> Each year, I lead a trip or two into nearby areas.
> Typically, I apply for a scientific collection
> permit, on behalf of NANFA, that covers the people
> on the trip. Like you, I presume that it's legal to
> collect pipefish (but don't know for sure). I know
> lots of seahorses have fallen on hard times--don't
> know about our particular seahorse, but it's always
> best to check first.
I personally do not recommend collecting the
Hippocampus erectus, because it is not easy to keep in
the aquarium unless one feeds them with live food
continuously. Some of them may be trained to take
frozen food but this is not always working. However if
someone wants to give it a try and presuming that he
knows if it is legal to collect, then I can upload
somewhere a pdf article with locations in the Bay. I
will participate only to take pictures, but not to
collect.
>
> There are silversides in the Chesapeake, near
> Annapolis. I think they're Atlantic silversides,
> but don't know for sure. There are inland
> silversides in the Potomac near Mount Vernon.
Bob, do you intend to add those collecting places in
your future Bay trip?
I've
> only kept them briefly. They're very fragile and
> don't transport well.
I personally had problems with Atherina mochon in
Europe. I was not even able to transport them because
15 min after transfer from the net to a bucket they
got into some sort of "cardiac arrest" :-)...and I
even scooped them from the net with a cup, didn't
touched them-in-all...
I'm hoping to lead a trip to
> the tidal Potomac as well, to look for snakeheads.
Can you give us more details? I do not receive all the
postings from NANFA (the intelligent design is not
functioning well with my email or computer), so I may
have missed the details about that trip you are
talking about. What are other species one can find
over there? I don't like snakeheads...hahahahahaha...
Thank you
sorin
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: pinocchio <antilupa-in-yahoo.com>
> >Sent: Feb 27, 2006 12:56 PM
> >To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
> >Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- pipefishes in the Chesapeake
> Bay
> >
> >Hello Bob,
> >We want you, we want you!
> >
> >Do we need a scientific permit for the species you
> >mentioned?
> >I do have one or two locations for the local
> seahorse,
> >but it is somewhere south in the bay. We may need
> to
> >get into the water, so it may be a little more
> >challenging (boat?). I do not know if this species
> is
> >protected, but I presumed that the Syngnathus
> species
> >are not. I am wondering if we can also find the
> >Menidia beryllina, the inland silverside. What an
> >expedition would it be!
> >
> >Regarding head counts I'm in!
> >
> >Thank you
> >sorin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- deanmarkley-in-comcast.net wrote:
> >
> >> Bob, I am interested!
> >>
> >> Dean
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dean A. Markley
> >>
> >> -------------- Original message
> >> ----------------------
> >> From: "Bob Bock" <bockhouse-in-earthlink.net>
> >> > Hello, folks. I've been unusually busy lately,
> >> and meant to get back to
> >> > this thread. I do know a location for
> pipefish,
> >> sheepshead minnows, bay
> >> > anchovies and maybe skillet fish. It's a
> little
> >> too far north for
> >> > seahorses, though, which may be illegal to
> collect
> >> (I'm not sure--I'd need
> >> > to check the regulations.
> >> >
> >> > I'm also hoping to go on another snakehead hunt
> in
> >> the Potomac, and an
> >> > expedition for longear sunfish-in-Pennyfield.
> >> Bluespotted sunfish are also
> >> > an option.
> >> >
> >> > If anyone's interested, let me know--it helps
> to
> >> have a head count when I
> >> > apply for the scientific collection permit. It
> >> will be a month or two
> >> > before I can get organized, though and get the
> >> necessary permits and
> >> > permissions.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > Bob
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > [Original Message]
> >> > > From: pinocchio <antilupa-in-yahoo.com>
> >> > > To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
> >> > > Date: 2/24/2006 6:18:39 PM
> >> > > Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- pipefishes in the
> >> Chesapeake Bay
> >> > >
> >> > > Hello Geoff,
> >> > > Looks like we should give it a try. I will
> try
> >> to get
> >> > > as much info as possible about locations. You
> >> are in
> >> > > VA, so it may not be that difficult to
> connect
> >> for
> >> > > future trips. I am looking forward for some
> >> weekend
> >> > > collecting. I am looking especially for
> >> Syngnathus,
> >> > > but there are many other species (as kindly
> >> mentioned
> >> > > here), that will be of interest to you.
> >> > > Maybe we should make a habit to go out
> looking
> >> for
> >> > > fishes around here, as nanfans down south
> are
> >> doing
> >> > > it on a routine basis.
> >> > > Keep in touch and let's make plans!
> >> > > sorin
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > --- geoffrey kimber <gkimber2-in-gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Well, I'm fairly new in this area and my
> son
> >> and I
> >> > > > are missing the
> >> > > > diversity and easy access of central
> Kentucky.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > It would be nice to find something brackish
> or
> >> even
> >> > > > salt water that
> >> > > > would be interesting to keep, or-in-least
> look
> >> at.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Geoff Kimber
> >> > > > Fredericksburg,VA
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >>
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