26th Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic
20-27 October 2012

  Calcutta Briefing Saturday 20th October,
  Fish Sunday 21 October through Saturday 27 October with
  Presentation Dinner Saturday 27 October, 2012.

SATELLITE TAGS DEPLOYED

Report on SAT (pop-off archival tags) tags deployed in black marlin in the 25th anniversary lizard island game fish club (LIGFC) black marlin classic, 2011.
this satellite tagging programme was inspired by the challenge given to the Hawaiian billfish tournament (HIBT) by the ligfc at the 2011 HIBT that our black marlin would outdo the blue marlin "Great Marlin Race" organised by Bob Kurtz and Peter Fithian.
LIGFC thank Dr. Randy Kochevar, of Stanford University, for his effort in supplying the PAT tags and our LIGFC sponsor of this tagging programme, Peter Teakle, for financing the tags. we eagerly await the results of this scientific research into the movement of Black Marlin tagged at Lizard Island, when the tags download when released 120 days after deployment.

  Data is transmitted to satellite 120 days after deployment