For the next 56 months the larvae live in the sea and develop into juvenile fish, often referred to as whitebait.
Indigenous freshwater fish, apart from eels, are all small species and are caught as whitebait in season.
They are non-diadromous and therefore do not have a marine phase and are not part of the whitebait catch.
Both rivers are popular for trout and whitebait fishing.
Proceeds from the sale of whitebait are also taxed, with the rate being 25% in the 2012-13 tax year.
Some species make better eating than others, and the particular species that are marketed as whitebait varies in different parts of the world.
At the aquarium he instituted experiments on the migration of smelts, the habits of the herring, whitebait, crayfish, and other topics.
Pike perch, bream, whitebait, tench, whitefish are widespread.
