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DEFINITIONS
41. Take: ŝŶŝƚƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚĞŶƐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞĂƩĞŵƉƚŽƌĂĐƚŽĨŚŽŽŬŝŶŐ͕ƉƵƌƐƵŝŶŐ͕ŶĞƫŶŐ͕ĐĂƉƚƵƌŝŶŐ͕ƐŶĂƌŝŶŐ͕ƚƌĂƉƉŝŶŐ͕ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ͕ŚƵŶƟŶŐ͕ǁŽƵŶĚŝŶŐŽƌŬŝůůŝŶŐďLJĂŶLJŵĞĂŶƐŽƌĚĞǀŝĐĞ͘
42. Test Trawl: ĂƚƌĂǁůǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶŽƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϲĨĞĞƚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƌŬůŝŶĞŽƌϮϬĨĞĞƚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ
ŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞŽƌŚĞĂĚƌŽƉĞ͘
43. Total Length: ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐĞƐƚ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĂďůĞ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƚĞƌŵŽƐƚ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŶŽƵƚ
ůĞŶŐƚŚǁŝƐĞƚŽƚŚĞŽƵƚĞƌŵŽƐƚƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐĂƵĚĂůĮŶ͘
44. Transport: ŝŶŝƚƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚĞŶƐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞĂĐƚŽĨƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ͕ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽƐŚŝƉ͕ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐŽƌĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐĨŽƌƐŚŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƟŶŐ͕ĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐ͕ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽƌĞdžƉŽƌƟŶŐďLJĂŝƌ͕ůĂŶĚŽƌǁĂƚĞƌ͕ŽƌďLJĂŶLJ
ŵĞĂŶƐǁŚĂƚƐŽĞǀĞƌ͘
45. Trawl:ĂŶLJŶĞƚ͕ŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJĨƵŶŶĞůͲƐŚĂƉĞĚ͕ƉƵůůĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌŽƌĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵǁŝƚŚ
ŽƩĞƌďŽĂƌĚƐƚŽƐƉƌĞĂĚƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŚŽƉĞŶǁŚŝůĞďĞŝŶŐĮƐŚĞĚ͘dŚĞƚĞƌŵ͞ƚƌĂǁů͟ĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐĂŶĚ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƉůƵŵďƐƚĂīďĞĂŵƚƌĂǁůƐƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚĞdžĐĞĞĚϭϲĨĞĞƚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚƵƐĞŽƩĞƌďŽĂƌĚƐ
ďƵƚĂƌĞŚĞůĚŽƉĞŶůĂƚĞƌĂůůLJďLJĂŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůďĞĂŵ͕ĂŶĚǀĞƌƟĐĂůůLJďLJƚǁŽǀĞƌƟĐĂůďĞĂŵƐ;ƉůƵŵď
ƐƚĂīƐͿ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵƐĞĚǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞǀĞƐƐĞůŝƐƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJ͘dƌĂǁůƐĂƌĞŽŶůLJĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚŝŶ
ƐƚĂƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƐǁŚĞŶĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƐŚƌŝŵƉƐĞĂƐŽŶŝƐŽƉĞŶ͘
46. Trigger: ĂŶLJ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶͲůŽĂĚĞĚ ĚĞǀŝĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĨĞĞƚ ŽĨ ůŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ŚŽŽŬ Žƌ ŚŽŽŬƐ͕
ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐďĂŝƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĞƚ͕ĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJŚŽŽŬƐĂŶĚƉůĂLJƐĂĮƐŚ͘
47. Turtle Trap: ĂŶLJĚĞǀŝĐĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĂƩƌĂĐƚĂŶĚͬŽƌĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƚƵƌƚůĞƐŝŶĂƋƵĂƟĐŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘/ƚŵƵƐƚ
ďĞŽƉĞŶĂďŽǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƚŽĂůůŽǁƌĞƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŝƌͲďƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶŝŵĂůƐĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌůLJŵĂƌŬĞĚ͞ƚƵƌƚůĞ
ƚƌĂƉ͘͟
48. sĞŶƟŶŐdŽŽů͗ ĂĚĞǀŝĐĞŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽĚĞŇĂƚĞƚŚĞĂďĚŽŵŝŶĂůĐĂǀŝƚLJŽĨĂĮƐŚƚŽƌĞůĞĂƐĞƚŚĞŐĂƐĞƐ
ƐŽƚŚĞĮƐŚŵĂLJďĞƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚǁŝƚŚŵŝŶŝŵƵŵĚĂŵĂŐĞ͘
49. Wing Net:ƐĞĞ>ĞĂĚEĞƚŽŶƉĂŐĞϭϬ͘
50. Wire Net: ĂĐŽŶĞͲƐŚĂƉĞĚŶĞƚŽĨǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞ;ĐŽƩŽŶ͕ŇĂdž͕ďƵƌůĂƉͿŽƌƐLJŶƚŚĞƟĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ;ŶLJůŽŶ͕
ƉŽůLJƉƌŽƉLJůĞŶĞ͕ƉůĂƐƟĐͿ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŵĞƐŚŶŽůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϭͲŝŶĐŚƐƋƵĂƌĞŽƌϮŝŶĐŚĞƐƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞĚ͕ŚĂǀŝŶŐ
ƚŚƌŽĂƚƐŽƌŇƵĞƐĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞĚŽǀĞƌǁŝƌĞŽĨϱͲŝŶĐŚŵĞƐŚŽƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞ
ǁĞďďŝŶŐ͘
RECORD:
1. Tag number
2. Total length of the fish (from head to tail)
3. GPS coordinates
4. If possible, release fish with tag still in place
5. Report the tagged fish to claim a reward
CONTACT US AT:
RECORD:
What if I catch a tagged fish?
Email: FishTags@wlf.la.gov
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Phone: 1-800-567-2182
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DEFINITIONS
41. Take: ŝŶŝƚƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚĞŶƐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞĂƩĞŵƉƚŽƌĂĐƚŽĨŚŽŽŬŝŶŐ͕ƉƵƌƐƵŝŶŐ͕ŶĞƫŶŐ͕ĐĂƉƚƵƌŝŶŐ͕ƐŶĂƌŝŶŐ͕ƚƌĂƉƉŝŶŐ͕ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ͕ŚƵŶƟŶŐ͕ǁŽƵŶĚŝŶŐŽƌŬŝůůŝŶŐďLJĂŶLJŵĞĂŶƐŽƌĚĞǀŝĐĞ͘
42. Test Trawl: ĂƚƌĂǁůǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶŽƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϲĨĞĞƚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƌŬůŝŶĞŽƌϮϬĨĞĞƚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ
ŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞŽƌŚĞĂĚƌŽƉĞ͘
43. Total Length: ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐĞƐƚ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĂďůĞ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƚĞƌŵŽƐƚ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŶŽƵƚ
ůĞŶŐƚŚǁŝƐĞƚŽƚŚĞŽƵƚĞƌŵŽƐƚƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐĂƵĚĂůĮŶ͘
44. Transport: ŝŶŝƚƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚĞŶƐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞĂĐƚŽĨƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ͕ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽƐŚŝƉ͕ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐŽƌĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐĨŽƌƐŚŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƟŶŐ͕ĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐ͕ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽƌĞdžƉŽƌƟŶŐďLJĂŝƌ͕ůĂŶĚŽƌǁĂƚĞƌ͕ŽƌďLJĂŶLJ
ŵĞĂŶƐǁŚĂƚƐŽĞǀĞƌ͘
45. Trawl:ĂŶLJŶĞƚ͕ŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJĨƵŶŶĞůͲƐŚĂƉĞĚ͕ƉƵůůĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌŽƌĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵǁŝƚŚ
