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Old 06-03-2009, 07:43 AM   #7
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What size to BFT spawn at...
just curious how the regs relate to maturity

I know YFT start at 75cm, (2.5ft fork length)and most are mature around 3-4ft so the min. size of maturity is close to the 27" min size for us to keep...

how does that relate to BFT...
Bluefin tuna don't start to spawn until they are about 300 pounds well above the 73 inch "trophy" size for the angling category. So the answer is that we are killing babies.

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