Cooperative Tagging Center (CTC)
The Cooperative Tagging Center (CTC) began as the Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Program (GTP) at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) in 1954. The GTP was started by Dr. Frank J. Mather III with an initial focus on bluefin tuna. The program quickly expanded to include billfish in 1973 and became a joint effort …