Got a 45.5cm Jack this arvo in the same area I recaptured another tagged jack last year. I will keep you all posted on the details when I get them from Fisheries. Tag numbers are different- so not the same fish.
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Got a 45.5cm Jack this arvo in the same area I recaptured another tagged jack last year. I will keep you all posted on the details when I get them from Fisheries. Tag numbers are different- so not the same fish.
That's cool! Looking forward to seeing the data that comes back about him.
Hey mate dont be suprised if the data really astounds you. Meaning that it may have travelled a huge distance. I had tagged barra in my previous job that moved out of the Fitzroy River (Rockhampton) and swam 100-150kms south and entered the Boyne River (Gladstone) and caught years later. Keep us posted
Lovely Jack by the way
Luke, some of the data can be pretty cool. The one I got last year was tagged many years ago and had grown 15cm but hadnt moved.
We have had stacks of billfish recaptures over the years, I even recaught one of my own black marlin I had tagged 3 weeks earlier.
The same with a whiting I tagged, I recaught it a week later.
Goes to show that releasing fish is worth while!
nice looking jack jeffo
shane
Did you find him on the new through hull transducer lol.
Nice jack Jeffo.
I had a barra recapture reported to me a bit earlier this year. I tagged one at 44cm in the Haughton River south of Townsville back in August 2010. It was re-captured at Wunjunga Beach 110kms further south in June 2012. By then it had grown to 62cm. Unfortnately he was not as lucky second time round and was kept for a feed.:(
I've also tagged a couple of jacks but so far no re-captures.....
Cheers,
Roo.
nice jack there jeffo, you are the tagged fish magnet...;)
Well done great looking jack . I would be keen to know how far he has traveled or if hes held area through the year from where he was last taged.
Be interested to know for sure i guess he may have moved and came back to the same snag which would be hard to tell but wow the fact and detaisl you can learn from that fish are awsome .
Its called Karma I do believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by DEANO68
Nice Jack there buddy.
clean looking fish jeffo- how long we gotta wait till the details come back
Nice fish Jeffo. Looking forward to the stats
Got some stats back today but not in full.
Fish was tagged on the 21st of November 2010 in the exact spot I recaught him. There was no release lengths supplied to me.
Just flicking back through a few recapture certificates.
I have recapture details for fish that I have either originally tagged or recaptured previously tagged fish :
5 Black Marlin
3 Sailfish
2 Mangrove Jack
2 Sand Whiting
5 Yellowfin Bream
1 Dusky Flathead
Its always a buzz to see that what we do allows the fish to do their thing!
I finally re-caught a barra that I had tagged only earlier this year. I have been trying to do that for a few years now.:)
How far did the sailfish and marlin travel between captures? Were any of them ones that you had tagged before? That would be pretty special!
Cheers,
Roo.
tru that jeffo, good job....:arrow:Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffo
Roo, yeah 5 billfish I have tagged have been recaught. One I recaught myself 3 weeks after I tagged it 10 miles apart.
The furthest traveling billfish I have had so far was a Black Marlin i tagged at Mooloolaba and was recaught by a local profesional Fisherman in the Solomon Islands. It travelled 2124Nm in 1371 days.
Thanks Jeffo - Looks like the Jacks may stay faithful to one particular snag or spot before they migrate out to the reefs?
Greta stuff
Nice one. Its pretty amazing how far they travel!Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffo
Cheers,
Roo.