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4 Contents STaff & conTacTS Published for GFAA by 28 Special cover: Giant black marlin off Cairns feature Photo: Natalie Andersen (Grima) When the – Kim Andersen Sport Fishing Charters Farringtons Editor came to town Tim Simpson Tel: (07) 5501 5410 Mob: 0400 665 947 Email: tim@bluewatermag.com.au 36 Sub-Editor Kate McIntosh Special dESign & Layout feature iMedia Corp What happens gEnEraL managEr to a southern Tim Simpson bluefin tuna after release? officE managEr Kim Bruce Tel: (07) 5501 5400 advErtiSing “The underlying spirit of angling is that the skill of the angler David Gleeson is pitted against the instinct and strength of the fsh and the Mob: 0411 215 111 latter is entitled to an even chance for his life.” Email: david@bluewatermag.com.au – From the rules of the Tuna Club of Avalon, Santa Catalina, USA Level 6, Building A, 207 Pacific Hwy St. Leonards, NSW 2065 06 From the editor 50 Rules and Equipment Regulations Locked Bag 5555, 06 Past presidents, life members 59 Australian record requirements St Leonards, NSW 1590 and IGFA representatives 65 GFAA recognised gamefish PubLiShEr 08 From the president species – Tag & Release / Length BlueWater Publishing, a division of nextmedia 10 GFAA office bearers 66 GFAA recognised gamefish Pty Ltd ACN 128 805 970 12 Membership benefits species – Capture 13 GFAA State Associations & Clubs 67 GFAA Australian record chiEf ExEcutivE officEr 18 Code of Practice application form David Gardiner 20 GFAA Research & Development commErciaL dirEctor Foundation 70 Australian saltwater records Bruce Duncan 22 Marlin identification guide 24 Marlin/tuna/shark weight gauges 85 Australian freshwater records The Official GFAA 2014 Journal is published by BlueWater Publishing Pty Ltd ACN 121 375 184/ABN 39 121 375 184 © 2014 BlueWater 40 Annual GFAA awards and trophies Publishing. All rights reserved. No material may be produced in 43 GFAA Junior National 87 Historical records part or whole without written consent from the copyright holder. All prices referred to in The Official GFAA 2014 Journal are recommended Tournament retail prices, unless otherwise stated. The publisher regrets that it 45 GFAA merit pins and patches 88 Queensland records is not possible to verify information other than that conveyed in the editorial content of the publication. Although the publisher uses its best endeavours to ensure the accuracy of everything it publishes, the Fair Trading Act, 1985, requires the publisher to disclaim any belief 46 Special achievement clubs 94 Tournament Calendar in the truth or falsity of information that is supplied to it and which 49 1000lb Club application form – join in the fun! is published in other than editorial content. Opinions expressed in the editorial content of this magazine are wholly those of the respective authors and not necessarily those of the publisher or the GFAA.