This article is provided courtesy NEWSLINES of BlueWater Boats & Sportsfishing magazine. It originally appeared in Issue 106, 2014.
AUSTRALIAN TAGGING PROGRAM The world’s first land- based marlin recapture?
This year has been reported as one of of a 16-day fishing stint after it took in 21 days – an average in excess of the best land-based marlin seasons, a live slimy mackerel presented on 25NM a day. with estimates of more than 100 fish 80lb leader (as they had run out of The NSW DPI Game Fish Tagging caught from the rock ledges at the their usual 150lb). The fish measured Program issues tags free of charge entrance to Jervis Bay on the NSW 1.55m short length (lower jaw to tail to individuals and fishing clubs and South Coast. fork) and was reported as being in works in close association with the Interestingly, one of these was a excellent condition until it jumped on NSW Game Fishing Association and the tagged fish; the first ever recaptured to the rocks, damaging itself, so the Game Fishing Association of Australia. from the hotspot known as ‘The call was made to keep the fish. Over 415,000 fish have been tagged Tubes’ and perhaps the first tagged The marlin was originally released under the program so far. The program marlin to be recaptured from the on New Year’s Day off Mooloolaba in is run using funds from the NSW rocks anywhere in the world? It was southern Queensland by Privateer from Recreational Fishing Trust. If you would caught in late January by 13-year-old the Mooloolaba Game Fishing Club. It like to get involved in the program Gorkem Biyiksiz on his first attempt was recorded as 20kg on release and please phone (02) 4424 7417 or email at marlin fishing from the rocks with on recapture was estimated to weigh [email protected] his father, Tijay. 25kg. It had travelled a straight line – Phil Bolton Gorkem landed his marlin on the last distance of over 525 nautical miles Fisheries Manager, NSW DPI
This previously tagged black marlin was caught from the rocks at the entrance to Jervis Bay in southern NSW after it swam 525 nautical miles south in 21 days. It was recaptured in late January by 13-year-old Gorkem Biyiksiz on his first attempt at marlin fishing from the rocks.
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