Request Marking Variance
The highly migratory nature of anadromous salmonids necessitates coast-wide coordination of marking, sampling, mark recovery, and data exchange by all marking agencies and tribes.
To ensure the integrity of the stock identification information provided by marking, sampling, and data exchange programs, all planned marking and tagging that deviates from standards outlined in the Regional Coordination and Agreements on Marking and Tagging of Pacific Coast Salmonids must be submitted for review by the RCMT, especially those that may affect assessments using the coded wire tag data.
Download and complete the latest version of the request form below and return to the appropriate contact listed on the form.
Documents Related to Marking Variance
| File | Description | File Date |
|---|---|---|
| Request for Marking Variances (2022 form version) | Form to be completed when when requesting marking variances from the standard tagging and marking established in the "Regional Coordination and Agreements on Marking and Tagging Pacific Coast Salmonids." The information is necessary to assess impacts of the marking variance to the coastwide coded wire tag (CWT) program (2022 version). | 2022 |
| Regional Coordination and Agreements on Marking and Tagging Pacific Coast Salmonids (2001 version) | The Regional Committee on Marking and Tagging objective, interaction with Regional Mark Processing Center, membership, operating procedures, current use of coded wire tags, fin clips, current use of non-coded wire tag related marking, and coordination of new marking (variances) requests. Document updated 2001 (newer version available). | 2001 |
| Regional Coordination and Agreements on Marking and Tagging Pacific Coast Salmonids (2011) | The Regional Committee on Marking and Tagging objective, interaction with Regional Mark Processing Center, membership, operating procedures, current use of coded wire tags, fin clips, current use of non-coded wire tag related marking, and coordination of new marking (variances) requests. This is the updated version of the 2001 document. | 2011 |
