First Recapture of Tagged Blue
Japan Game Fish Association (JGFA) has long advocated tagging & releasing billfish, and its effort incudes cooperation with National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries (FSF) to use satellite-tracking pop-up tags.
A blue marlin recently caught by a long-line fisherman off Chiba area had a regular TBF tag (BF-121940) , and it proved to have been previously caught more than a year ago in Mie area, approximately 600km west. The recapture will give us a clue on the mysterious migration pattern of marlin in Japanese water. It was a fish caught by Mr. Yasushi Yamada, in a monthly tournament of JGFA's Boat Owner's League.
Congratulations, Mr. Yamada!
A blue marlin recently caught by a long-line fisherman off Chiba area had a regular TBF tag (BF-121940) , and it proved to have been previously caught more than a year ago in Mie area, approximately 600km west. The recapture will give us a clue on the mysterious migration pattern of marlin in Japanese water. It was a fish caught by Mr. Yasushi Yamada, in a monthly tournament of JGFA's Boat Owner's League.
Congratulations, Mr. Yamada!
| First capture | Recapture |
|---|---|
| AUG. 07, 2005 | Dec. 17, 2006 |
| Off Daio-zaki, Mie Pref. (34°14'N, 137°15'E) | Off Katsuura, Chiba Pref. (32°25'N, 142°38'E) |
| Weight: Approximately130kg | Weight: Approximately120kg （product weight: 101kg） |
| 497 days between captures | |
| Apparent distance traveled: 600km | |
| Caught by recreational trolling, tagged & released | Method of capture: long line |
| Angler: Yasushi Yamada (Enshu-nada GFC) | Fisherman: Satoshi Minobe Communication: Katsuura Fisheries Coop - FSF - JGFA |
