TAGGING GOOD WAY TO KEEP TRACK OF HALIBUT.Byline: Keith Lair Staff Writer MARINA DEL REY Del Rey may refer to:
halibut Any of various flatfishes, especially the Atlantic and Pacific halibuts (genus Hippoglossus, family Pleuronectidae), both of which have eyes and colour on the right side. fishing fans will lead to any improvements of fishing for ``flatties'' in Santa Monica Bay Santa Monica Bay is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern California, United States. Its boundaries are slightly ambiguous, but it is generally considered to be the part of the Pacific within an imaginary line drawn between Point Dume . But the effort of Macario and anglers like John Louie is impressive. In 10 years, Southern Californians have affixed af·fix tr.v. af·fixed, af·fix·ing, af·fix·es 1. To secure to something; attach: affix a label to a package. 2. 50,000 tags on the high arch high arch Pes cavus Orthopedics A foot characterized by a high anteroposterior arch, which is due to either orthopedic or neuromuscular defects of halibut. Each tag is then stored on a data base that tells where and when it was caught and the fish's length. Fifteen-hundred halibut have been re-captured, some from as far away as Ensenada and Morro Bay. Many have been re-caught in the Santa Monica Bay. ``This is a valuable resource,'' said Jim Rounds, the Redondo Beach halibut hatchery hatchery a commercial establishment dedicated to the hatching of bird eggs to provide day old chicks and poults to the poultry industry. hatchery liquid the contents of unfertilized eggs. Used in petfood manufacture. manager. ``It's a tremendous tool that could be used, if anybody wanted to.'' Macario and Santa Monica Halibut Derby founder John Bourget began the tagging process to get a gauge on the fishery for the Bay and its tournament. When Bourget found he had no more time to run the tournament, which will be held for the 17th time April 12-13, he handed over tourney duties to International Gamefish Tournaments in Tustin. However, he kept the tagging data base. The tournament still helps supply tags to anglers. ``I like the idea of tagging fish and supporting our fisheries,'' said Hacienda Heights' Louie, who threw back a 28-inch flattie flattie Noun NZ & S African informal flat tyre on Tuesday after tagging it, well over the Department of Fish and Game's 21-inch length limit. ``It's a new chance for the fish.'' Macario said they issue 100 tags, a data entry book and a tagger tag·ger n. 1. One that tags, especially the pursuer in the game of tag. 2. taggers Very thin sheet iron, usually plated with tin. Noun 1. for $10. How to tag the fish is also offered. He also admits most of the tagged fish are shorter than 21 inches; halibut are known for their fine meat. ``But some people tag every fish,'' he said. Rounds said halibut in the bay are plentiful, but not at historic numbers. With funding from the Los Angeles County Natural Museum, he helped start a halibut hatchery at an old Edison power plant in King Harbor. But the funding was cut off and the Los Angeles Conservation Corps pays minimal upkeep to the hatchery. Rounds keeps the hatchery's broodstock as the volunteer manager. ``The bad news is that we really have no funding,'' he said. ``The good news is that we have broodstock.'' The broodstock are reproducing, he said, something that would not be likely if he had to start the hatchery anew. TAGGING A HALIBUT --Use a mesh net. The wider the netting, the more chance the muscles and tail will tear and be injured or increase the risk of infection. --Keep the fish as flat as possible. --Try to avoid holding the fish by its gills. --Place on a moist towel. --Place tag on high arch. --For tags or more information: (714) 258-3448 CAPTION(S): box Box: TAGGING A HALIBUT (see text) |
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