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27-09-2010 3:06pm

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Kells...

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What do tags for salmon do:o

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#2 27-09-2010 4:12pm
Zzippy

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They signify that the salmon has been legally caught. When you buy a salmon licence you are issued with tags. When you catch and kill a salmon you have to put the tag through the gills and out through the mouth and fasten it closed. Then enter the details on your logbook. Once thats all done the salmon is legally caught, and a fishery officer will be happy. If a fishery officer finds someone in possession of untagged salmon, he won't be so happy
Its not a perfect system, and there are a few loopholes for dishonest people to exploit, but it helps to identify illegally caught fish and enables other anglers to report illegal fishing without challenging the suspects.

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