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Striped marlin satellite tagging report 2023

Six pop-off satellite tags were deployed by the New Plymouth Sportfishing and Underwater Club in February and March 2023. At last, we have detailed tracks from west coast tagged striped marlin, thanks to ongoing support from the IGFA Great Marlin Race programme and the NZMarine Research Foundation.  Four of the…

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ID guide to large tunas of New Zealand

This guide was created to assist recreational fishers and fishing clubs in identifying species of large tuna using external features of freshly caught fish. There is a recreational bag limit of one southern bluefin tuna per person per day and the need for fast identification and live release is increasing. …

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Striped marlin satellite tagging report 2007

The results of the New Zealand Marine Research Foundation’s striped marlin satellite tagging research program over four seasons from 2003 to 2007 has proven to be a highly successful collaborative research effort led by Blue Water Marine Research. Twenty one marlin were tagged at various coastal locations around New Zealand…

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Yellowtail Kingfish Tagging Procedure

The Programme This gamefish tagging programme is a cooperative project between the Ministry for Primary Industries, the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council, its affiliated clubs and anglers, commercial fishers and the current fisheries research provider who is Blue Water Marine Research Ltd. There have been over 24,000 kingfish tagged and…

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