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Infofish Citizen Science Report 2014/15
Here is the latest Infofish Citizen Science and Suntag report for 2014/15. The Infofish database now contains over 1.13 million fish records. This year data from recruitment surveys was incorporated into the database. Posts on the Suntag and Crystal Bowl Facebook pages had a total reach of over 200,000 and there were over 20,000 downloads of the mini reports.
Suntag Performance Report 2014/15
This report provides a summary of what Fisheries Queensland and other contributors have received for their investment in Suntag and what has been provided to the fishing industry and the community. Download the Report
THE AWOONGA BARRAMUNDI STORY
Lake Awoonga spilled in late 2010 for the first time since the dam wall was raised in 2002. It was estimated that 20,000+ large Barramundi spilled from the lake to June 2011. Find out where these and other Barramundi stocked into lake Awoonga ended up. Download the report “The Awoonga Barramundi Story 1985-2014” or view the article at: http://suntag.org.au/the-awoonga-barramundi-story-1985-2014/
A 13,500KM ODYESSEY
From Jun-Dec last year a Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish) tagged with a satellite tag off Charleston South Carolina USA wandered around the Atlantic Ocean for around 13,500km before being recaptured off the Dominican Republic. The fish was tagged with an archival tag as part of the Dolphinfish Research Program run by Cooperative Science Services, LLC .
THE AWOONGA BARRAMUNDI STORY 1985-2014
This report has been prepared by Infofish Australia for the Australian National Sportfishing Association Qld Inc – Mar 2015 SCOPE This report provides a summary of tagging of Barramundi stocked in Lake Awoonga near Gladstone, with a focus on the period from 2010‐2015 when the lake spilled each year with stocked fish exiting the lake. Download the Report Awoonga Tagging
YELLOWFIN AND PIKEY BREAM SOUTH EAST AND CENTRAL QUEENSLAND 1985-2014
This report has been prepared by Infofish Australia for the Australian National Sportfishing Association Qld Inc – Jan 2015 SCOPE This report provides a summary of Yellowfin Bream and Pikey Bream tagged from 1985‐2014 in South East Queensland (SEQ) and Central Queensland (CQ) in the following areas based on Suntag grid maps: Gold Coast (TWR, GC22 and GC23) SEQ Moreton
MULLOWAY THE NEXT CRYSTAL BOWL CHALLENGE
The Crystal Bowl was developed to predict Barramundi stocks in the Fitzroy River that started in 2011 and was extended to include Gladstone and Herbert Creek in 2013. It was also extend to include King Threadfin in the Fitzroy River in 2014. In 2015 it will be extended to include Mulloway in the Moreton Bay Marine Park. Some initial qualitative