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  • Return tagged shellfish

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Return tagged shellfish

Data on the movement and growth of crabs is lacking, so it is very important that when you catch a tagged crab you record the

• tag colour and number
• date
• location (latitude and longitude)
• sex
• crab's size (carapace width in mm).

To return the tag and crab with the relevant details:

• telephone our 24-hour tag-reporting hotline: +44 (0) 1502 524526
• complete our online shellfish tag return form
• email: FTH@cefas.co.uk
• either complete and print out this shellfish tag return form (PDF, 37 KB). Post it with the tag to Fish Tag Returns, Cefas, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
• or contact your local Marine Management Organisation (MMO) office or your local Sea Fishery Committee (SFC) / Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) office.

Rewards

We will pay £6 for conventional T-bar tags and £50 for data storage tags (DSTs) when you supply the full recapture details (see above) AND the return of the crab please.