newtontoney 57 Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hi guys , Just wondering are the school size mulloway in the coorong purely going in from the mouth to feed, and then move on , or what ? what brings them into the coorong ? do they hang around in there ?Are mulloway breeding in there ? or are they purely tidal effected and thats what brings them in ? Same with the port ? why do they go in there? just to feed ? to breed ? , sorry im a novice when it comes to mully info . Interested to learn ! cheers ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 they follow the fresh hence they end up at barrages cheers b Rybak 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newtontoney 57 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 follow the fresh ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrfish 327 Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Freshwater flows out of the Murray are migration cues for mulloway, they used to be caught up in Milang until the barrages were put in and changed the environment in the lakes newtontoney 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rybak 620 Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 The big Mulloway come into the Port to breed in winter and there is plenty of feed for them as well. newtontoney 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
projoe 261 Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 The white paper from the sa fisheries research i read a few years back said a large mulloway congregation off the murray mouth to breed around sept to november (not every year somewhere between every 3-5 years) the ova is then swept up in currents that head out into the southern ocean these then over the following year or 2 grow to a few centimetres long & drift back in on landward based currents the fingerlings take up refuge in estuarys & creeks open to the sea & spend a few years around these areas (coorong is one of the major nurserys & the worms that live in there are one of the major sources of their nourishment) once reaching maturity they leave these nurserys. There is also a minor breeding of mulloway takes place over of the west coast as well from time to time. scorpion and newtontoney 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickyj 3,187 Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 I would say they go into the Pat to feed . Even I've caught then in the Pat . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrfish 327 Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 see link pages 11-17 has current knowledge on Mulloway http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/232357/Mulloway_Stock_Assessment_Report_-_FINAL.pdf this one might interest a few of you too http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/262723/Coorong_DietTrophic_Report_-_FINAL.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newtontoney 57 Posted December 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 so , from start to finish a Mulloways life is solely in SA ? or do they migrate through states etc ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rybak 620 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 22 hours ago, newtontoney said: so , from start to finish a Mulloways life is solely in SA ? or do they migrate through states etc ? No. They can migrate. Just google as there is a heap of info & research done for years & years. In the meantime, best to catch one!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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