Brookfield Zoo Implanting Six Fish With Transmitters To Study Their Habitats
(CBS) -- Some local fish are having surgery Thursday in the name of science, reports WBBM's Terry Keshner.
Six fish, including muskies, and walleye are getting surgically implanted transmitters.
"Where one fish with a transmitter is likely to show the fisheries folks where the fish are spawning so they can both preserve those habitats but also protect those fish and do somewhat of a head start program so they can collect these eggs," said Jennifer Langan of the Brookfield Zoo.
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The transmitters are safe from other fish.
"A muskie that is typically sort of being fished for is over 48 inches long and potentially 10 or more pounds, so it is a large fish," Langan said.
If someone catches one of the fish, they'll see a tag that asks them to put it back in the water.
The fish were taken from Busse Lake in Elk Grove Village.
