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Blue Eye Trevalla

Common names: Blue Nose, Deeps Trevalla.

Minimum Size: no limit.

Possession limit: On-water possession limit 5. Total possession limit 8. The total possession limit applies everywhere, including in the home.

Blue eye trevalla have a dark blue body above and lighter blue below with a large eye. Larger individuals have a bronze sheen along the flanks.

They can grow to 1.4m in length and over 50kg in weight.

Spawning appears to occur in an area north east of Tasmania during March and April.

Little is known about the egg and larval stages of blue eye. Recently blue eye of approximately 10cm have been found living in association with large masses of floating kelp. It is believed that as these juveniles reach 50cm, they become semi-bottom dwelling.

These young fish form schools over hard bottom at depths of around 350-450m, moving to deeper waters as they grow.

Studies have shown that fish between 62-72cm are mature and range in age between 8-12 years respectively. Mature females can produce between 2-11 million eggs prior to spawning.

These fish are normally found in deep waters out of reach to the majority of recreational anglers. However there is increasing effort targeting these fish recreationally using droplines or deep-water handlines.

Since hooked trevalla come from deep water, there is little opportunity for the fish to fight and invariably their swim bladder expands when reaching the surface causing them to float.

Baits include fish pieces, squid and octopus.

These fish are the largest and possibly the best eating of all the fish caught in our region.

Blue eye mainly feed on the tunicate Pyrosoma atlantica. However they will feed on a range of fish, molluscs, squid and crustaceans; they are also cannibalistic.

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