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Ironbound the great white shark weighs half a ton and has been tagged several years ago. Ironbound is a massive great white shark that has been spotted off the coast of New Jersey recently.
Kingfish recapture demonstrates dynamic movement 15 July 2021 Kingfish can travel long distances. Image: Jason Taylor A YELLOWTAIL kingfish originally tagged in Victoria has recently been recaptured. Sydney based charter operation, Raptor Fishing Charters, recaptured the kingie while fishing offshore of Sydney on 2 June 2021. Skipper, Emerson Spina measured the fish at 109cm. A search of the NSW DPI's Game Fish Tagging database revealed that the fish was originally released only 57 days earlier on 6 April 2021 near Phillip Island, Victoria. The fish was released by Victorian Game Fishing Cl...
Another tuna travel tale FOLLOWING on from a recent long-term yellowfin tuna recapture, the NSW DPI Game Fish Tagging Program has recently received information about another incredible tuna recapture. An albacore tuna released by Eden Game Fishing Club boat, Sea Mode, has been recaptured offshore of New Caledonia in the Coral Sea. The fish was originally measured at 60 centimetres and estimated to be four kilograms when it was tagged by Ross Cooper whilst fishing offshore of Merimbula, NSW, on 10 June 2017. The fish was recaptured on 5 February 2021 by a New Caledonian commercial vessel that ...
Solid swim for recaptured samsonfish! 8 April 2021 A SAMSONFISH originally tagged south of Sydney has recently been recaptured. Matt Ryan recaptured the fish near South Solitary Island, off Coffs Harbour, on 27 February, 2021. The samson measured in at 95cm and an estimated 7.5kg. Matt re-released it with the original tag in place in the hope that it would be recaptured again. A quick search of the database revealed that the fish was originally released nearly three years earlier offshore of Shellharbour. It was tagged and released by angler Ian Osterloh, who measured the fish at 70cm and an...