1 The most important step is to get the fish weighed as soon as possible on a certified scale. 2  Obtain the signatures of the scale operator and one other witness to the weighing.  Next, take the fish to a Department of Fish and Wildlife office for verification.
Saved by a pair of scissors left on the scales: The premature baby doctors decided to save because she weighed just enough. 1  Maddalena Douse, from Lewes, East Sussex, was born at just 23 weeks. 2  Doctors were unsure whether she would survive, or whether they should try and save her.
The World's Smallest Preemies. The average baby born at 22 to 24 weeks gestation, the very earliest age of survival for preemies, weighs just over a pound at birth. The smallest premature babies ever born weigh only about half thatâaround 8 1/2 ounces! Rumasia Rahman.