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A man's open hand displays a tubular tag the size of a grain of rice.

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USFWS

Date Shot/Created

09/22/2021

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Public Domain

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Passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags are implanted into the abdominal cavities of some salmon released from our hatcheries.

Facility

Mid-Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office

Subject tags

Fish migration

Fish passage

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