DID YOU KNOW: It can take up to NINE YEARS* for black bream to reach the minimum legal size of 26cm, another very good reason to return all undersize or unwanted bream safely to the water. Bream may live as long as 20 years and approximate growth rates* are:
1 year - 9cm
2 years - 14cm
3 years - 18cm
4 years - 21cm
5 years - 22cm
6 years - 23cm
7 years - 24cm
8 years - 25cm
26cm - Minimum Legal Size
9 years - 26cm
10 years - 30.5cm
12 years - 33cm
16 years - 36.5cm
20 years - 38.75cm
*Data from studies carried out by the Central Ageing Facility at the Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Queenscliff.
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