. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. STUD? OF THE i: \ - - 2().i. FIGURE 8. Tagging kelp bass was poor with only an occasional fish being caught. Eowever, the pro- cedure went principally as follows: The fish was unhooked and placed in the trough-like container with a built-in measuring rule. The total length of the fish was read to the tip of the upper caudal Lobe. < m some fish a sample of the scales was taken to be used for age determinations at a later dat
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. STUD? OF THE i: \ - - 2().i. FIGURE 8. Tagging kelp bass was poor with only an occasional fish being caught. Eowever, the pro- cedure went principally as follows: The fish was unhooked and placed in the trough-like container with a built-in measuring rule. The total length of the fish was read to the tip of the upper caudal Lobe. < m some fish a sample of the scales was taken to be used for age determinations at a later date. Actual tagging was accomplished with the aid of a hypo- dermic needle with the syringe head removed. A numbered disk was threaded on a pin or on a nylon filament and the pin in turn was in- serted in the lumen of the needle. The needle was passed through the back of the fish just below the junction of the spinous and soft dorsal fins and removed from the other side, leaving the tag and pin in place. A second disk was threaded over the pin, the finishing knot was tied, and the fish returned to the water. The greater number of fish disap- peared quickly. On several trips, fishing became so successful that the tagger was forced to cut the wire leaders in order to save the time required to unhook the fish. In other instances, the fish swallowed the bait and hook. making it virtually impossible to release the fish without severe injury. In such eases the leader was cut at a point close to the mouth. Several fish that were freed with the hook deeply imbedded in the throat have been returned after months of freedom. In no case could any evidence of the hook still be Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Divis
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