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“The Rakaia and Rangitata hāpua provided substantial catches of smelt and yellow-eyed mullet, whereas the Hakatere hāpua was lacking mullet and flounder, and smelt counts were lower than those in the Rakaia and Rangitata hāpua,” the report says. “Repeated surveys of the hāpua at various times of the year will provide a much clearer picture of current fish communities in each of the hāpua, especially of the large runs of smelt into the hāpua which historically occurred during December and January.” The report noted greater numbers of yellow-eyed mullet compared to 1980. However, catches of this species varied greatly in the 2020 hāpua surveys; none were caught in the Ashburton/Hakatere Hāpua, whereas more than 1500 were caught in the Rangitata, including 1425 in one seine haul.