Usually, the acknowledgements section goes at the end of the report. Here in Broome the work that happens would never happen without the input of the volunteer team and therefore to us it makes sense to put those volunteers front and centre. The team for Tagging2023 was a mix of volunteer and professionals and here we thank them all. Adrian Boyle, Charlotte Burgoyne, Dianne Bennett, Franky O'Connor, Helen Macarthur, Ho-bun Yu, Jasmin Pratt, John Curran, Ka-man Or, Kerry Hadley, Marcel Klaassen, Maureen Christie, Maurice O’Connor, Michelle Willie, Mike Dawkins, Mo Verhoeven, Naiwen Zhang, Roz Jessop, Shang-xiao Cai, Teagan Fitzwater, Val Burgess, Yang Wu, and Ziyou Yang all for field work skills, dedication, and a great attitude throughout the hard and hot work.