This snapper which is called a 'stripey' (Lutjanus carponotatus) in Australia was caught at night on a rod and line by Heron Island marine station researchers. Heron Island, which is a coral key, is about 50 miles to the east of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia and is at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. The fish was photographed on the beach and then returned to the sea.
File No. 32 1287
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This snapper which is called a 'stripey' (Lutjanus carponotatus) in Australia was caught at night on a rod and line by Heron Island marine station researchers. Heron Island, which is a coral key, is about 50 miles to the east of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia and is at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. The fish was photographed on the beach and then returned to the sea.
File No. 32 1287
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net