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 2021/2022

The 2021/2022 game fishing season ended on June 30, 2022 and resulted in over 10,100 fish tagged.

The top ten species tagged are given in the table below.

Key species tagged 2021/2022

Species

Number tagged

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA

2142

YELLOWTAIL KINGFISH

1261

BLACK MARLIN

1238

SAILFISH

653

STRIPED MARLIN

615

BLUE MARLIN

303

SPANISH MACKEREL

260

BRONZE WHALER SHARK

237

DOLPHIN FISH223

WHALER SHARK

147

Top tagging boats and anglers 2020/2021

Species

Top boat

Runner up boat

Billfish combined

97 – Innkeeper (WA) Exmouth GFC

46 – Chaos (QLD) Sunshine Coast GFC

Black Marlin

56 – Innkeeper (WA) Exmouth GFC

38 – Chaos (QLD) Sunshine Coast GFC

Blue Marlin
(International)

19 – Stayed On (PNG) Lae GFC

18 – Rage On (PNG) Lae GFC

Blue Marlin (Australia)

14 – The Wench (WA) King Bay GFC

13 – Innkeeper (WA) Exmouth GFC

Striped Marlin

19 – Dripping Wet (NSW) Canberra GFC

18 – Jambo (NSW) Ulladulla GFC, Shockwave (NSW) Bermagui BGAC

Sailfish

34 – Billseeker (WA) King Bay GFC

33 – Wine Down (QLD) Weipa Billfish Club

Shortbill Spearfish

2 – Cookie (NSW) Port Hacking GFC

1 – Malolo (NSW) Newcastle GFC, Watch This (QLD) Gold Coast GFC

Swordfish

3 - Tagged by Commercial Vessel (NSW)

2  - Rehab III (VIC) South Gippsland GFC, Terminator (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania

Shark combined

48 – Goodness (VIC) Orbost Angling Club

28 – Micx (WA) King Bay GFC

Mako Shark

8 – Makajax II (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania

4 – Buckled Up (TAS) Southern GFC

Blue Shark

3 – Makajax II (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania

2 – Okcaj (NSW) Lake Macquarie GFC, Barzerk (VIC) Warrnambool Offshore FC

Tiger Shark

17 – Triple H (WA) Perth GFC

6 – French Maid (WA) Nickol Bay SFC

Whaler Shark

27 - Micx (WA) King Bay GFC

26 - Tantrum (NSW) Sydney GFC

Hammerhead Shark

4 – Wild Thing (NSW) Newcastle & Port Stephens GFC

3 – Just Eat It (NSW) Shellharbour GFC

Thresher Shark

1 – Dirty Paws (VIC) South Gippsland GFC, Camel Whacker (VIC) Warrnambool Offshore FC

Tuna combined

175 - Searider (SA) Port MacDonnell Offshore AC

125 – Just A Girl (SA) GFC of South Australia

Yellowfin Tuna

10 – Freedom (NSW) Batemans Bay GFC

9 – Scaly Tail (QLD) Gold Coast GFC

Southern Bluefin Tuna

175 - Searider (SA) Port MacDonnell Offshore AC

125 – Just A Girl (SA) GFC of South Australia

Bigeye Tuna

 

Albacore Tuna

19 – Seahog (NSW) Eden S & GFC

5 – Playtime (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania

Longtail Tuna

18 - Micx (WA) King Bay GFC

10 - Ocean Hunter (NSW) Ocean Hunter Sports Fishing

Dogtooth Tuna

 

Spanish Mackerel

78 - Anarchy (QLD) Mackay GFC

26 - Micx (WA) King Bay GFC

Mahi Mahi

31 - Dramatic (NSW) Port Hacking GFC

20 – Hooked Up (NSW)

Yellowtail Kingfish

178 - Fishabout (NSW) Fishabout Tours

118 - Ocean Hunter (NSW) Ocean Hunter Sports Fishing

Samsonfish

33 – Heat Seeker (SA) GFC of South Australia

15 – Legend (SA)

Species

Top individual

Runner up individual

Billfish

31 -  Darryl French (QLD) Weipa Billfish Club

27 – Deb Foster (WA) Exmouth GFC

Shark

49 – Josh Newstead(VIC) Orbost Angling Club

17 – Michael Grasso(WA) King Bay GFC

Tuna

63 -  Buddy Cock (SA) Port MacDonnell Offshore AC

62 -  Beau Ewens (SA) Port MacDonnell Offshore AC

Seriola

134 - Seamus McCleave (NSW) Fishabout Tours

133 - Zane Levett (NSW) Oceanhunter Sportsfishing