RMPC Documents and Publications
RMPC Strategic Plan
Outlines the purpose, mission, vision, philosophy, principles, key external factors and strategic goals of the Regional Mark Processing Center.
Effective May 1st, 2009
CWT Data File Definition,Specification,& Validation Version 4.1
Principal reference for the coastwide exchange of Coded-Wire Tag data files. It covers all data file formats and relevant coding systems established by the Pacific Salmon Commission Working Group on Data Standards.
PSC Format V4.1 Changes
Summary of PSC Format V4.1 Changes
CWT Data File Definition,Specification,& Validation Version 4.0 Current Version 4.0 Specifications effective until May 1st, 2009
RMIS Web Site User Manual User manual for the RMIS Standard reporting system.
PSC Domain/Region/Basin PDF Map Document Proposed DRAFT map series illustrating PSC Domains, Regions, and Basins for selecting and interpreting RMIS datasets. Draft 1: February, 2007.
CWT Regional Overview Regional Overview of Coded Wire Tagging of Anadromous Salmon and Steelhead in Western America.
Annual Mark Meeting Minutes Annual Mark Meeting minutes from Regional Mark Committee meetings.
Request for Marking Variances Form to request approval of marking variances. To be submitted to the Regional Mark Committee prior to an annual mark meeting.
Map - Pacific Coastal Region
Low Resolution ~ 3.5 MB
Map - Pacific Coastal Region
High Resolution ~ 9 MB
Poster showing total numbers of CWT salmonids released throughout the greater Pacific coastal region during the 40 year period from 1968 through 2007. Areas shown are at PSC Region level.
Map - Pacific Northwest Region
Low Resolution ~ 4 MB
Map - Pacific Northwest Region
High Resolution ~ 14 MB
Poster showing total numbers of CWT salmonids released throughout the greater Pacific Northwest region during the 40 year period from 1968 through 2007. Areas shown are at PSC Basin level.
History of RMIS
History of the Regional Mark Information System (RMIS) Database at PSMFC Regional Mark Processing Center (RMPC)
RMPC Reference Lists
Tag Prefix Contact List List of contacts to return tag codes to or inquire about specific tag code use
Mark Committee Agencies Committee members who meet each year to discuss tagging and marking practices along the Pacific Coast and Idaho
Releasing Agencies Agency contacts who participate in reporting release data to the Regional Mark Information System - Coded Wire Tag database
Sampling Agencies Agency contacts who participate in reporting catch/sample and recovery data to the Regional Mark Information System - Coded Wire Tag database
Location Reporting Agencies State agency contacts that maintain, manage and report location data used by the Regional Mark Information System - Coded Wire Tag database
Related Documents and Publications
Regional Agreements Document A regional agreement worked out by the Mark Committee for marking and tagging pacific coast salmonids.
Report of the Expert Panel on the Future of the Coded Wire Tag Program for Pacific Salmon The 2005 Pacific Salmon Commission report on the present and future use of coded wire tags in salmon management off the Pacific Coast of North America.
Report of the PSC CWT Workgroup. Action Plan in Response to the CWT Expert Panel Recommendations March 2008 response to the Report of the Expert Panel review of the coded wire tag program by the Coded Wire Tag Workgroup.
Recommendations for Application of Genetic Stock Identification (GSI) Methods to Management of Ocean Salmon Fisheries Special Report of the GSI Steering Committee and the Pacific Salmon Commission's Committee on Scientific Cooperation.
Mass Marking and Selective Fisheries Presentations from AFS 2007 Annual Meeting
This is a set of recent 'Powerpoint' presentations regarding Mass Marking and Mark Selective Fisheries.
1989 Locations Schema Document drafted in 1989 to explain how each agency creates it's location codes.
Northwest Fish Culture Conference Proceedings Proceedings from year 2001 forward in pdf format
Publications