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.
Image courtesy of dkgregory. By 31 to 32 weeks, premature babies weigh between 3 1/2 and 4 pounds and are between 18 and 19 inches long. That's almost as long as a baby born at term! Premature babies born at 31 and 32 weeks are called moderately preterm babies.