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.
Another big killer of premature babies used to be hypothermia. In the womb a foetus will gain between a third to half of its birth weight after 32 weeks, growing from, on average, 1,800g (4lb) at 32 weeks to about 3,600g (8lb) at full term. If they are born early, babies lack insulating layers of fat.