Breeding Fish

Tarakihi is a popular fish for the frying pan and the table -and Gisborne is the home of the tarakihi. These pictures, supplied by Mrs T. G. Higham, of Crawford Rd., show the first tarakihi to be artificially fertilised and hatched—an experiment conducted here in conjunction with, the Marine Dept.

The eggs were fertilised on the Lucia, and hatched in Mrs Higham's kitchen (picture at right).

So far, it has not been possible to find the food they need, and after 11 days, the tiny fish die of starvation.

Success of experiments could be important to future of the fishing industry.