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Pets | July 26, 2009

Paddlefish update

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Mississippi Animals Examiner

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North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Paddlefish Update

Justin Wilkens, North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Manager reports that his paddlefish have reached 11-12 inches in total length, tagged July 14, 2009.

Each fish will be injected with a tiny coded wire tag. These tags are only 0.01 inches thick and 0.04 inches long.

The fish will be released above Columbus Dam in the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway to help restore their population.

Tags and tagging equipment will be provided by the Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery in Tupelo.

Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks

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