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Tag Recapture News!
A Roosterfish originally tagged and released by the crew
of Sunny One out of Los Sueños Resort and Marina was
recently recaptured 330 Days later!!
The Roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis) named “Amy” (Tag ID: GFR1619) was originally
tagged & released by angler John Bradley on February 19th, 2015 while fishing with Captain
Ishmael and mate Christian Bolanos aboard the charter boat Sunny One, from our Official Research Center Los Sueños Resort and Marina, a five star resort and marina located in Herradura, Costa Rica (http://www.lossuenos.com/).
The Roosterfish was estimated to be 95 cm (38 in) total length and had an approximate
weight of 40 pounds. The fish was recaptured on January 14th, 2016 by Captain Thomas Scott
Jones and mate Fernando “Chena”Loria while fishing from the charter boat Mono Congo out of
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Bahia Rica Fishing & Kayak Lodge. Capt. Jones, a lifelong fisherman who targets Roosterfish regularly, was surprised when the Roosterfish took down the bait of two live Lookdowns at the
same time. He thought this fish must be big and special. Before releasing the fish, Capt. Jones
noticed something small attached to the fish. Upon closer inspection he realized it was a scientific tag. Capt. Jones who has a strong interest in biology, was excited to see the tag and learn
that his favorite fish was being studied by a research program.
The Roosterfish was at liberty in the water for 330 days until its recapture in the water
around the Negritos Islands in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica. The tag recovery location was
approximately 19 miles away from the tag deployment location. During that 330 day time period, the fish most likely travelled along the rocky coastal area within a 40 mile radius of the original tag location. At recapture, the Roosterfish had a total length measurement of 115 cm (45
inches) and weight of 50 pounds.
The Negritos Islands is a famous fishing spot that has known to hold a multitude of fish
species. That location holds such a diversity of fish due to the unique physical and geographic
conditions. There are several underwater rock formations and the water depth changes rapidly
from 220 ft to 30 ft which causes some riptides. That area is also where the Gulf of Nicoya water currents meet up with the open ocean. Those conditions are ideal for bait fish and where
there is bait fish, there is predator fish feeding.
The Gray FishTag Research program has been able to shatter the expectations for fish recapture rates thanks to the hard-working professional fishermen on the water day in and day out.
Tags are provided free-of-charge to the collaborating professional fishermen, and the tag data is
available to the public at www.GrayFishTagResearch.org
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The Sunny One charter boat crew will receive some Gray FishTag gear for their tagging efforts. Captain Thomas Jones will receive a pair of Costa Del Mar sunglasses, a Tag & Recovery
Certificate, and Gray FishTag gear for reporting the tag recovery.
The tagging and research efforts is made possible by our research centers and sponsors AFTCO, AA Video, American Fishing Wire, FECOP, Mold Craft, Costa Del Mar, CR Primo Fishing
Tackle, Shadow Graphics, AquaWorld, Crocodile Bay Resort, Grande Alaska Lodge, Los Sueños
Resort & Marina, Marina Pez Vela, The Pisces Group and The Zancudo Lodge.
For more information, please contact the Gray FishTag Research in-house fisheries scientist
Travis Moore at [email protected] or 954-675-3896
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