Question:
I have a salmon head from a hatchery fish that I'd like to bring in. Where am I supposed to bring it? Last time I brought one to the local fish hatchery but they didn't really know what to do with it and so froze it until they could find out.

Answer:
We appreciate your effort to try and help manage California's salmon fisheries, but since the head of your fish was not taken by one of our biologists at the launch ramp the day you caught it, it is outside of our sampling and not needed by DFG for salmon fisheries managers. If you would like information on where your fish came from, you can drop it off at our Eureka, Santa Rosa, Belmont or Monterey office.