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Targets for 2019-20
1. Tag 20,000 fish
2. Record 1,500 recaptures
3. Registered taggers in range of 400-500
4. Upgrade database
5. Provide data to researchers and others
Highlights
Highlights for the quarter at 31 December 2019 were:
• Grant funds of $20,000 were received in Oct 2019
• The number of registered taggers at the end of Q2 was 430
• Number of taggers actually tagging fish was 295 for Q2 and 392 for the year
• There were 4,662 fish tagged in Q2 and 8,513 for the year which is below the target of
5,000 per quarter – numbers for Q2 will increase with late returns
• Recaptures were 534 for Q2 and 841 for the year which is on target
• Database upgrade has been slowed due to other work commitments however 309
tag maps have been upgraded and are available through Google Earth
• Mangrove Jack W71300 was recaptured 11 times in 10 months from Mar 2019 to
early 2020