I would like to encourage each and every angler to support the ORI Tagging Project! The cost to get the kit is R300 once off. For every tag that you send in you will receive new stock.
Welcome to this the 25th edition of the Tagging News! What a year 2011 has proved to be. Not only did we nearly match the number of fish tagged in 2010, but we also broke several recapture records, one of them possibly even being a world record (see recapture highlights)! After more than 27 years the ORI Tagging Project continues to bring in valuable information on fish movement patterns, growth rates, mortality rates and population dynamics of our important linefish
species.
This information is extremely valuable and continues to be used by students, scientists and managers around the country for policy and decision-making on linefish management. At a recent scientific linefish symposium the question was asked whether ORI should continue with the project, particularly since funding has been an ongoing problem. The response from scientists and managers alike was unanimously positive and we have decided to do our best to try and keep this project going for as long as possible, come rain or shine!
This is particularly important since despite the large quantity of important data being collected, the Tagging Project has also made a major contribution towards changing the ethic of anglers towards catch and release, which undoubtedly goes far beyond the scientific value of the data collected. Not only do anglers now have a reason to capture and release a fish, they are in actual fact contributing to a better understanding of the biology and ultimately conservation of that species. This added bonus goes a long way towards improving angler awareness about our marine linefish species as well as contributing towards sustainable fishing.
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