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. We will continue to develop these summaries and acknowledge the strong supporters of the tagging program in future years.
Key species tagged from 2010 to 2017
- View the key species tagged from 2010 to 2017
Key species tagged during 2017/2018
The 2017/2018 game fishing season ended on June 30, 2018 and resulted in over 13,000 fish tagged.
The top ten species tagged are given in the table below.
Key species tagged 2017/2018
Species | Number tagged |
|---|---|
BLACK MARLIN | 3414 |
STRIPED MARLIN | 1809 |
SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA | 1359 |
SAILFISH | 1114 |
BLUE MARLIN | 1109 |
YELLOWTAIL KINGFISH | 844 |
DOLPHINFISH | 362 |
WHALER SHARK | 352 |
| SAMSONFISH | 308 |
| BRONZE WHALER | 225 |
Top tagging boats and anglers 2017/2018
Species | Top boat | Runner up boat |
|---|---|---|
Billfish combined | 155 – Pole Dancer (QLD) Sunshine Coast GFC | 149 – Mistress (QLD) Gold Coast GFC |
Black Marlin | 129 - Pole Dancer (QLD) Sunshine Coast GFC | 91 – Reel Capture (QLD) Sunshine Coast GFC |
Blue Marlin | 93 - Blue Marlin Magic (Tonga) Vava’u SFC | 13 - Stephanie (PNG) New Britain GFC |
Blue Marlin (Australia) | 81 - Mistress (QLD) Gold Coast GFC | 38 - Caboom (QLD) Gold Coast GFC |
Striped Marlin | 58 – Flying Dutchman (NSW) Eden S & GFC | 57 – She Left (NSW) Bermagui BGAC |
Sailfish | 97 - Get N Any (QLD) Weipa Billfish Club | 78 – Wine Down (QLD) Weipa Billfish Club |
Shortbill Spearfish | 2 – Not a Word (TAS) Tuna Club of Tasmania, The Master (NSW) Botany Bay GFC | 1 - (16 Recreational Vessels) |
Swordfish | 7 – Home Straight (VIC) Bass Straight GFC | 5 - Cleavedge (NSW) |
Shark combined | 65 – Wet Dreams (WA) King Bay GFC | 50 - Tantrum (NSW) Sydney GFC |
Mako Shark | 11 – Casey (NSW) Sydney GFC | 6 – 4 Play (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania, Smart Bill (NSW)Sydney GFC |
Blue Shark | 4 – Bluefin II (VIC) Bass Straight GFC, South Wind (VIC) Bass Straight GFC, Stik Face II (VIC) Warnambool Offshore FC | 3- Baitwaster (SA) Port MacDonnell OAC, Longshot (VIC) Bass Straight GFC, Mr Magoo (NSW) Port Hacking GFC, Papa Zulu (TAS) St.Helens GFC, Reckless (NSW) Shellharbour GFC, The General Lee (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania |
Tiger Shark | 6 – French Maid (WA) King Bay GFC | 5 – Get Reel (NSW) Newcastle & Port Stephens GFC |
Whaler Shark | 58 – Wet Dreams (WA) King Bay GFC | 47 - Tantrum (NSW) Sydney GFC |
Hammerhead Shark | 9 – Asalt Weapon (NSW) Port Macquarie GFC | 6 – Up 4 It (NSW) Shellharbour GFC |
Thresher Shark | 1 – Lagoon (VIC), Shaitun (NSW) Bermagui BGAC, The Hulk (NSW) Eden S & GFC |
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Tuna combined | 347 – Broadbill (SA) GFC of SA | 149 - Meerkat (VIC) Warrnambool Offshore & Light GFC |
Yellowfin Tuna | 6 - Tagged by Commercial Vessel (NSW) | 4 – Big Blue (NSW) Broken Bay GFC, Mistress (QLD) Gold Coast GFC |
Southern Bluefin Tuna | 347 – Broadbill (SA) GFC of SA | 149 - Meerkat (VIC) Warrnambool Offshore & Light GFC |
Bigeye Tuna | 1 - Tagged by Commercial Vessel (NSW) |
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Albacore Tuna | 10 - Mayphine (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania, Never Satisfied (TAS) Tuna Club of Tasmania | 7 – Grey Ghost (TAS) Tuna Club of Tasmania, Ocean Pearl (TAS) Tuna Club of Tasmania, Shock Wave (TAS) GFC of Northern Tasmania |
Longtail Tuna | 7 – Hardline (QLD) Mackay GFC, Striper (QLD) Weipa Billfish Club, Time Out (QLD) Mackay GFC | 6 – Mofo (QLD) |
Dogtooth Tuna | 3 - Big Cat Tender (QLD) |
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Spanish Mackerel | 12 – Hardline (QLD) Mackay GFC, Wet Dreams(WA) King Bay GFC | 7 – Time Out (QLD) Mackay GFC |
Mahi Mahi | 30 – Hooked Up (NSW) | 16 - Nemo (NSW) Broken Bay GFC |
Yellowtail Kingfish | 80 - Reel Therapy (SA) Absolute Fishing Charters | 78 – Ocean Hunter (NSW) Ocean Hunter Sports Fishing Charters |
Species | Top boat | Runner up boat |
Billfish | 85 – Barry Alty (QLD) Gold Coast GFC | 76 – Darryl French (NT) Weipa Billfish Club |
Shark | 60 – Chloe Hornhardt (WA) King Bay GFC | 37 – Phil Turner (NSW) St.George SFC |
Tuna | 150 – Rolf Czabayski (SA) GFC of SA | 88 – Jan Oosthuizen (VIC) Warrnambool Offshore & Light GFC |
Seriola | 78 – Vic Levett (NSW) Ocean Hunter Sports Fishing Charters | 59 – Scott Lihou (SA) |
