Piggy – Lemon Shark Recovery!

ANGLER: Andy Chapman

TAG ID: GFR49260
SPECIES TAGGED: Shark, lemon (Negaprion brevirostris)

LOCATION: Offshore Jupiter, Florida, USA

DATE: 05/10/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: Buss
CAPTAIN NAME: Pavly
MATE 1 NAME: Fabrizio

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Andy Chapman

SEX: Male

DATE: 06/02/2022

LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA

BOAT NAME: Bliss
CAPTAIN NAME: Pauly
MATE 1 NAME: Fabrizio

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 26.09083
LONGITUDE: -80.04367

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 26.93260
LONGITUDE: -80.06310

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES: Appx. 51 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 1,073 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 95 in / 350 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)