
%0 Journal Article
%A Lenanton, RCJ 
%T The abundance and size composition of trawled juvenile snapper <I>Chrysophrys unicolor</I> (Quoy and Gaimard) from Cockburn Sound, Western Australia
%J Marine and Freshwater Research
%D 1974/06/01
%V 25
%N 2
%P 281-285
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9740281
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MF9740281 
%X The abundance and size composition of juvenile snapper Chrysophrys unicolor trawled from Cockburn Sound, W.A., over a 20 month period is presented. 0+ year old snapper were first taken by the gear in April/May at a mean size of between 8 and 9 cm L.C.F. They continued to be caught until the following January/February when they were 1+ years old, and a mean size of between 14 and 15 cm L.C.F., after which they disappeared from the catch. The peak months of abundance were April/May. This is the first description of growth of juvenile snapper from Western Australia. 
