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SUBMITTER: Johnson NS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4920034 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Johnson Nicholas S NS Miehls Scott S O'Connor Lisa M LM Bravener Gale G Barber Jessica J Thompson Henry H Tix John A JA Bruning Tyler T
Scientific reports 20160624
A novel system combining a trap and pulsed direct current electricity was able to catch up to 75% of tagged invasive sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus in free-flowing streams. Non-target mortality was rare and impacts to non-target migration were minimal; likely because pulsed direct current only needed to be activated at night (7 hours of each day). The system was completely portable and the annual cost of the trapping system was low ($4,800 U.S. dollars). Use of the technology is poised to substa ...[more]