Mike H.
TomsRiver, NJ
On Mar 29, 2006,-in-11:40 AM, Healy, Joel H wrote:
> Dennis,
>
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
>
> --
> Dennis Burnette
> Greensboro, NC
> deburnette-in-triad.rr.com
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