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THE OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE'S COOPERATIVE FISH TAGGING PROJECT

Become a Member

BECOME A MEMBER

If you’re an experienced recreational angler passionate about marine conservation, apply to become a tagger for the ORI-CFTP. Your application will be carefully reviewed by our team and you will be notified of the outcome of your application in the upcoming weeks.

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Report a Tagged Fish

REPORT A TAGGED FISH

If you have caught a fish with a tag (i.e. a recapture), please complete a recapture form (see below). Once you have submitted the relevant information and it has been processed by our team you will receive a confirmation email.

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RESOURCES

Here are some helpful resources to get you started. Gain access to instructional material, scientific insights, and guides to optimise your tagging experience out on the water.

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Newsletters

Catch up on the latest editions of the ORI Tagging News.

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Instruction Manual

Our latest guide to the tag and release of marine linefish in South Africa

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Video Resources

Access our library of step-by-step instructional videos for visual learners.

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Social Media

Join our active online community of passionate anglers and scientists.

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LEADERBOARD

TOP TAGGERS THIS YEAR

Member NameTotal Releases this Year
CHARLES LILFORD 228
JACQUES DE LA HARPE 169
KEVIN HUMPHREYS 162
CCT Coastal Management - HMPA 103
Victor Da Silva 103
WALTER MATHEE 67
GRAHAM POLLARD 67
Lieze Swart Department of Environmental Affairs: Oceans & Coasts 66
Amar Singh Shark and Marine Research Institute 65
Warren Knezovich 60

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WHY TAG A FISH?

Tagging is an important technique used by fishery biologists to track the movement and growth rate of fish. This information is essential to the wise management and sustainable use of our marine linefish species.

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Become a member

Join South Africa's largest marine based citizen scientist project and help contribute to learning more about our marine linefish species.

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Receive your tagging kit

Kit includes tag applicator, tags, tag-release cards, measuring tape, pencil, instructional manual and videos, and a welcome letter.

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Learn to tag your fish

Read manual carefully and watch instructional videos to learn how to handle and tag your fish correctly.

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Tag your first fish

Once you're confident on our tagging protocol, it's time to head out and catch and tag your first fish from our list of species to be tagged (found in instruction manual)!

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Submit releases online

Login to your secure personal tagging profile ecosystem and easily submit your tag return data direct to our logs.

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Report recaptures

If you catch a tagged fish, report it online through the Tag Recapture form. If we have the release information for that fish, you'll receive an email detailing its growth and movement paths.