{"id":1326,"date":"2020-03-23T08:41:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T12:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2023-07-28T12:21:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T16:21:07","slug":"what-affects-the-size-of-juvenile-southern-flounder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/what-affects-the-size-of-juvenile-southern-flounder\/","title":{"rendered":"What Affects the Size of Juvenile Southern Flounder?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Recent findings highlight how differences in salinity and diet impact growth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Southern flounder are among the most valuable finfish in North Carolina, but the early life history of these fishes is poorly understood. We do know that following winter spawning in offshore waters, juvenile flounder arrive in estuaries in spring, and many settle in freshwater nursery habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\nResearch Need<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n