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Northwest Marine Technology is the provider of most tags and specialized equipment used for tagging Pacific salmonids.The Regional Mark Processing Center maintains the authoritative U.S. copy of the complete coastwide Coded Wire Tag database. They also coordinate salmon fin marking.The North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission is primarily concerned with high seas salmon issues. It includes Japan, Russia, the U.S., and Canada. An extensive library of reports are available. Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission maintains technical papers of Washington and Oregon salmon based on CWT analysis. The Pacific Salmon Commission relies extensively on CWT studies to oversee treaty compliance.