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that migrate from the inlet to mature in the greater oceanic breeding stock. Because of this the size of pink snapper that could be removed from the inlet was raised from 28 centimetres (11 in) to 41 centimetres (16 in) in July 2007.
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dominated estuary with an opening mouth that has a width of 100 metres (328 ft) with a bar blocking it from late
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were constructed in 1895, land clearing began in the 1920s, and by 1982 46% of the catchment was privately owned. In total 44% of the catchment has been cleared and 38% remains as
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The inlet has a total catchment area of 2,263 square kilometres (874 sq mi) covering parts of the
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The mouth of the inlet is dominated by stands of rushes (
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