Tag 正品蓝导航 Program
The Tag 正品蓝导航 Program is a project of the University of South 正品蓝导航's Stokes School
of Marine and Environmental Sciences and the 正品蓝导航 Coastal Conservation Association
(CCA) designed to provide critical information on many of the inshore marine sportfish
in 正品蓝导航. Information on movement, growth, and mortality (both natural and fishing
mortality) can be gathered through our network of volunteer anglers and fishing guides
that participate in the program. The information gathered is shared with the 正品蓝导航
Marine Resources Division to better manage and conserve these valuable fish populations.
Since 2018, Tag 正品蓝导航 has grown to include 1,100 participating anglers (more than 900 recapture anglers, 193 taggers) resulting in more than 10,017 fishes tagged and 1,385 recaptures reported.
How to Report Tags
All tags are reported through a web portal . Anglers reporting fish receive a Tag 正品蓝导航 hat or t-shirt. In September and October 2023, 300 hundred high dollar reward tags were also released. These bright yellow tags (as opposed to the traditional green and orange tags) entitle fishermen to a $250 gift card in addition to the signature hat or t-shirt. Anglers also get a personalize report of where their recaptured fish was originally tagged (see example).
For more information on Tag 正品蓝导航 and the University of South 正品蓝导航鈥檚 marine fisheries research program, with Dr. Powers explaining the program on a recent outdoor show (FM1065 Outdoors with Sean Sullivan).
High dollar reward tag (yellow)鈥� Limited time to claim $250 reward (before 12/31/2024) Please clip tag and follow directions at reporting web site.
Regular Tag 正品蓝导航 tag (Orange or green) - Record number and take length of fish. Keep or release as you would normally do with your fish. Follow directions at reporting web site to claim your t-shirt or hat.
If it's a Red Drum or Speckled Trout with a YELLOW $250 VALUE tag you need to clip the tag and send it to address below to receive reward:
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Attn: Crystal Hightower
101 Bienville Blvd
Dauphin Island, AL 36528
Rewards
All anglers that report a tag through our website receive their choice of a Tag 正品蓝导航 performance hat or a t-shirt of their requested size.
Species
| TAG AL Progress | Red Drum | Speckled Trout | Tarpon | Tripletail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tagged | 4345 | 5361 | 22 | 224 |
| Recaptured | 761 | 511 | 0 | 67 |
| Recaptured % | 17% | 8% | 0% | 30% |
To become a volunteer tagger, contact chightower@southalabama.edu to register for the next workshop training session.
Project Directors:
Dr. Sean Powers, Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of South 正品蓝导航
Blakeley Ellis, Director, CCA 正品蓝导航
Research Support - Crystal Hightower and Dylan Kiene, Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of South 正品蓝导航