tagging and growth rates
As you know my crew and myself have been putting tags into fish for the last 18 months we have had 14 recaptures .and I know of a few others that were not reported.so good signs that if treated right the fish will have a good chance of survival.
Dhu fish /tagged 28/5/11 size 515mm recaptured 23/7/11 size 525mm
Dhu fish/ " 28/5/11 " 630mm " 12/7/11 640mm
Dhu fish 2/5/11 425mm 7/5/11 same 425mm caught again 7/6/11 425mm caught again 26/6/11 430mm three times and vented twice in good condition on each release.
Dhu fish 7/5/11 780mm 28/5/11 780mm no change
Dhu fish 20/12/11 590mm 5/3/12 600mm
Dhu fish 22/5,11 810mm 27/6/2011 Was kept by others was not measured this fish had a double hook in its throat and one in its gut bag not in good condition on release did not think this one would be recaught but it was and in good condition .
Dhu fish 23/12/10 540mm 15/4/12 665mm
Dhu fish 23/5/2011 585mm 7/7/11 585mm no change
Dhu fish 23/5/11 495mm 7/8/11 510mm
Dhu fish 23/5/11 745mm 7/8/11 755mm
Dhu fish 8/4/12 635mm 8/4/12
Dhufish 20/12/11 560mm 2/1/12 same560mm
Dhu fish 22/5/11 440mm 12/1/12 460mm
Breke sea cod. 23/7/11 415mm 1/7/12 430mm kept
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Vinesh87
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That's awesome to see that
That's awesome to see that they are surviving and growing!! Great work
sammy85
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Where do I get the tags and
Where do I get the tags and tagging equipment mate I am keen to start doing it
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Rig
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Good work Paul
Some positive signs there
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thanks
interesting stuff Paul, thanks for sharing the info
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Well done
Keep up good work Paul very interesting
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Great stuff Paul. A couple of
Great stuff Paul. A couple of those fish have grown quite a bit in a short time. I think the longer you do it the more interesting it will be. Keep it up.
Have the fish moved very far from their original catch location? I have had one that had moved 20 odd kilometers in a couple of months.
Ben Derecki
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Quality post Paul. This sort
Quality post Paul. This sort of education really takes our fishing to a new level.
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good stuff Paul
had they moved very far,or same location
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yep well done
yep well done paul
Interesting to see the break sea cod only grew 15mm in 1 year. Also a slow grower.
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All fish were caught back
All fish were caught back from where they were tagged but we have dived on some of these spot more than once and these dhuies were not there they come and go .We got the first one i tagged the other week same spot .Have dived and fished this bit of ground on a regular basis and not seen it there as it is a small area .Funny thoe we caught near one year to the day from when tagged .We had one lump we tagged thirty dhuies + they have all moved on but I will be heading back to see if they show up again ,i think they come back each year to the same ground ,time will tell.As for the break sea i would think given the max size of these fish 15mm is a big growth .will keep on tagging and will post results as we get them .
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championruby
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Good on you for all your hard
Good on you for all your hard work.
Really shows how slow growing the fish are and how susceptible to being fished out of an area they are.
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Thanks
Thanks for sharing this info Paul. You are a credit to the fishing industry.