Tagging program statistics
DPI would like to recognise the boats and anglers that have provided exceptional contributions to the program over the past season. These boats and anglers are listed in the tables below with the numbers of fish that they tagged over the season. Click here to check out key species tagged and top taggers in past years (2010-2021).
Key species tagged during 2022/2023
The 2022/2023 game fishing season ended on June 30, 2023 and resulted in over 11,820 fish tagged.
The top ten species tagged are given in the table below.
Key species tagged 2022/2023
Species | Number tagged |
|---|---|
BLACK MARLIN | 3246 |
SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA | 1270 |
BLUE MARLIN | 1153 |
STRIPED MARLIN | 1147 |
YELLOWTAIL KINGFISH | 965 |
SAILFISH | 566 |
DOLPHINFISH | 334 |
BRONZE WHALER | 172 |
WHALER SHARK | 145 |
SPANISH MACKEREL | 142 |
Top tagging boats and anglers 2020/2021
Species | Top boat | Runner up boat |
|---|---|---|
Billfish combined | 224 – Freedom (NSW) Central Coast GFC | 125 – Redonkulous (QLD) Gold Coast GFC |
Black Marlin | 220 – Freedom (NSW) Central Coast GFC | 92 – Redonkulous (QLD) Gold Coast GFC |
Blue Marlin | 78 – Black Label (PNG) Lae GFC | 71 – Rage On (PNG) Lae GFC |
Blue Marlin (Australia) | 23 – Redonkulous (QLD) Gold Coast GFC | 19 –Little John II (NSW) Sydney GFC |
Striped Marlin | 98 – She Left (NSW) Merimbula BG & LAC | 34 – Bad Billy (NSW) Bermagui BGAC |
Sailfish | 45 – Wine Down (QLD) Weipa Billfish Club | 41 – No Bull (QLD) Weipa Billfish Club |
Shortbill Spearfish | 2 – El Nino (NSW) Newcastle & Port Stephens GFC, Seahog (NSW) Merimbula BG & LAC | 1 – Multiple Vessels |
Swordfish | 6 - Seismic(TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania, Terminator (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania | 1 - Multiple Vessels |
Shark combined | 28– Black Ops (WA) Perth GFC | 25 – Micx (WA) King Bay GFC |
Mako Shark | 5 – Baitwaster (VIC) Warrnambool Offshore FC, Makajax II (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania | 3 – Offshore Account (TAS) St Helens GFC, The Hulk (NSW) Eden S & GFC |
Blue Shark | 10 – Battle Axe (VIC) Victoria GFC | 5 – Perfect Game (VIC) Victoria GFC, Wet Dream (NSW) Shellharbour GFC |
Tiger Shark | 22 – Black Ops (WA) Perth GFC | 8 – Rock n Roll (WA) Perth GFC |
Whaler Shark | 23 - Micx (WA) King Bay GFC | 17 – Spawn of Hourn (WA) Exmouth GFC |
Hammerhead Shark | 5 – French Maid (WA) Nickol Bay SFC | 4 – Wet Dreams (WA) King Bay GFC |
Thresher Shark | 1 – Maritime Blue (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania, Seismic (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania |
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Tuna combined | 76- Heat Seeker (SA) GFC of South Australia | 59- Obsession (SA) GFC of South Australia |
Yellowfin Tuna | 9 – Enigma (QLD) Moreton Bay GFC | 6 – True Lies (QLD) Bribie Island GFC, Wet ones (NSW) Shellharbour GFC |
Southern Bluefin Tuna | 76 – Heat Seeker (SA) GFC of South Australia | 59 – Obsession (SA) GFC of South Australia |
Bigeye Tuna |
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Albacore Tuna | 13 – Little Devil (NSW) Batemans Bay GFC | 10 – Playtime (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania, The Ledger (TAS) Tuna Club of Tasmania |
Longtail Tuna | 8 - Micx (WA) King Bay GFC | 5 – Hashtag (WA) King Bay GFC |
Spanish Mackerel | 43 - Anarchy (QLD) Mackay GFC | 15 - Rehab (QLD) Mackay GFC |
Mahi Mahi | 43 – Hooked Up (NSW) Port Hacking GFC | 14 – Court Case (NSW) South Sydney AFA |
Yellowtail Kingfish | 159 - Fishabout (NSW) Fishabout Tours | 47 - Matrix (VIC) Victorian GFC |
| Samsonfish | 11 – Saily (SA) | 10 – Vixen (SA) |
Species | Top individual | Runner up individual |
Billfish | 122 - Tyrone O’Connor (NSW) Merimbula BG&LAC | 60 – Adam Argus (QLD) Gold Coast GFC |
Shark | 18 – Darren Lane(SA), John Holmes (WA) Peth GFC | 17 – Shane Hodgens(SA) GFC of South Australia |
Tuna | 65 - Shane Hodgens(SA) GFC of South Australia | 29 - Jenny Snadden (SA) Port MacDonnell Offshore AC |
Seriola | 135 - Seamus McCleave (NSW) Fishabout Tours | 36 - Jason Taylor (VIC) Victorian GFC |
