BlueWater Boats & Sportsfishing – July 2019

PART 1: Billfish

AUTHOR:DRJULIANPEPPERELL

PHOTOGRAPHY:DRJULIANPEPPERELL;TIMSIMPSON;ADRIANE GRAY;CAROLLYNNE

Untilthe advent of electronictags, we had very little idea of thesurvivalrates of billfish

oncethey hadbeen released. In thefirstof thistwo-part series, Dr Julian Pepperell takes an

in-depth look at howacoustic and pop-up satellitetags have revealed that there is indeed life

afterrelease. Stay tuned for Part 2 in ournext issue, in whichJulian will be covering what is

knownabout post-releasesurvival of swordfish,sharks and tunas.

LIFE AFTER RELEASE

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