ŽƩĞƌďŽĂƌĚƐƚŽƐƉƌĞĂĚƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŚŽƉĞŶǁŚŝůĞďĞŝŶŐĮƐŚĞĚ͘dŚĞƚĞƌŵ͞ƚƌĂǁů͟ĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐĂŶĚ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƉůƵŵďƐƚĂīďĞĂŵƚƌĂǁůƐƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚĞdžĐĞĞĚϭϲĨĞĞƚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚƵƐĞŽƩĞƌďŽĂƌĚƐ
ďƵƚĂƌĞŚĞůĚŽƉĞŶůĂƚĞƌĂůůLJďLJĂŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůďĞĂŵ͕ĂŶĚǀĞƌƟĐĂůůLJďLJƚǁŽǀĞƌƟĐĂůďĞĂŵƐ;ƉůƵŵď
ƐƚĂīƐͿ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵƐĞĚǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞǀĞƐƐĞůŝƐƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJ͘dƌĂǁůƐĂƌĞŽŶůLJĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚŝŶ
ƐƚĂƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƐǁŚĞŶĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƐŚƌŝŵƉƐĞĂƐŽŶŝƐŽƉĞŶ͘
46. Trigger: ĂŶLJ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶͲůŽĂĚĞĚ ĚĞǀŝĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĨĞĞƚ ŽĨ ůŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ŚŽŽŬ Žƌ ŚŽŽŬƐ͕
ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐďĂŝƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĞƚ͕ĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJŚŽŽŬƐĂŶĚƉůĂLJƐĂĮƐŚ͘
47. Turtle Trap: ĂŶLJĚĞǀŝĐĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĂƩƌĂĐƚĂŶĚͬŽƌĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƚƵƌƚůĞƐŝŶĂƋƵĂƟĐŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘/ƚŵƵƐƚ
ďĞŽƉĞŶĂďŽǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƚŽĂůůŽǁƌĞƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŝƌͲďƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶŝŵĂůƐĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌůLJŵĂƌŬĞĚ͞ƚƵƌƚůĞ
ƚƌĂƉ͘͟
48. sĞŶƟŶŐdŽŽů͗ ĂĚĞǀŝĐĞŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽĚĞŇĂƚĞƚŚĞĂďĚŽŵŝŶĂůĐĂǀŝƚLJŽĨĂĮƐŚƚŽƌĞůĞĂƐĞƚŚĞŐĂƐĞƐ
ƐŽƚŚĞĮƐŚŵĂLJďĞƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚǁŝƚŚŵŝŶŝŵƵŵĚĂŵĂŐĞ͘
49. Wing Net:ƐĞĞ>ĞĂĚEĞƚŽŶƉĂŐĞϭϬ͘
50. Wire Net: ĂĐŽŶĞͲƐŚĂƉĞĚŶĞƚŽĨǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞ;ĐŽƩŽŶ͕ŇĂdž͕ďƵƌůĂƉͿŽƌƐLJŶƚŚĞƟĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ;ŶLJůŽŶ͕
ƉŽůLJƉƌŽƉLJůĞŶĞ͕ƉůĂƐƟĐͿ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŵĞƐŚŶŽůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϭͲŝŶĐŚƐƋƵĂƌĞŽƌϮŝŶĐŚĞƐƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞĚ͕ŚĂǀŝŶŐ
ƚŚƌŽĂƚƐŽƌŇƵĞƐĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞĚŽǀĞƌǁŝƌĞŽĨϱͲŝŶĐŚŵĞƐŚŽƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞ
ǁĞďďŝŶŐ͘
RECORD:
1. Tag number
2. Total length of the fish (from head to tail)
3. GPS coordinates
4. If possible, release fish with tag still in place
5. Report the tagged fish to claim a reward
CONTACT US AT:
RECORD:
What if I catch a tagged fish?
Email: FishTags@wlf.la.gov
Web: www.taglouisiana.com
Phone: 1-800-567-2182
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tag.louisiana
Fish Illustration by Duane Raver
3
What if
y
b
W W W Wha
y Duane Raver
y Duane Raver
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Volunteer Tagging
Yellowfin Tuna Study
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Telemetry Study
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