Oh Gawd – Atlantic Sailfish Recovery!

ANGLER: Manuel Perez Almenares

TAG ID: GFR67672
SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albicans)

LOCATION: Offshore Cayo Mambi, Cuba

DATE: 03/29/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: King of the Sea
CAPTAIN NAME: Manuel Perez Sanchez
MATE 1 NAME: Raynel Perez Sanchez

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Alex Korechi

DATE: 11/18/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

BOAT NAME: New Latitude
CAPTAIN NAME: Pauly
MATE 1 NAME: Logan

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 25.98170
LONGITUDE: -80.07972

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 20.78
LONGITUDE: -75.30

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  408 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 131 days

ESTIMATED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 85 in / 70 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)