Seasonal closure and minimum legal size for barramundi in the Gulf ...
Seasonal closure and minimum legal size for barramundi in the Gulf ...
Seasonal closure and minimum legal size for barramundi in the Gulf ...
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0.5<br />
0.4<br />
Average spawn<strong>in</strong>g pattern<br />
Early spawn<strong>in</strong>g pattern<br />
Proportion<br />
0.3<br />
0.2<br />
0.1<br />
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12<br />
Month<br />
Figure 11 Two spawn<strong>in</strong>g patterns <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Gulf</strong> <strong>barramundi</strong>.<br />
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0.8<br />
Commercial (net)<br />
Recreational (hook)<br />
Proportion<br />
0.6<br />
0.4<br />
0.2<br />
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200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800<br />
Size (mm)<br />
Figure 12 Selectivity curves <strong>for</strong> each fish<strong>in</strong>g sector.<br />
Technical report prepared <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Gulf</strong> f<strong>in</strong>fish review.<br />
Not government policy.