Fishery managers are hoping a new, high-tech process for fish
marking will serve the dual purpose of aiding the recovery of Oregons
Willamette River Basin wild spring chinook salmon and allowing economy-boosting
sport fisheries.
That new computerized process, which can insert coded wire tags
in and clip the adipose fins of 50,000 fish during an eight-hour human
work shift, appears ready for use. The Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife, which owns the prototype …