Brisbane Sportfishing Club Inc

Tagging

The club strongly supports the SUNTAG recreational tagging program run by ANSA Qld Inc in conjunction with the Department of Primary Industries and the Queensland Fisheries Management Authority. The trophy for the most fish tagged in the state is the ”Phill Brookes” trophy, named for Phill Brookes, a past president of the club (see ”Phill Brookes Lure Caught Mangrove Jack ” trophy in the club’s annual trophy list). The two names on that trophy are Mick Dohnt and Niel Carstens, both members of the club. The annual trophy for the best performing club in the tagging program has Brisbane’s name in the majority of years. Some amount of funds raised by the club each year is used to purchase tags for the use of members.

Tagging is done on a project based basis. For a list of priority species and locations see Mick Dohnt the clubs tagging officer at the club meetings. Mick is the person who issues tags to members and to whom you should hand in your tagging sheets. Tagging data should be handed to Mick at the next meeting after your trip. Tagging equipment can be purchased from the ANSA ware officer at any meeting.

In an effort to preserve fish we have also incorporated tagging into most of our club Competitions and Romps. Points are awarded against a predetermined weight using ANSA normal points scoring. The nominated species list and their points are on our Tagging Points Schedule.

Tagging is also done using the NSW Gamefish Tagging Program. This program is restricted to game fish. If a species is covered by both SUNTAG and NSW Gamefish you should use SUNTAG tags (eg Spotted or School Mackerels). NSW tags can be obtained from Mick or by writing directly to The Director of Fisheries, N.S.W. State Fisheries, P.O. Box N211, Grosvenor Street, SYDNEY, N.S.W., 2000. The tag cards for these tags should be posted directly to the above address as soon as possible. Members tagging are asked to take great care in collecting the data on the fish they tag as the overall scientific validity of research done using data from our program is at stake. Fish should be tagged and released as quickly as possible with the minimum of harm. It is recommended that members who are tagging keep a copy of their own data for them to refer back to when they wish to claim Tagging Masters (refer to state handbook).