A big shout out to those boats who have managed to tag and release a bluefin tuna as part of the Tuna CHART Programme in the past week.
First up we have a big shout out for a couple of firsts as some of our charter boats managed to break their duck and tag their first ever tuna during the week. Baltimore Angling got off the mark with their first tuna and then went and got another one just to make sure. While a bit further east along the coast Sea Angling Charters also managed to get off the mark with their first bluefin.
Further north, more seasoned bluefin boats such as Kiwi Girl, Tuna.ie, Killybegs Fishing Charters and Wild Atlantic Way Angling all managed tag and release a tuna or two.
Bluefin Tuna fishing may only be carried out by authorised vessels as part of the Tuna CHART (Catch and Release Tagging) a Bluefin Tuna Data Collection Programme. The list of authorised boats is given below and more information can be found here.
Authorised blue fin tuna boats 2020
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Adrian Molloy
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Killybegs, Co. Donegal
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Brian McGilloway
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Killybegs Co. Donegal
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Donal McMenamin
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Killybegs, Co. Donegal
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Michael Callaghan
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Killybegs, Teelin, Co. Donegal
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Michael McGettigan
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Killybegs, Co. Donegal
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Patrick O’Doherty
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Bundoran Pier Co. Donegal
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Daryl Ewing
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Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
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Declan Kilgannon
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Mullaghmore Co. Sligo
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John Brittain
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Cleggan, Co. Galway
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Luke Aston
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Carrigaholt, Co. Clare
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Noel Kelleher
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Kilrush, Co. Clare
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Peter Power
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Mullaghmore Co. Sligo
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Thomas McCallion
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Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
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Carroll O’Donoghue
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Kinsale, Co. Cork
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David Edwards
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Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork
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Derek Schwartau
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Ballycotton, Co. Cork
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Séan Maxwell
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Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork
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Tony Santry
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Marlogue, Cobh Island, Cork Harbor
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Adrian Nowotynski
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Union Hall Co. Cork
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Kieran Collins
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Baltimore, Co. Cork
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Tom Collins
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Reen, Union Hall, Co. Cork
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