| Boats participating in 2006 Dolphin Tagging Study | ||||
| Number | ||||
| Boat Name | Captain/Owner | City | State | Tagged |
| Draggin Dreams | Don Brown | Pembroke Pine | FL | 256 |
| Thomas Flyer | Jimbo Thomas | Miami | FL | 217 |
| Killin' Time | Don Gates | Chuluota | FL | 129 |
| Rock Boat | Richard DeLizza | Weston | FL | 58 |
| Sea Witch | Mark Mitchell | Orlando | FL | 43 |
| Special Lady | John Thomas | Mt. Pleasant | SC | 38 |
| Makara | Tom McMurray | N. Palm Beach | FL | 37 |
| Hammerhead | Bob Stull | Hollywood | FL | 35 |
| Houdini | Wayne Skinner | Isle of Palms | SC | 32 |
| Reel Gator | Tony Zara | Orlando | FL | 32 |
| Sun Rise | Buddy Bouknight | West Columbia | SC | 32 |
| Colorado Magic | Ron Teke | Silverthorne | CO | 26 |
| Snookums | Marc Anderson | Marathon | FL | 26 |
| Ballyhoo | Bill Baugh | Ramrod Key | FL | 25 |
| Prowess | Brian Gulski | N. Charleston | SC | 24 |
| Sweet Marie | Chuck Debevec | Marathon | FL | 23 |
| Bill Collector | Aris Angelo | Coral Gables | FL | 21 |
| Tireless | Antonio Gonzales | Miami | FL | 21 |
| RezKill | Luis Perez | Miami | FL | 20 |
| Dottom II | Rick Bacco | Cooper City | FL | 15 |
| Beyond the Reef | Greg Daniels | Key West | FL | 14 |
| Hungry Bear | Larry Lafler | Palm City | FL | 14 |
| Outta Range | Fred Cory | Raleigh | NC | 14 |
| Lighting Strike | Scott Frost | West Palm Be | FL | 13 |
| Reel Estate | Bruce Campbell | Baltimore | MD | 13 |
| Scungilli | William Pomenti | Islamorada | FL | 13 |
| Seasonal Affair | Kenneth Nelson | Mt. Pleasant | SC | 12 |
| Skirt Flirt | Ed Bolliger | Davie | FL | 12 |
| Captain Hurricane | Kevin Alexander | Boynton Beach | FL | 10 |
| Caramba | Dale Lackey, Jr. | Charleston | SC | 10 |
| No Limits | Dwayne Wilson | Melbourne | FL | 10 |
| Wahoo | Tom Frankovich | Key Largo | FL | 10 |
| Knot Yet | Dave Wilson | Satellite Beach | FL | 9 |
| Summer Girl | Steve Leasure | Charleston | SC | 9 |
| Top Priority | Les Frazer | Plantation | FL | 9 |
| Thunder Cat | Steve McGuffey | Melbourne Bea | FL | 8 |
| T's Me! | Terry Winn | Osteen | FL | 8 |
| Blue Boy | Buddy Aimar/DW0 | Charleston | SC | 7 |
| Land Escaper | Bryan Osterling | Melbourne | FL | 7 |
| Sea Yall | Scott Ryan | Delmar | DE | 7 |
| Triple A | Jim Wilkerson | unknown | VA | 7 |
| Bouncer's Dusky | Bouncer Smith | Miami | FL | 6 |
| Fish Ng | Anthony Ng | Wintersville | NC | 6 |
| Job Site II | Keith Brown | Palatka | FL | 6 |
| Lady Grady | Justin Wallace | Greenville | NC | 6 |
| Winky Dinky | Scott Rooke | Charleston | SC | 6 |
| Canyon Runner | Phil Dulaney | Clark's Landing | NJ | 5 |
| Gettin' Jiggy | Robert Waite | Delray Beach | FL | 5 |
| Man-O-War | Jim Metzger | Key West | FL | 5 |
| Reel Deal | Ron Cottrell | Dayton Beach | FL | 5 |
