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Large Antarctic toothfish

Scientists with large dead Antarctic toothfish onboard Tangaraa

Scientists with a large Antarctic toothfish – weighing 57 kilograms and measuring over 1.5 metres long – caught during the survey.

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Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Published: 3 December 2007Size: 147.1 KB
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