PSMFC
Regional Mark Processing Center
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 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.
 

CWT Data File Definition,Specification,& Validation Version 4.1

 

 (Updated March 1st, 2010)

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.
 

Guidelines for Submitting PSC Description Files

 

Document outlining the requirements for PSC Data Description Files.  This document includes when to submit description files, what they should consist of and several examples of good and bad descriptions previously submitted to the CWT Database.
RMIS Web Site User Manual User manual for the RMIS Standard reporting system.
Overview of the Coded Wire Tag Program Overview of the Coded Wire Tag Program in the Greater Pacific Region of North America (Nandor, Longwill and Webb 2009).
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.

History of RMIS

History of the Regional Mark Information System (RMIS) Database at PSMFC Regional Mark Processing Center (RMPC)
CWT Regional Overview Regional Overview of Coded Wire Tagging of Anadromous Salmon and Steelhead in Northwest America (Johnson 2004).
 
PSC Format V4.1 Changes Summary of PSC Format V4.1 Changes
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.
Northwest Fish Culture Conference Proceedings
Proceedings from year 2001 forward in pdf format