04-11-2006, 02:54 PM
Anglers will have an easier time reporting tagged marine fish with the new reporting phone number implemented by S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
With the click of a few buttons, anglers can dial 1-888-TAGS-4-SC to report information of a tagged marine fish. The new number is part of the Marine Game Fish Tagging Program, which has been a successful operation of the DNR since 1974. When calling the tagged fish hotline, anglers are reminded to provide their name, date, telephone number (and area code), location of catch, name of species caught, tag number, and total length of the fish. In efforts to conserve and protect popular marine species, anglers are encouraged to catch and release the tagged fish.
For additional information on the Marine Game Fish Tagging Program, anglers should contact DNR fisheries biologist Robert Wiggers, (843) 953-9363, or [url "mailto:wiggersr@dnr.sc.gov"]wiggersr@dnr.sc.gov[/url], and visit the Program website at [url "http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/tagfish.html"]www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/tagfish.html[/url].
This is good news for the anglers out there that actually pratice tag and release on game fish such as Drum, marlin, and sailfish.
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With the click of a few buttons, anglers can dial 1-888-TAGS-4-SC to report information of a tagged marine fish. The new number is part of the Marine Game Fish Tagging Program, which has been a successful operation of the DNR since 1974. When calling the tagged fish hotline, anglers are reminded to provide their name, date, telephone number (and area code), location of catch, name of species caught, tag number, and total length of the fish. In efforts to conserve and protect popular marine species, anglers are encouraged to catch and release the tagged fish.
For additional information on the Marine Game Fish Tagging Program, anglers should contact DNR fisheries biologist Robert Wiggers, (843) 953-9363, or [url "mailto:wiggersr@dnr.sc.gov"]wiggersr@dnr.sc.gov[/url], and visit the Program website at [url "http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/tagfish.html"]www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/tagfish.html[/url].
This is good news for the anglers out there that actually pratice tag and release on game fish such as Drum, marlin, and sailfish.
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