BACK Paddock was mystified by a recent request from Fisheries Victoria for dusky flathead fish frames.
The boffins want the people of Mallacoota to donate their flathead frames by depositing them at the local Ampol service station.
Could it be the dusky flathead population is getting old and in need of some sort of aquatic zimmer frame, or maybe they need help with hanging their pictures?
Turns out a fish frame is another name for the skeleton left after filleting the fish. The frames are needed for a study into flathead stocks in the estuary.
