2024 Nisga’a Fisheries Tag Recovery Program
Press Release
If you catch a Sockeye, Coho, Chinook, Chum, or Pink salmon in the Nass River or in a tributary stream, please check to see if the fish is tagged, as follows:
Chinook: Silver aluminum tag on left gill plate (operculum)
Sockeye: Coloured ‘spaghetti’ tag under the dorsal fin (various colours)
Coho: Blue anchor tag under dorsal fin
Chum: Yellow or Orange aluminum tag on left gill plate
Pink: Pink anchor tag under the dorsal fin
Dolly Varden: Purple or Orange anchor tag under the dorsal fin
| Chinook Silver Operculum Tag | Chum Orange Operculum Tag | Chum Yellow Operculum Tag |
| Sockeye ‘Spaghetti’ Tag | Pink Anchor Tag (pink) | Coho Blue Anchor Tag |
If your catch is tagged, please record the following tag information:
- species
- tag number and colour
- capture date and location
Please give the tag and tag information to your local catch monitor or to the Nisga’a Fisheries office from Monday to Friday between 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. For each tag returned, you will be entered into an annual prize draw consisting of seven $100 draws [3 Chinook; 3 Sockeye; 1 Coho/Pink]. Tag return deadline: Friday, November 8, 2024. Computerized Tag Draw Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
Nisga’a Fisheries and Wildlife Department, PO Box 228
New Aiyansh, BC. V0J 1A0
Phone: (250) 633-2617
Email: fisheriesreception@nisgaanation.ca
Thank you for your continued cooperation and support of the Nisga’a Fisheries Tag Recovery Program!
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