Fishermen landing a trawl net full of Orange Roughy. A very slow-growing species, Hoplostethus atlanticus can live for around 150 years. In the 30 years since their exploitation began, using the totally destructive bottom trawling method, some sea mount populations have been reduced by 90% Photo: Jeremy Prince
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download the VNPA sustainable fish guide here
see an online Australian sustainable seafood guide, available as an iPhone app here...
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get more Victorian National Parks Association marine conservation and other fact sheets here...
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Mine is bigger than yours...
Big fish are old fish and genetically successful fish. There are social rewards and prizes for removing the biggest fish from marine ecosystems. 2000 anglers enter the annual Tea Tree Snapper competition on Port Phillip Bay
for a total prize pool of $115,000
Below are Victorian angling records, where we admire the fishers listed here as catching (and usually killing the animal for positive proof of their prowess) the biggest, oldest specimens, species by species...
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