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NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 826-832Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1577/M04-211.1
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Mortality was measured for largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in simulated tournaments conducted at 26 degrees C to determine whether an easily accomplished live-well management protocol reduced mortality. Treatment fish, which received the live-well management protocol, were held for 8 h in live wells at 23 degrees C with water containing more than 5 mg of dissolved oxygen/L and 0.3% salt (NaCl). Control fish, were confined for 8 h in live wells at 26 degrees C (ambient temperature) with dissolved oxygen fluctuating from 3 to 5 mg/L and no salt, which simulated the live-well management practices used by largemouth bass tournament anglers. Mortality after live-well confinement was 0% for both treatment and control fish, and mortality during the first 24 It after the simulated tournaments was 2.5%. Mortality of fish observed for up to 5 d after the simulated tournaments was high for treatment fish (mean = 75%; SE = 16%) and control fish (mean = 85%; SE = 11%), and we conclude that the treatment conditions did not reduce postrelease mortality. We suggest that the unusually high posttoumament mortality was related to largemouth bass virus infections.
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