Salmon Coded-Wire-Tag Fishery Sampling -- Catch/Sample Data

The Coded-Wire Tag (CWT) database contains the Release, Recovery, Catch/Sample, and Location data. CWT is the Pacific Region’s centralized Oracle database that holds adult salmon escapement data.

Catch / Sample Data
Tagged fish are sampled at various commercial, recreational, tribal and escapement fisheries Pacific Coastwide by sampling agencies. These agencies usually record the sampling area, number caught, and percent of catch that was sampled and related information. This information is called Catch/Sample data and is collected by sampling agencies for submission to the RMPC on a yearly basis by specific reporting agencies.