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Net-fishing in the Derwent

Allport, Morton 1869 , 'Net-fishing in the Derwent' , Monthly Notices of Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania , pp. 50-54 .

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Abstract

During the months of November, December, and January,
when the freshets caused by the winter's rains having subsided,
and the tidal waters get low and brackish, shoals of fish commence
running up from Storm Bay and the open coast into the
estuary of the River Derwent, for the purpose of depositing
spawn in the shallow landlocked bays, which abound from
Rosny and Macquarie Point upwards.
Of such fish, the most valuable are Flounders and Soles; the
other being Bream, Mullet, Mackerel, Native Salmon, Kingfish,
and a few species of comparatively minor importance.
No exact season can be fixed for the spawning of any of these
fish, the time of the deposition of the ova varying in different
years from causes of which naturalists are at present ignorant
;
and even in the same summer, many weeks often elapse
between the deposition of the first and last spawn of each
particular species. The parent fish having deposited the
spawn, remain in the river, safe from the attack of their
more formidable marine enemies, till their strength is recruited,
and return to the sea with the first floods of winter.

Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:Allport, Morton
Keywords: Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title: Monthly Notices of Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections: Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
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