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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 />

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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 />

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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.

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