7503 – Sandbar Shark Recovery!

ANGLER: Baron Moore

TAG ID: GFR07503
SPECIES TAGGED: Shark, sandbar (Carcharhinus plumbeus)

LOCATION: Swansboro, North Carolina, USA

DATE: 06/12/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: none
CAPTAIN NAME: Johnathan Garrett

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ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Rick Stringer

SEX: Female
DATE: 11/11/2024
LOCATION: Charleston, South Carolina, USA

BOAT NAME: Squalus
CAPTAIN NAME: Rick Stringer

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

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

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 34.685364
LONGITUDE: -77.119230

FISH CONDITION: Good

BAIT USED: Dead Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES: appx. 190 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 213 days

ESTIMATED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 60 in / 50 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was released without original tag.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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