Saltwater fish species recommended for tagging
Billfish (to be tagged with the billfish tag only)
- Black Marlin
- Blue Marlin
- Striped Marlin
- Sailfish
- Swordfish
- Spearfish
Mackerels (to be tagged with the pelagic tag only)
- Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel
- Broad-barred Mackerel
- Spotted Mackerel
- School Mackerel
- Wahoo
Tuna (to be tagged with the pelagic tag only)
- Albacore
- Big-eye
- Dogtooth
- Shark Mackerel
- Longtail
- Mackerel
- Striped (Skipjack)
- Pacific Bluefin
- Southern Bluefin
- Yellowfin
Sharks (to be tagged with the steel-headed shark tag only)
- Blue
- Hammerhead
- Tiger
- Mako
- Thresher
- Whaler
- School
Carangids (to be tagged with the pelagic tag only)
- Amberjack
- Samsonfish
- Rainbow Runner
- Yellowtail Kingfish (only fish over 70cm)
Miscellaneous (to be tagged with the pelagic tag only)
- Dolphinfish (Mahi Mahi)
- Cobia
NOTE: All other fish including freshwater, endangered, protected and vulnerable species are not to be tagged under the NSW DPI Game Fish Tagging Program.