Reward $ for Returning Tags / US Fish and Wildlife

[Striperjim]

Download the
Tag Poster

Collegues from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Institute of
Marine Science, Maryland Department of Natural resoruces, Delaware Fish
and Wildlife, and New York DEP are conducting a two-year high-reward
tagging study for striped bass. The goal is to produce estimates of the
rate at which tags are returned by anglers along the US Atlantic coast
need for our assessment of the striped bass population. In March-May,
striped bass were tagged on all major spawning grounds (Chesapeake Bay,
Delaware Bay, and Hudson River) and released, so there are now bass with
tags worth up to $125. I've attached the poster for the program, and I
am wondering if you would tell your constituency about the program via
your message board?


Gary A. Nelson, Ph.D
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
30 Emerson Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: (978) 282-0308 x114
Fax: (617) 727-3337
Email: [email protected]

[zimno1]

the original contact is DAN GONZALES # toll free, at 866-845-3379
If the tag reads usfws - 125.00 reward - reward # is - S75501
If tag reads "vims glouchester point, VA" it;s 20.00 with fish and 5.00 without fish. reward # is - VO5895
If tag reads "REWARD CALL 1-800-448-8322" cut off tag and release undersize fish, reward is hat.
If reads - "Maryland Promotional Campaign" (not a specific study) has expiration date however and reward past that is a hat or t-shirt.

however the TAG POSTER up top says the exact same thing duh! print this poster and keep it in your gear box or boat for reference guys.