Our Mission
In 2007, Pacific Islands Fisheries Group (PIFG) started Tag It: a volunteer-based fish tagging program designed to continue the once popular Hawaiʻi Division of Aquatic Resources’ (DAR) Ulua Tagging Project and expand it across commonly targeted species in Hawaiʻi’s nearshore hook-and-line fishery (Ulua/papio, ʻōʻio, moi, and kaku).
The "One-Stop Tag Shop” design streamlines the whole process: distribution of tagging supplies, data collection, and logging recaptures. Using the same tags across a variety of species reduces the confusion of having multiple ongoing tagging projects in Hawaiʻi’s nearshore waters.
The data compiled through this project will be used to improve scientific understanding of Hawaiʻi’s nearshore fisheries and better inform future management decisions.