ORI Fish Tagging Project: Tag Return

 ORI Fish Tagging Project: Tag Return

Two KZN south coast anglers, Koos Viviers and Dave Sproston (now in Plettenberg Bay) have something fishy in common. Dave tagged a catface rockod three years ago, and Koos recently re-caught it. Koos found the tag and submitted it to the Oceanographic Research Institute. The details are below:

ORI FISH TAGGING PROJECTTAG RETURN DEAR KOOS VIVIERS Thank you for sending us details on a tagged fish. Listed below are the details for which you have been patiently waiting. TAG NO: A125605 (FISH DIED) SPECIES: catface rockcod DAYS FREE: 959 DISTANCE MOVED: 3 km GROWTH: 220 mm WEIGHT DIFFERENCE: kg TAG RELEASE INFORMATION TAGGED BY: MR D SPROSTON LOCALITY: Shelly Beach / Protea Bank DATE: 16 May 2012 LENGTH: 430 mm MEASUREMENT TYPE: Total RECAPTURE INFORMATION ANGLER: KOOS VIVIERS LOCATION: Izotsha River DATE: 31 Dec 2014 LENGTH: 650 mm MEASUREMENT: Total No. OF TIMES RECAPTURED: 1 Thank you for your co-operation.

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