51. CORAL TROUT 'SURVEY' (1964) - Capricorn & Bunker Group.

Fish speared from a single bommie by Ron Taylor & three friends

Coral trout filleted by a professional illustrates 55% recovery 45% waste.

48lbs 8oz 'Blue spot' coral trout 

Acaption

Ron Zangari (left) was deck hand aboard Riversong.  Lot's of coral trout from a single bommie in Fitzroy Lagoon was an incident that puzzled everyone to this day.  Why were they so concentrated. Mating has to be the obvious reason.  We should have studied stomach contents at the time.

Wally Muller (below) in 1973

Both 1964 pictures