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Buffalo and Silver Carp individual and survival data following surgery using the sedation methods at Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, USA from 2022 to 2023

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: May 05, 2026 at 08:38 PM | Dataset Last Updated: February 06, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The dataset includes capture and individual data for silver carp and buffalo from 2022 and 2023. Fish were captured in the Missouri River and tributaries and transported to the Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, MO, USA. Fish were assigned to one of four treatments to examine different sedation techniques for surgical implantation of artificial transmitters: tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222), eugenol, electric fish handling gloves (EFHG), and a surgical control. Fish were held in experimental ponds where water quality was measured and fish were observed daily for survival over four trials conducted over the course of more than a year. Upon completion of the monitoring period, fish were harvested, and incisions were examined.

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