Fishers in Michigan taking to the lakes and rivers this fall will likely catch at least one fish with a DNR tag. If you do, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants to know about it so researchers can learn more about fish survival, age, growth, and movement.

DNR Lake Michigan basin coordinator Jay Wesley says the tags can appear in multiple spots.

“It could be a jaw tag or an anchor tag that might have a number on it,” Wesley said. “If you go to our Eyes in the Field, you can enter that tag number. That’ll help us out with research on these fish.”

According to Wesley, the Michigan DNR started marking and tagging fish in the 90s.