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Hundreds of thousands of snapper fingerlings will be released off South Australia's coastline over the coming months, as part of a desperate attempt to replenish critically low stocks of the native fish.
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A statewide ban on snapper fishing was introduced last year
Authorities have spawned 300,000 fingerlings to be released back into the gulfs
An SA Research and Development Institute (SARDI) restocking program was launched around the same time the ban was introduced, resulting in 300,000 fish being spawned.
SARDI's research director of aquatic sciences, Dr Mike Steer, said the introduction of the fingerlings into SA waters would give the species a chance of recovery.