Jersey 520 – Striped Bass Recovery

ANGLER: Matthew Markey

TAG ID: GFR72520
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, USA

DATE: 05/28/2025

CAPTAIN NAME: Mike Brides
MATE 1 NAME: Matthew Markey

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Brian Miller

DATE: 11/18/2024
LOCATION: Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Fisker Outdoors
CAPTAIN NAME: Brian Miller

Original Deployment Photo

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.40015
LONGITUDE: -73.97524

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 41.49
LONGITUDE: -70.10

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 187 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 191 days

MEASURED LENGTH and ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 30.5 in / 12 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was harvested.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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