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West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Manual, Part2 - NOAA

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CHAPTER 6<br />

5. Check for clipped adipose fin. If the adipose fin<br />

is clipped, the salmon is likely a tagged fish.<br />

Collect the snout of the salmon following the<br />

instructions in the Tagged Fish section of this<br />

chapter.<br />

6. Weigh the salmon.<br />

7. Determine the sex of the salmon.<br />

8. Measure the length of the salmon.<br />

9. Record the weight, sex , length , species, trip<br />

number and haul number on the scale envelope.<br />

10. Record the weight, sex, length, and species of<br />

the fish on the Biospecimen Form. Also record<br />

a Dissection Type of “2” for scales and the bar<br />

code number from the scale envelope.<br />

Figure 6- 12: Salmon Scale Collection<br />

6-32 1/30/2004

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