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Tag and release is a form of
catch and release Catch and release is a practice within recreational fishing where after capture, often a fast measurement and weighing of the fish is performed, followed by posed photography as proof of the catch, and then the fish are unhooked and returne ...
fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques ...
in which the angler attaches a tag to the
fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% ...
, records data such as date, time, place, and type of fish on a standardized
postcard A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. Non-rectangular shapes may also be used but are rare. There are novelty exceptions, such as wood ...
, 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.


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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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