ANGLER: Mack Hopkins

TAG ID: GFR50164
SPECIES TAGGED: Tuna, yellowfin (Thunnus albacares)

LOCATION: Offshore Nags Head, North Carolina, USA

DATE: 07/31/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: Caroliner
CAPTAIN NAME: Mack Hopkins

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Kenny Kaufman

DATE: 06/14/2022

LOCATION: Offshore New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Andrea’s Toy
CAPTAIN NAME: Gregory A DeMello
MATE 1 NAME: Goin Coastal

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 38.766667
LONGITUDE: -72.950000

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 36.11833
LONGITUDE: -74.40833

FISH CONDITION: Poor

BAIT USED: Dead Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 173 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 1143 days

ESTIMATED LENGTH and WEIGHT:  — in / 75 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was harvested.  Fish was 1/3 eaten by shark

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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