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Hoki eggs reveal their secrets

Hoki is New Zealand's largest finfish fishery. Their eggs reveal a few secrets that surprise scientists.

Hoki eggs reveal their secrets

A team of NIWA scientists, students and representatives from Fisheries NZ spent 6 days in the Cook Strait carrying out experimental work on hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) to better understand their biology and improve abundance indices.