If you are a native fish newbie, then I am a native fish infant. Please
take that into consideration.
My question would be "Where does one draw the line for catch and
release?" I believe that most people would say that what you are
planning is perfectly acceptable (and admirable). I am just curious as
to what criteria other people use to determine whether they have crossed
the line. Can I take the captured fish out of the water and put it in a
photography tank set up on the shore? Can I put several fish in a
bucket and then decide-in-the end of the day which ones to return to the
water and which ones I want to take home with me? Can I take the fish
home and photograph them and then reintroduce them the next day? What
criteria do people use to determine whether they can put a fish back
into the water that they removed it from?
Joel Healy
Kansas City, MO
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From: owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org [owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org] On Behalf
Of Dennis Burnette
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:05 AM
To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
Subject: NANFA-L-- Photograph and Release
NANFA Folks,
I am seeking advice on photographing fish in the field before releasing
them.
I am a native fish newbie. I have a good bit of experience with other
wildlife, but have only recently gotten hooked on native fish. What I
plan to do is collect local fish (and invertebrates), hold them briefly
in some type of enclosure on site, photograph them, and then release
them back into the place where I collected them.
The photographic enclosure that I am visualizing is some sort of small
glass/plastic container or aquarium that will allow me to isolate a fish
and keep it relatively still while I photograph it. (I prefer not to
shoot photos of a fish out of water in a net or someone's hands.) I
haven't been successful in finding anything about this kind of
photography on the Internet.
I would be grateful for any advice I can get from you folks who have
successfully photographed fish in the field.
Thanks in advance,
Dennis
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