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 (2010-2017).
Key species tagged during 2018/2019
The 2018/2019 game fishing season ended on June 30, 2019 and resulted in over 9,800 fish tagged.
The top ten species tagged are given in the table below.
Key species tagged 2018/2019
Species | Number tagged |
|---|---|
BLACK MARLIN | 2069 |
YELLOWTAIL KINGFISH | 1055 |
SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA | 977 |
STRIPED MARLIN | 930 |
SAILFISH | 834 |
BLUE MARLIN | 630 |
DOLPHINFISH | 371 |
WHALER SHARK | 278 |
| MAKO SHARK | 185 |
SAMSON FISH | 176 |
Top tagging boats and anglers 2018/2019
Species | Top boat | Runner up boat |
|---|---|---|
Billfish combined | 128 - The Wench (WA) King Bay GFC | 115 - Pole Dancer (QLD) Sunshine Coast GFC |
Black Marlin | 94 - Pole Dancer (QLD) Sunshine Coast GFC | 57– Mistress (QLD) Gold Coast GFC |
Blue Marlin | 62 - Blue Marlin Magic (Tonga) Vava’u SFC | 33 – Black Label (PNG) Lae GFC |
Blue Marlin (Australia) | 45 - Mistress (QLD) Gold Coast GFC | 19 - Pole Dancer (QLD) Sunshine Coast GFC |
Striped Marlin | 67 – Relentless Pursuit (NSW) Canberra GFC | 65 – Tomahawk (NSW) Ulladulla GFC |
Sailfish | 74 - The Wench (WA) King Bay GFC | 50 - Big Daddy (WA) King Bay GFC |
Shortbill Spearfish | 3 - Engagement (NSW) Lake Macquarie GFC, Tantrum (NSW) Sydney GFC | 2 - Outa The Blue (NSW) Lake Macquarie GFC, Reel Smart (NSW) Sydney GFC |
Swordfish | 7 - Tagged by Commercial Vessel (NSW) | 3 - Terminator (NSW) GFC of Northern Tasmania |
Shark combined | 83 – Tantrum (NSW) Sydney GFC | 26 - Undertaker (NSW) Port Hacking GFC |
Mako Shark | 15 - Undertaker (NSW) Port Hacking GFC | 6 - Makajax II (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania |
Blue Shark | 8 - Undertaker (NSW) Port Hacking GFC | 5 - Tantrum (NSW) Sydney GFC |
Tiger Shark | 6 - Blue Stuff (WA) Nickol Bay SFC | 5 - Triple H (WA) Perth GFC |
Whaler Shark | 75 - Tantrum (NSW) Sydney GFC | 25 - Wet Puss (WA) Perth GFC |
Hammerhead Shark | 6 - Phillet (NSW) Port Macquarie GFC | 4 - Frantic (NSW) Shellharbour GFC |
Thresher Shark | 2 - Gaurdian (NSW) Bermagi BG & LAC | 1 - Choona Chasa (TAS) Tuna Club of Tasmania
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Tuna combined | 113 - Meerkat (VIC) Warrnambool Offshore & Light GFC | 96 - Spartacus (SA) GFC of SA |
Yellowfin Tuna | 5 - Hardline (QLD) Mackay GFC | 4 - Another Screema (NSW) Canberra GFC |
Southern Bluefin Tuna | 113 - Meerkat (VIC) Warrnambool Offshore & Light GFC | 96 - Spartacus (SA) GFC of SA |
Bigeye Tuna | 4 - Tagged by Commercial Vessel (NSW) |
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Albacore Tuna | 8 - Boys Toys (TAS) Tuna Club of Tasmania, Sharkn Hell (TAS) St Helens GFC | 7 - Bugger Work (TAS) St Helens GFC |
Longtail Tuna | 9 - Black Rat (NSW) | 6 - Tag Team (QLD) Weipa Billfish Club |
Dogtooth Tuna | 3 - Big Cat Tender (QLD) |
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Spanish Mackerel | 31 - Mates Rates (QLD) Mackay GFC | 14 – Mandalay (WA) Perth GFC |
Mahi Mahi | 34 – Hooked Up (NSW) | 23 - Nevahome (NSW) Eden S & GFC |
Yellowtail Kingfish | 127 - Ocean Hunter (NSW) Ocean Hunter Sports Fishing Charters | 113 - Reel Therapy (SA) Absolute Fishing Charters |
Species | Top individual | Runner up individual |
Billfish | 72 - Dale Penhall (QLD) Sunshine Coast GFC | 58 - Chloe Laurence (NSW) Ulladulla GFC |
Shark | 51 - Mia Wright (NSW) Sydney GFC | 25 - Chloe Hornhardt (WA) King Bay GFC |
Tuna | 62 - Jan Oosthuizen (VIC) Warrnambool Offshore & Light GFC | 38 - Anne-Marie Oosthuizen (VIC) Warrnambool Offshore & Light GFC |
Seriola | 162 - Vic Levett (NSW) | 59 - Seamus McCleave (NSW) |
