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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => Helping Each Other Out => Topic started by: hareball on June 07, 2007, 08:27:27 PM
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The New Jersey Bureau of Marine Fisheries, within NJDEP's Division of
Fish and Wildlife, joined the efforts of other agencies by entering the
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Cooperative Coastal Striped Bass
Tagging Program in 1989. The Cooperative Tagging Program has provided
valuable information for striped bass restoration and conservation.
The tagging information has provided biologists with a better
understanding of striped bass migration, mortality and spawning behavior.
Through 2006, over 33,000 striped bass have been tagged in New Jersey alone
and 7,614 have been recaptured and reported by fishermen from locations
up and down the East Coast.
However, there is still a lot to be learned from the tagging program
and angler assistance is needed in collecting and reporting striped bass
tags.
Some striped bass tagged this spring carry new tags that offer a reward
of $125. Rewards are also being offered for several other type tags.
Help continue the valuable striped bass data collection effort. Be on the
lookout for tags on striped bass when fishing this year. For more
information on the different striped bass tags, various rewards and how to
go about reporting, visit the following link:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/images/marine/strbass_tag_flyer07.jpg
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Now thats pretty cool. The only thing is that to claim the $20 award they have to have the fish. That is in Va. You going to drive down for twenty bucks? Or just stick a stamp on it and slip it in the mail box, he he he...
Paul
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hi paul :)
shipping the fish would be no problem. i've shipped many live specimens all over the US so shipping a dead one should be a walk in the park. ;D
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I'm thinkin, write a note, pin it to the striper, do a mapquest for directions and give the striper the directions. Nothing could be easier! TT^
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Now why didn't I think of they? Thats why you get the big bicks... t^
Paul
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captain joe, you have all the right replies tonight TT^ TT^ TT^
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Thanks Hareball, I guess I'm a little punch drunk from being tired. These days off are killing me! TT^ ;D