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ecorders (TDRs), life history transmitters (LHX tags), and crittercams (video cameras). Tag attachment methods vary with tag type, species, and circumstances. Attachment methods for cetaceans include, but are not limited to: bolt, buoy, punch, harness, suction cup, implant, or ingestion. Pinniped attachment methods include, but are not limited to: glue, bolt, punch, harness, suction cup, surgical implant, or ingestion. Specific tags and methods of attachment will be evaluated for each situation. Tags are generally attached to free-swimming cetaceans by crossbow, compound bow, rifles, spear guns, slingshot (or throwing device), pole or jab spears. Attachments are temporary and occur via a suction cup device or implant. Scientific instruments attached to suction cups include, but are not limited to D-tags, TDRs, VHF tags, satellite tags, and crittercams. Large, slow moving whales may be tagged via suction cups using a pole delivery system, cantilevered on the bow of a boat. Bow-riding animals may be tagged using a hand held pole. Crossbows are the preferred method for tagging fastmoving toothed whales. Tags are attached on the dorsal surface of the animal behind the blowhole, closer to the dorsal fin. Tag placement ensures that the tag will not cover or obstruct the whale’s blowhole, even if the cup migrates after placement (movement would be toward the tail). Implantable tags may be attached in free-swimming animals by mounting the instrument on an arrow tip or other device designed to penetrate the skin of the animal. Tags would typically be attached by crossbow and may include, but not limited to satellite tags, VHF tags, and TDRs. Buoys are used to attach VHF or satellite tags to gear on entangled whales. Buoys may also be attached to increase drag in an attempt to slow the whale for disentanglement. For animals in hand, tags may be attached for longer deployments. Roto-tags may be attached to cetaceans with a plastic pin to the trailing edge of the dorsal fin. Button tags are plastic disks attached with a bolt through the dorsal fin. VHF tags (roto-radio tags) may also be bolted through the trailing edge of the dorsal fin. The bolts on each type of tag are held in place by corrodible nuts, so that the tag will eventually be released. Satellite or VHF tags can be mounted on a molded plastic or fabric saddle that would be bolted through the dorsal fin (Geraci and Lounsbury 2005) or dorsal ridge. Plastic saddles would be padded on the inside to reduce skin irritation. Saddles would be attached to the dorsal fin with two or three Delrin pins secured with magnesium nuts. The nuts would corrode in seawater, allowing the package to be released within a few days or weeks. H-6
Dorsal ridge “spider tags” are currently used on beluga whales (NMFS Permit No. 782-1719) (Litzky et al. 2001). Up to four holes are bored in the region of the anterior terminus of the dorsal ridge using a coring device (trochar) with a diameter of no more than 1 cm. Each insertion and exit point for the trochars would be prepared by cleaning with an antiseptic wipe, or equivalent. Rods of nylon or other non-reactive material, not greater than 1 cm in diameter and 50 cm in length, would then be pushed through the holes and attached to the wire cables or fabric flange or straps of the satellite tags or through bolt holes in the tag. The wire cables would be tightened to hold the tag against the back of the animal to minimize tag movement and drag, but would not be put under significant tension to avoid pressure necrosis around the pin insertion points. The other attachment systems would be manipulated to achieve the best possible fit depending on their design. Excess rod would then be cut off. All equipment would be sterilized in cold sterile solution, alcohol, or equivalent, and kept in airand water-tight containers prior to use. Trochars and rods would be coated with antiseptic gel prior to insertion and each trochar would only be used for one hole before it is cleaned, sharpened, and resterilized. Where more than one instrument is to be attached, the number of pins would be limited to four. A fast drying epoxy adhesive is used to glue scientific instruments to pinnipeds. Instruments may be attached to the dorsal surface, head, or flippers and will release when the animal molts. A harness can be used to attach scientific instruments. Roto-tags can be attached to flippers using a single plastic pin. Tags can also be surgically implanted into the body cavity or muscle of pinnipeds. Implanted tags include PIT and LHX tags. A PIT tag is a glass-encapsulated microchip, which is programmed with a unique identification code. When scanned with an appropriate device, the microchip transmits the code to the scanner, enabling the used to determine the exact identity of the tagged animal. PIT tags are biologically inert and are designed for SQ injection using a syringe or similar injecting device. The technology is well established for use in fish and is being used successfully on sea otters (Thomas et al. 1987), manatees (Wright et al. 1997), and southern elephant seals (Galimberti et al. 2000). PIT tags are also commonly used to identify domestic animals. PIT tags may be injected just below the blubber in the lumbar area, approximately 5 inches lateral to the dorsal midline and approximately 5 inches anterior to the base of the tail. Tags may also be injected at alternative sites on a pinniped’s posterior, but only after veterinary consultation. The injection area would be cleansed with Betadine (or equivalent) and alcohol prior to PIT tag injection. PIT tags are currently being used in Hawaiian monk seals (NMFS Permit No. 848-1695). H-7
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