type of tag is exactly like the implanted microchips that are popular with pet owners. Sturgeon caught for the first time are fitted with a PIT tag, along with an external "Floy" cinch tag secured to the dorsal fin.

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