Dusky Flathead Reproduction and growth. More needs to be done

[Nete-Quette]

OBJECTIVE:
Determine the reproductive cycle, length and age at maturity and the timing and location of spawning of dusky flathead in NSW.

This paper is now available for reading and or download on the ECOfishers Blog.

[CEO]

  It is considered Dusky Flathead spawn at the mouths of estuaries and along nearby coastal waters.

[Malcolm Poole]

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Just thought I would help out, links seem to be dead, this was a NSW Licence rust Funded Project and the report has been available for several months from NSW DPI and on the website since March, however I would suggest you actually read the magazine articles at this link as it is easy on the eye and in plain english.

[PDF] Dusky Flathead (Platycephalus fuscus) ... Background The dusky flathead (Platycephalus fuscus) is endemic to Australia
occurring from Cairns in Queensland to SA. In NSW waters ...
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/.../systems-research/wild-fisheries/outputs/2008/972/status_short/Dusky-Flathead.pdf

Research paper.
[PDF] Reproduction and growth of dusky flathead in NSW estuaries Page 1. Reproduction and growth of dusky flathead ... Page 2. Reproduction and growth
of dusky flathead (Platycephalus fuscus) in NSW estuaries July 2008 ...
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/.../0005/237794/WF-2008_Output-1053_Gray-et-al_Dusky-Flathead-Final-Report_REPORT.pdf - 2009-03-20

[CEO]

ECOfishers,  this fascinating study was supplied to ECOfishers, after the Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference in Sydney, September last year. It is still worthy of your close attention.