7416 – Sandbar Shark Recovery!

ANGLER: AJ Rotondella

TAG ID: GFR7416
SPECIES TAGGED: Shark, sandbar (Carcharhinus plumbeus)

LOCATION: Long Beach Island, New Jersey, USA

DATE: 08/23/2026

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: No boat. Caught from the beach.

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Rick Stringer

SEX: Male
DATE: 10/03/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Charleston, South Carolina, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

BOAT NAME: Squalus
CAPTAIN NAME: Rick Stringer

Original Deployment Photo

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 32.63967
LONGITUDE: -80.01927

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 39.62235
LONGITUDE: -74.19288

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 504 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 689 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 48 in / 30 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was recorded and the fish was released with original tag.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

(Map pins indicates original and recovery locations and does not reflect fish exact movements)