Effect of CQ flooding : NQ Barra

ronje · Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: Effect of CQ flooding

Sure will.

Lets try lunch at the Tungamull Sheraton International or the heritage listed Lakes Creek.

U know, I didn't know that you read so much. I haven't read We of the Never Never for years.

Maybe there's some truth in what you say about Mrs Gunn probably being one of the few people who could read and write in the Northern Territory in the early 1900s and thus being a shoe-in for a literary award.

But your observation that nothing much has changed is probably drawing a bit of a long bow.

As is what u said about the NT being the biggest nanny state of all. I think that the NT voting in the 1998 " Should the NT become a proper state" referendum to stay hanging onto the federal govt apron strings and not becoming a real state had more to do with local politics than anything else.

Anyway, ur'e back in civilisation now and your confidential views are safe with me.

Ronj

ronje · Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: Effect of CQ flooding

On the more serious side.

Well it looks like the spawning was a bit of a non event alright.

Bill tells me that he's had reports relating to 18 very small fish instead of the average 800 of that size by this time of year.

Required salinity levels for spawning are high and that simply hasn't happened since Sept.

Contrary to what the fellas in Hinchinbrook and Innisfail are saying, there has been practically no recruitment there either. Ayr has also reported little/no recruitment.

I'd say Matt's sources in Qld weren't looking for recruitment. Not many do. They're just reporting good action like Shady, Roper and the Daly at the moment

Reckon the same thing would have happened in the NT and it won't come to light for 2-3 years until people start to notice a hole in the sizes being caught. There may be plenty of previous years' recruitment on the go at the moment due to the good conditions but time will tell.

The same thing happened a few years ago when we noticed a lack of 90cm fish in the Roper. Lots of a metre or more and also 80cm but very few 90s. Working backwards its easy to spot a poor recruitment year.

regards
Ronj

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