cirrus wrote: Nothing new here. A rare catch in otago. Yes. Unprecedented ,no. Maybe the herald should do some research. " A treasury of n.z fishes-1953-graham. David H. A study of fish species at the old portobello marine research station ,otago harbour. A book full of interesting observations from his work early last century . Snapper --P auratus. Blueskin bay,North Reef,Tauroa heads,taieri mouth. 6-22 fathoms. Up to 16lbs--31 inch total length.. Frequency one or two per week taken by trawlers throughout year. Kingfish-S grandis also feature in his observations. He also records Ling and haupuka as normal catches in shallow water inside the harbour at that time |
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