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Good to see you refused to click the link proving you wrong, don't ever change.
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/the-take-it-outside-thread.1115334/page-31#post-41798002
Again...your link is utterly irrelevant.
ANY fish when subjected to the type of fishing that you and your dickhead mates subject them to will suffer various forms of barotrauma .
Your own link confirmed that, you spanker!
How many live by catch fish do you see thrown off a long-liner?
You are a compulsive liar and an ignoramus.
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I linked above to an article from fisheries WA discussing Red Snapper and how them being unaffected by barotrauma makes them a good candidate for catch + release tagging.
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/the-take-it-outside-thread.1115334/page-31#post-41798002
Again...WUT!?
Did you read the link or not?
"Bight redfish live at depths from roughly 30 to over 300 metres. When released they have a remarkable ability to swim straight to the bottom, showing few signs of barotrauma. This is unusual for a species living at these depths, making them a good candidate for tagging."

Baby snapper live in Estuaries and Bays. You really are learning a lot today.
I read that. Also found sites which aren't worth posting as they clearly have an axe to grind.
But I'm a bit confused
Nannygai are red snapper? Same as bight redfish? Which according to your reference aren't snapper or nannygai?
******* colloquial names: give me a scientific name any day.
Not all species of fish suffer from barotrauma. And larger fish like queen snapper typically don't suffer from it that badly because they are quite good fighters and it's difficult to bring them to top that quickly.
Queen snapper? Is that different to a pink snapper, or the snapper I referenced? Which showed extensive signs of barotrauma?
Yes, that's bloody confusing. We should call them all bream, that will clear it up.Why can't you bastards think of a better name than snapper for all these different fish?
It is a Dusky Morwong.Why can't you bastards think of a better name than snapper for all these different fish?
Why can't you bastards think of a better name than snapper for all these different fish?
Nannygai/Red Snapper/Bight Redfish are all different names for the same fish. They are not really a snapper.
The link you posted is a Snapper (commonly called a Pink Snapper in WA). Totally different fish.
In this photo, the pink ones at the top are Pink Snapper. The Red ones below are Bight Redfish/Nannygai. The brown ones on the lower right are Breaksea Cod. All 3 species are highly sought after eating fish so typically only undersized ones would get released.
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It is a Dusky Morwong.
Looks close to what we called spangled emperor or nor west snapper in Broome only they didn't get that bigThis is a Queen Snapper. They are quite good to eat, but have a larger than normal rib cage which means you don't get as much meat off them as other fish of the same size. They also have some red meat which has to be cut away from the white meat. For those reasons we typically release them if possible.
This one isn't particularly big for a Queen Snapper. Around average size you'd get on the South Coast. Which is why they aren't typically too affected, because you can't just winch in a fish that size, you'll have to fight it all the way.
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Wow never knew that. I always called them Queenies.Dusky Morwong is a closely related but separate species.
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There is also a blue morwong, which looks nearly identical to a Queen Snapper but is a different species.
Wow never knew that. I always called them Queenies.
Looks close to what we called spangled emperor or nor west snapper in Broome only they didn't get that big
And there's another bloody snapper which isn't. Don't they have blue markings around the mouth? Beautiful fish. I never saw one as big as in that photo though.
Is that you?This one is bigger again. And yeah, very nice looking fish.
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