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SC Marine Game Fish Tagging Program

Fish Measuring Instruction Video

This video demonstrates how to propertly measure the length of fish.

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Total Length - TL = total length measure: Tip of snout to tip of tail (excluding filaments). Tail should be pinched.

Total Length
TL = total length measure: Tip of snout to tip of tail (excluding filaments). Tail should be pinched.

Fork Length - FL = fork length measure: Tip of snout to fork of tail.

Fork Length
FL = fork length measure: Tip
of snout to fork of tail.