BlueWater Boats & Sportsfishing – July 2019

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NSW. Once it was brought aboard, the
yellow DPI tag was noticed straight
away and subsequently reported to the
department. According to the skipper of
thevessel,thefishweighedin at 80kg.It
hadtravelled 26 nauticalmilesduring its
22 daysat liberty.

NEW ADDRESSFOR CARDS
Pleasebeadvisedthatthetaggingprogram

hasnowmovedoffices.If possible,please

forward all completed tag cards to PO

Box 4291, Coffs Harbour Jetty, NSW

2450, however, all tag cards with older

addresseswillstillgetthroughto us.

The NSW DPI Game Fish Tagging

Program issues tags free of charge and

worksin close association with the NSW

Game Fishing Association, the Game

Fishing Association of Australia and the

ANSA NSW Branch. The program is run

using funds from the NSW Recreational

Fishing Trust. Over 475,000 fish have

been tagged under the program so far.

If you would like to get involved in the

program,pleasephone(02) 66919602 or

[email protected].

Phil Bolton and Clay Hilbert

NSW DPI

This South Australian samsonfish was

first released by Fady Dib in June 2014,

then recaptured and re-released by Luke

Donhardt (pictured) in April this year,

having travelled at least 116 nautical miles

from where it was released 1852 days prior.

Chloe Laurence releasing one of four
striped marlin she and husband Tom
caught on 24 March aboard Tomahawk
off Ulladulla on the NSW south coast.
This fish was recaptured by a longliner
22 days later.