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.
However, babies can be premature but weigh more than 2,500 grams at birth. They can also be born at term and weigh less than 2,500 grams. There is no perfect system for categorizing infants, and so measurements, birth weight, and gestational age, are all used.