Milky white flesh in snapper can be eaten but raises concerns fish are starving

Milky white flesh in snapper can be eaten but raises concerns fish are starving

By Denise Piper

Source: stuff

10/21/2023

Credit: David White/Stuff

Labour Weekend is the unofficial start to summer and many people will be pulling out their fishing rods in order to catch a feed.

But fishers need to be on the lookout for fish with milky, white, mushy flesh, afflicting about 20% of snapper in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf and Northland’s east coast.

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