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Seven temporary workers and three volunteers at the Samish Hatchery began the process Monday morning of clipping by hand the adipose fins of about 5.2 million coho salmon smolt. The fin clipping, ...

(CBS Detroit) --If you've caught a trout or salmon in Michigan with its adipose fin clipped, the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says it may have a tag with important information. Lake ...

Like tonsils and foreskin in humans, the adipose fin on trout and salmon appears to be a body part fish don't need. However, selective removal of this fleshy protuberance on the fish's back is paying ...