Geographical breakdown of the commercial eel catch in the mid 1980s. Over 70% of the catch is shortfins. About one third of the catch was from Lake Ellesmere and a quarter from the Waikato. Ellesmere is no longer the largest eel fishery, having been supplanted by the Waikato and Northland.
P. R. TODD
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Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 15
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53Geographical breakdown of the commercial eel catch in the mid 1980s. Over 70% of the catch is shortfins. About one third of the catch was from Lake Ellesmere and a quarter from the Waikato. Ellesmere is no longer the largest eel fishery, having been supplanted by the Waikato and Northland. P. R. TODD Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 15
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