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Keep an eye out for tagged Sand Flathead

by Department of NRE Tasmania 10 Apr 21:22 UTC
Make sure to check your Sand Flathead for a tag. Report it to IMAS, and you could win a prize! © Department of NRE Tasmania

Have you noticed a little tag on Sand Flathead you've caught lately? Make sure to report it to the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)!

When you report tagged fish to IMAS, you enter their flathead tag lottery. You could be one of three lucky fishers to share in a prize pool of $600 worth of fishing gear in the next draw!

By reporting tagged fish, you're also contributing to important Sand Flathead research. The tagged Sand Flathead are part of an IMAS research project that aims to better understand the biology of the species and how they move.

Report a tagged fish

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