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Gladstone Fish Health Investigation 2011 - 2012 - Western Basin ...

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NovemberBarramundi season closes in the salt water on Nov 1st. Commercial effort stops and recangling slows so information about fish health is reduced although reports from the uppertidal section of the Boyne highlights fatter fish and no signs of illness; a contrast to that ofSeptember.( data from a commercial fisher in Bundaberg highlights barra of ill health bearingtags from Awoonga). During 4 personal, local fishing expeditions in late October and veryearly November we managed to catch 31 barramundi averaging 97cm. The catch wasdominated by saltwater barramundi, 24 wild saltys to 7 escapee lake barra. Of the 24 wildsalty barramundi none had any signs of ill health ( as expected) whilst 4 of the 7 escapeelake barramundi had tiny red lesions but were mostly of a good strong condition.153

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