New Zealand - Fishing
- Each man holds two large snapper with the remaining snapper fanned out in front of them
- Circa 1940s?
- Collins, Tudor Washington
The Australasian snapper
- A species of porgie found in coastal waters of Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Japan and New Zealand. Its distribution areas in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are disjunct
- Although it is almost universally known in Australia and New Zealand as snapper, it does not belong to the snapper family, Lutjanidae.
- It is highly prized as an eating fish.
(Reference: Wikipedia)
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Image source: [Full-length portrait of two men posing with a large catch of snapper],Collins, Tudor Washington, 1898-1970, photographer,ca. 1940s?,PH-2013-7-TC-B385-08
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collection/object/am_library-photography-77850