Video Library

A short film covering the origins of using PIT tags in fish in the Columbia River Basin, as remembered by Earl Prentice.

This tour follows the life journey of the fish to tell the story of PTAGIS. You'll see how PTAGIS tracks fish marked with a PIT tag, and makes valuable data accessible to researchers seeking information about fish movement and behavior. The tour was originally an interactive flash application, but has been converted into a video following the discontinuation of Adobe Flash in January 2021. There is no sound in this video.

Demonstrates the best practices for PIT-tagging juvenile salmonids, as recommended by the PIT Tag Steering Committee.

Shows the PIT tag detection systems and Separation by Code control gates at McNary Dam.

Learn how to use the new interrogation software utility to download data from an interrogation site, QA and edit the records, and submit an interrogation file to PTAGIS.

A demonstration of the new features available in I5 version 1.3.0.

A brief overview of the Advanced Reporting system interface and features.

Learn how to use Query Builder 2 in the Advanced Reporting system to build, save, and export custom queries of the PTAGIS dataset.

Learn how to use the new quick reports available under the Data menu on the new website.

Learn how to filter on PIT tag code using a list of tags or a saved report containing only tag codes.

Learn how to use metric objects in Advanced Reporting to find the last time, antenna and/or site on which a tag was detected.

Shows how to subscribe to run a report in Advanced Reporting on a schedule and receive results via email or the PTAGIS web API.

Learn how to download MRR Project coordinator contact information for a PTAGIS reporting system results set.

Learn how to use the Obs Time Metric and an user-created metric to find fish that were last detected at a particular site.

This video shows how to set up an alert subscription, which only sends an email when the specified condition in the query is met, such as when the first fish in a release group is detected at a particular interrogation site.

A brief overview of the P4 tagging software interface and features.

Learn how to configure a PIT tag reader, such as the HPR Plus, to scan PIT tag codes directly into P4.

Learn how to configure input devices, such as balances and calipers, to enter data directly into P4.

Learn how to configure a digitizer tablet and map to enter data into and control P4 during data entry.

Learn about the fields you can use in P4 for project-specific data that does not fit into standard PTAGIS fields.

Learn how to configure and use Repeating Values to automatically enter default values during data collection or import.

Learn how to customize the P4 data entry form to add, remove, or arrange fields as needed for your project.

Learn how to set up P4 to alert you or change a value automatically when specified tags are scanned in during data entry.

Learn how to use Profiles to configure how P4 behaves and which devices to use during data entry.

Learn how to download PTAGIS validation codes and add custom validation codes in P4, along with how to request new codes.

Learn how to import P3 files, P4 files, delimited files, and raw reader output into P4

Learn how to back up tagging and configuration data in P4 and transfer data to a new computer.

Demonstrates most of the features available in P4 for use during data collection or entry.

Learn how to dot out the records from all original tagging sessions of those fish who died or shed their tags before release.

Learn how to edit and validate PIT tag data in P4.

Learn how to submit MRR data to PTAGIS using P4.

Learn how to use Query Management in P4 to query across all PIT tag data in the local installation of P4.