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pdf INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEA OTTER FORM
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Date when tagging takes place.
2.
Number from tag attached to the hide.
3.
Number from tag attached to the skull.
4.
Village where hide and skull are tagged.
5.
Usually left blank. This space is for an assigned number when a detailed necropsy is performed and multiple
samples are collected. A reference number here will allow us to relate samples to one animal.
6.
Estimated age class of sea otter: Adult - large size with distinct light colored head; Sub Adult - intermediate size
with only lightly colored head; Pup – small size, young of year.
7.
Sex of animal.
8.
How sex was determined.
9.
Measure skull with calipers and record length (distance between base of skull and upper front teeth), width
(distance between zygomatic arch bones), and total to the nearest 1/16th of an inch.
10.
Record biological specimens collected, preserved and presented to tagger.
11.
How many otters were present at kill location and how many otters were harvested from that pod.
12.
Record the date when this sea otter was killed; month, day, and year.
13.
Identify specifically where this sea offer was killed. List distance from nearest island, river, bay, or other
geographic feature.
14,
The GPS coordinates of kill location.
15.
Enter any other information that may be important, like the caliber of rifle, circumstances involving the kill, or any
unusual condition or behavior of the otter.
16.
The tagger signs here.
17.
Print the name of the hunter.
18.
The hunter or owner signs here.
After completing certificate, give pink copy to hunter, return white copy to our office, and retain the yellow copy
in book for your records.
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| File Modified | 2008-03-20 |
| File Created | 2007-11-18 |