Tagging program statistics
The department 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 (2010-2024).
Key species tagged during 2024/2025
The 2024/2025 game fishing season ended on June 30, 2025 and resulted in 10,892 fish tagged.
The top ten species tagged are given in the table below.
Key species tagged 2024/2025
Species | Number tagged |
|---|---|
STRIPED MARLIN | 2450 |
SAILFISH | 1500 |
YELLOWTAIL KINGFISH | 1154 |
BLACK MARLIN | 1094 |
BLUE MARLIN | 691 |
SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA | 676 |
MULLOWAY | 586 |
DOLPHINFISH | 318 |
SNAPPER | 247 |
WHALER SHARK | 239 |
Top tagging boats and anglers 2024/2025
Species | Top boat | Runner up boat |
|---|---|---|
Billfish combined | 158 – InnKeeper (WA) Exmouth GFC | 142 – She Left (NSW) Merimbula BG & LAC |
Black Marlin | 24 – InnKeeper (WA) Exmouth GFC | 16 – On Strike (WA) Exmouth GFC |
Blue Marlin | 100 – Reel Easy (TO) Vava’u SFC | 7 – Stephanie & Shoot Da Blue (PNG) New Britain GFC |
Blue Marlin (Australia) | 19 – Our Time (WA) Exmouth GFC | 16 –Caboom (16) Gold Coast GFC |
Striped Marlin | 141 – She Left (NSW) Merimbula BG & LAC | 90 – Polaris (NSW) Bermagui BGAC |
Sailfish | 130 – InnKeeper (WA) Exmouth GFC | 74 – Saltwater Gromets (WA) King Bay GFC |
Shortbill Spearfish | 2 – Kalastaa (NSW) Broken Bay GFC | 1– Multiple vessels |
Swordfish | 12 – Greyhound(NSW) | 5 - Off Duty (TAS) St Helens GFC |
Shark combined | 48– Tantrum (NSW) Sydney GFC | 25 – Bar Crusher (WA) Exmouth GFC |
Mako Shark | 7 – Ice Man II (NSW) Merimbula BG & LAC | 3 – On Edge (NSW) Shellharbour GFC, Nemesis (TAS) |
Blue Shark | 2 – Bluefin 2 (TAS) Bass Strait GFC & Just Eat It (NSW) Shellharbour GFC | 1– Multiple vessels |
Tiger Shark | 11 – Another Shot (WA) Perth GFC | 8 – Black Ops (WA) Perth GFC |
Whaler Shark | 45 – Tantrum (NSW) Sydney GFC | 24– Bar Crusher (WA) Exmouth GFC |
Hammerhead Shark | 16 – Bruce (NSW) Shellharbour GFC | 3 – Saltdog (NSW) Port Macquarie GFC |
Thresher Shark | 1 – Fish Fingers (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania |
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Tuna combined | 73- Nautibuoys (TAS) Tuna Club of Tasmania | 65- Heat seeker (SA) GFC of South Australia |
Yellowfin Tuna | 12 – Tanacious (NSW) Sydney GFC | 10 – The Runt (NSW) Coffs Coast G&SFC |
Southern Bluefin Tuna | 73- Nautibuoys (TAS) Tuna Club of Tasmania | 65- Heat seeker (SA) GFC of South Australia |
Bigeye Tuna |
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Albacore Tuna | 8- Another Screema (ACT) Canberra GFC | 6- Opportunatee (NSW) Batemans Bay GFC |
Longtail Tuna | 11 – Time Out (QLD) Mackay GFC | 10 – Fin + Tonic (QLD) Redcliffe Peninsula Game & Sport Fishing Club |
Spanish Mackerel | 49 - Anarchy (QLD) Mackay GFC | 22 – Lay Low (QLD) Whitsunday GFC |
Mahi Mahi | 55 – ABF (QLD) Moreton Bay GFC | 35 – Bluey (QLD) Moreton Bay GFC |
Yellowtail Kingfish | 114 – Mini Jefferey (VIC) Independent angler | 102 – Fishabout (NSW) Fishabout Tours |
| Samsonfish | 11 – Salty Hunt (SA) Independent angler | 8 – Sunseeker (SA) Independent angler |
Species | Top individual | Runner up individual |
Billfish | 145 - Tyrone O’Connor (NSW) Merimbula BG&LAC | 74 – Melissa Chaffey (NSW) Canberra GFC |
Shark | 29 – Tristan Guillemin (NSW) | 24 – Nick Sartori(VIC) |
Tuna | 54 - Shanae Dance(TAS) Tuna Club of Tasmania | 43 - Charlie Hodgens (SA) GFC of South Australia |
Seriola | 75 – Seamus McCleave (NSW) | 72 – Cameron Russo (SA) |
