07-09-2004, 12:48 AM
Anglers who catch a tagged fish are encouraged to send the information online to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, by logging into the department's website at discovernd.com/gnf.
The department has several tagged-fish projects ongoing across the state this summer. While each project has a different purpose, they all rely on angler cooperation to produce meaningful results, according to Jeff Hendrickson, fisheries biologist at the game and fish district office in Riverdale.
Anglers should access the game and fish website and click on the fishing link, scroll down to "report a tagged fish" and simply enter the information requested. Report forms are also available at all game and fish offices.
The online procedure speeds up the entire process, Hendrickson said. "All computer-generated questions are complete when submitted," he added. "Sometimes the handwritten forms are not legible or are incomplete, and then we have to try to contact the angler to finish the report."
Fish tags come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors. Anglers who catch a tagged fish are asked to record the type of fish, tag number, when and where it was caught, who caught it, and if the fish was kept or released. Any specific information is considered confidential.
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The department has several tagged-fish projects ongoing across the state this summer. While each project has a different purpose, they all rely on angler cooperation to produce meaningful results, according to Jeff Hendrickson, fisheries biologist at the game and fish district office in Riverdale.
Anglers should access the game and fish website and click on the fishing link, scroll down to "report a tagged fish" and simply enter the information requested. Report forms are also available at all game and fish offices.
The online procedure speeds up the entire process, Hendrickson said. "All computer-generated questions are complete when submitted," he added. "Sometimes the handwritten forms are not legible or are incomplete, and then we have to try to contact the angler to finish the report."
Fish tags come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors. Anglers who catch a tagged fish are asked to record the type of fish, tag number, when and where it was caught, who caught it, and if the fish was kept or released. Any specific information is considered confidential.
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