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Did you know that dusky flathead have been aged at 15 years from Victorian estuaries? Or that despite being a bottom dwelling fish they have been found to exhibit broad scale movement patterns? Learn more about one of Victoria’s most popular estuarine target fish species in the latest edition of the ‘Know your catch’ series of brochures produced by Fishcare Victoria.  Brett Geddes with a large dusky flathead prior to release This full colour A4 sized publication contains interesting information about the biology (including age and growth), movement, post release survival and tips for releasing unwanted and undersize fish and is based on current research conducted by Fisheries Victoria. “It is a real bonus for anglers to be able to understand more about the biology of such an important recreational target fish species. The dusky flathead is one of the most important recreational target species in the East Gippsland region’ said Fishcare facilitator, Scott Gray who was involved in the development of the product. “There is plenty of detailed information in this new brochure about the lifecycle, released fish survival and some handy tips on things you can do to help reduce deep hooking and increase the survival chances of released fish. Fishcare Victoria continues to distinguish itself as the prominent educator of Victorian recreational anglers.The brochures were produced as part of $101,000 project titled Fishcare Publications – a suite of educational materials for recreational anglers funded by Fishcare Victoria, which includes a $43,400 grant awarded to Fishcare East Gippsland Inc. from Round 5 of the Australian Government’s Recreational Fishing Community Grants Program, and $12,500 from the 07/08 Victorian Recreational Fishing Grants Program. You can view the new product, request or download a pdf file of this product online from the resources page of our new look website www.fishcare.org.au They will also be available from selected retail tackle stores. The dusky flathead brochure is the third in the series of the ‘Know your catch’ project and follows the highly acclaimed snapper and black bream products.  Dusky Flathead know your catch brochure (1.2 MB)
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