Tag and release is a form of

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in which the

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attaches a tag to the

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, records data such as date, time, place, and type of fish on a standardized

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, and submits this card to a fisheries agency or conservation organization. Anglers who catch tagged fish report their location, date, and time, as well as the tag number to established points of contact.

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has had such a program since 1974. A tag and release program is in place in NSW, Australia.

References

External links

South Carolina Marine Game Fish Tagging Program

Southern California Marlin Online Tag and Release Program

Billfish Database and the Cooperative Marine Game Fish Tagging Program

The Billfish Foundation (TBF), 2008 Tag and Release Awards Ceremony

Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) is a division of the South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR)

The Oio Tagging Project, Hawaiian bonefish Tagging Program
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