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Evaluation of visible implants elastomer tags in juveniles of red octopus Octopus maya

R. Isaac Rojas-González1, Esteban Bada-Sánchez1, Raúl E. Lara-Mendoza1*, Rosalinda López-Pérez2 and José L. Arzabala-Molina2

1Dirección de Investigación Pesquera en el Atlántico, Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura, SADER, Ciudad de México, 04100, México
2Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Lerma, Extensión Champotón, Campeche, México

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Resumen

In this work, the effects of visible implant elastomer (VIE) tags on survival and body growth rate on juvenile red octopus Octopus maya from the Yucatan Peninsula were tested under controlled conditions. Juveniles with an average weight of 1.14 g were not affected by VIE within 30 days, so this methodology is suggested as a useful tool to study the life cycle aspects of this important fishery species.

Palabras clave

Octopus maya, tagging, visible implants elastomer