04-15-2019, 04:10 PM
Great question!
Its best if you can keep 1 fin clip per envelope - that way the DNA doesn't get mixed up between the various pieces of fin tissue. I recommend grabbing a few envelopes at the kiosk before heading out on the water. If you only have 1 envelope, try to keep the fin clips separated inside the envelope by sticking them to the paper in different spots.
I use a pair of scissors, and just snip about 1/4" off the tip of the tail fin. We only need about a hole-punch size piece of tissue to run the genetic analysis, so not a huge amount.
If I don't plan to harvest the fish, I just unhook it, clip the fin, and release the fish.
Keep an eye open for the adipose fin clip as well - as those fish are part of this study.
Thanks!
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Its best if you can keep 1 fin clip per envelope - that way the DNA doesn't get mixed up between the various pieces of fin tissue. I recommend grabbing a few envelopes at the kiosk before heading out on the water. If you only have 1 envelope, try to keep the fin clips separated inside the envelope by sticking them to the paper in different spots.
I use a pair of scissors, and just snip about 1/4" off the tip of the tail fin. We only need about a hole-punch size piece of tissue to run the genetic analysis, so not a huge amount.
If I don't plan to harvest the fish, I just unhook it, clip the fin, and release the fish.
Keep an eye open for the adipose fin clip as well - as those fish are part of this study.
Thanks!
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