Examination of muscle growth to the new TBF tag is essential to the success of the program, therefore, if the fish is carrying a tag and it is of legal size, it should be retained for scientific study. The recaptured tagged fish should be frozen whole with the tag still in place or a large portion of flesh around the tag should be cut out and frozen. TBF should be contacted immediately to arrange for collection of the specimen. Additionally, the inner ear bones in the head and the dorsal spines of these fish are used for age and growth studies. Please report your recapture information as soon as possible.
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