FISHING WATANTED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 332, 20 September 1932, Page 4

FISHING WATANTED

FRY LIBERATl STOCKING STREAJIS LAKES IN ROTOI DISTRICT PROGRAMME WELL jj The hatching and liberati; three million rainbow troc the programme of the Def Internal Affairs, Rotorua,!; son. The hatcheries are ruq capacity and nearlyiHalf ti already been completed." The hatchery on the 5 Road is a busy place ju^ every trcugh is filled eith« in various stages of devel young fry ready for libetj Mr. A. Kean, Conservatort Game, has a big prograj stoclcing in h'and. There art eries supplying fry for ti gion — one at Ngongotaha other at Waikaremoana—;' both being supplied from ti station at Tokaanu. Ngongotaha has a q 2,500,000 and Waikaremo® 000 and it will, therefore,k about three million young; find their way into the streams from this centre opening of the fishing sg one million fry have alreai erated in the waters of ti district. The liberators hagone far afield, Lake Rofo the farthest point touchei son. Bay of PLmty rivers i tiki and Whakatane districe left until the last with th avoiding the possibility , fioods. On Friday 100,005 lib erated in the Taahuc; Atiamuri and consignmenii out daily to district water; Expert Work The task of handling the ing supplies requires consii pert knowledge, and of r the percentage of fertilh very largely increased. Afi male eggs have been collet kaanu they require prompt ate methods of fertilisatic: milt of the male fish" and af: been accomplished, they Tokaanu for about thrsei they reach the stage vhe of the emerging fry can b The eggs, which are thet size of buckshot, are then cloth covered trays — 250 i covered again with nross z in specially prepared ha hatcheri'as. On arrival ti are placed in wire baskets! ed into the troughs of va! eggs hatch, the embryo through the mesh into the start their-" career. Just ti is necessary to keep fe troughs before they reachE for liberation, depends np« perature. With a perfectij perature, experts are abk most to .a day when thet ready, but as it is not aka; to attain an even tempec proeess of maturing varies; to four weeks. It is neces ever to watch the fry cai cause it is advisable toi moving when they begin toi wise they are liable to take of the tasty morsels offer; other's tails, with rasultar.' ficial f eeding also entails ffi labour. Each trough conli to 50,000 fry and if artific was undertaken, it would h to thin out to about 10,000. ting not only a lot of wori requiring a great deal U The experts, therefore, kef' ful eye on progress and get fish off the dole and into htr on their own account as B sible. Liberation Methoi So far as is possible, ti hahits of the fish are fol!" berating. Shallow, shelterei the lakes and streams arei receive the young fish as transported with all speei places. But in the specially cans, which allow movemeii the water, they can be taks tances, and in re-stocking rivers in Opotiki the fry &•' to 12 hours in transportwger of loss. Natural enenife to he considered, but luckilj and streams around Rotoru from many of these parti« ers. Large Liberation; At last Friday, over $ young fish had heen liberai Rotorua, which leaves wother million to he handlei districts are to be left imfi the full programme will c5 about another month and peets for fishermen should