19-01-2007, 09:04 PM
[quote name='glen' post='7995' date='Jan 17 2007, 09:56 PM']Hi Jon, I was just wondering where exactly are the female squid then?
Cheers, Glen[/quote]
Mornin Glen,
my earlier blog was a little misleading. We have definitely caught female L.Vulgaris on open ground and isolated deeper water reefs (in fact nearly all are females in these areas) but seem to catch predominantly large males on the inshore pinnacles and sea mounts. In fact all of the females caught before Christmas were at a very mature stage of sexual development. Also sexing the squid at any other stage of development can be very difficult.
Cheers, Glen[/quote]
Mornin Glen,
my earlier blog was a little misleading. We have definitely caught female L.Vulgaris on open ground and isolated deeper water reefs (in fact nearly all are females in these areas) but seem to catch predominantly large males on the inshore pinnacles and sea mounts. In fact all of the females caught before Christmas were at a very mature stage of sexual development. Also sexing the squid at any other stage of development can be very difficult.