| Reel Rowdy | Don Reynolds | Miramar | FL | 5 |
| Swamp Angel | DW005 | unknown | 5 | |
| The Dog House | Michael Barnes | Homestead | FL | 5 |
| My Three Sons | Randy Ragland | Charleston | SC | 5 |
| Flatlined | Jeff Todish | Sugarland | TX | 4 |
| Keep on Truckin | Bruce Taymore | Boston | MA | 4 |
| Lil-Bit | Pete Loy | Mt. Pleasant | SC | 4 |
| Low Bid | George Turner | Easton | MA | 4 |
| Outta Controls II | Kent Carter | Greenville | SC | 4 |
| Petrel IV | Thomas Wynne | Mt. Pleasant | SC | 4 |
| Sea Boots | Jim Sharpe | Big Pine Key | FL | 4 |
| Bare Bottom | Frank Best | Goldsboro | NC | 3 |
| Blue Endeavor | Mike Leatherwood | Charleston | SC | 3 |
| Cindy Michelle | Jerry Eason | Homestead | FL | 3 |
| Fishin Coach | Dan Utley | Bluffton | SC | 3 |
| Jenny Lynn | Dick Rakovich | Seabrook Islan | SC | 3 |
| Meant To Be | Ed Cannon | Miami Beach | FL | 3 |
| Misty Morning | Denny Sills | Charleston | SC | 3 |
| Second Chance | Allen Campbell | Goliad | TX | 3 |
| Tar Baby | Dewey Hemilright | Wanchese | NC | 3 |
| Too The Max | Anthony Fernande | Miami Beach | FL | 3 |
| Blind Date | Ron Sonneman | Merritt Island | FL | 2 |
| Danny Boy | Larry Ochab | Orlando | FL | 2 |
| Deacon Blues | Jay Blount | unknown | NC | 2 |
| Eck Sta Sea | Tom Eckerle | Pompano Beac | FL | 2 |
| Fish Wrapper | Tony Smoak | Charleston | SC | 2 |
| Got-U-II | Kenneth Stone | Johnsonville | SC | 2 |
| Irish Wake | Tim Heiser | Ft. Lauderdale | FL | 2 |
| Jumpin Juniper | Brett Dudas | Ft. Lauderdale | FL | 2 |
| Miss Emily | Gegg Newman | Columbia | SC | 2 |
| Pip's 36 | Bobby Manske | Marathon Shor | FL | 2 |
| Release | Rom Whitaker | Hatteras | NC | 2 |
| Shin Dig | Eric Frisch | Johns Island | SC | 2 |
| Spindrift | Jim Metzger | Sugarloaf Key | FL | 2 |
| Sweet Ride | John Quellette | Miami | FL | 2 |
| Team Just Takin It | Sandy Gordon | Jensen Beach | FL | 2 |
| Angler Management | Duane Sisson | Charleston | SC | 1 |
| Cat 5 | Richard Zahalka | Homestead | FL | 1 |
| Crazy Love | Vaughn Clarke | unknown | 1 | |
| Double XL | Chris Livolsi | Palm Bay | FL | 1 |
| Fish Licker | Mark | Merritt Island | FL | 1 |
| Hap Hazzard | Scott Malindzak | Mt. Pleasant | SC | 1 |
| High Hopes | Chris Holmes | Palm Beach G | FL | 1 |
| KrivOcain | Bobby Krivohlavelc | Mt. Pleasant | SC | 1 |
| Lady D | John Durkee | Merritt Island | FL | 1 |
| My Candy | Darren Gordon | Hilton Head | SC | 1 |
| Never Better | Dale Wall | Archdale | NC | 1 |
| Partner | Kerry Kahl | Lake Worth | FL | 1 |
| Pharm-A-Sea | John E. Hollis, Jr. | Charleston | SC | 1 |
| Rayzors Edge | Joe Dunaway | Myrtle Beach | SC | 1 |
| Silver Crescent | Paul Tucker | Charleston | SC | 1 |
| Skirt Chaser | Bernie Smith | Hobe Sound | FL | 1 |
| Weekend Bender | Ben Mitchell | Ft. Lauderdale | FL | 1 |