When coral was bought domestically rather than harvested, you can tag it as a domestic purchase on the Australian Wildlife Traceability System (AWTS) mobile app. You do not need to enter a harvest location or harvest dates. This guide walks the full flow from start to Register coral.

On the Home screen, tap the Tag Coral tile. From the Select harvest record screen, tap Enter purchase.

The Specify origin of coral screen opens. In the Details of origin section (required), choose one origin:

Scroll to the Proof of origin section (required) and tap Tap to take photo of the proof of origin. The camera opens; photograph the proof of origin document. The photo appears in the section and can be retaken. Once you have selected an origin and added the photo, the Next: Select species button becomes active.

Browse the list and tap a species (for example, 'Acropora spp'). You then continue to select a variety.

Browse the list and tap a variety (for example, 'Ultra - Medium'). You then continue to the tag attachment method and notes.

Choose how the tag is attached in the Tag attachment method section:

To add a note, scroll to the Notes section, tap Add notes, and type your note (for example, 'Purchased from licensed fisher, good colour'). Tap Next: Scan coral to continue.

On the scanning screen, scan one or more specimens with RFID, Camera / QR or Manual Entry; each tag appears in the Scanned items list. To remove a tag you scanned by mistake, tap Edit on the Scanned items header (a trash icon appears on each row), then tap Save.

After scanning, you can add a weight and photo to each scanned specimen from the scanning screen. A green camera icon shows which specimens already have a photo.

When you have scanned every specimen, tap Register coral. The app saves every specimen and shows the Batch registered! screen, confirming how many you added. From there you can pick another species to keep tagging, or tap Home to finish.

Each tagged specimen is saved with a unique identifier (UID) matching the tag ID, the Fisher (your participant organisation), the origin details you entered, the Species, the Variety (if you selected one), and a generation value the system sets automatically. You can view the specimen on the web app in the Product List.

If an action cannot be completed, the AWTS mobile app shows a short message. Here is what the messages you are most likely to see when tagging mean, and what to do.