Re: NANFA-- Life List

Katrina kruse (underseavisions_at_attglobal.net)
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 17:09:24 -0800

As a scuba diver, I use a tide log to record when I entered the water and exited
and whether or not "slack" ever happened. I also have recorded (more in the early
years) any noteable fish, invertebrates or events. As an underwater photographer I
record when I see ling cod eggs, cabezone, juveniles of whatever, jellyfish etc.
Now, I don't do it so much because I have basic "knowns" I look for in any given
month -- March is kelp growth and amphipod month, May - June is great for
jellyfish, January- February is Cabezone and Ling Cod egg month (they sit on their
eggs, so I can get close enough to get macro shots of their eyes). I wish I had
done it more consistently because I am noticing a lot of cataracts on fish eyes
and tumors on fish, and if I had notes I could link it better to development, La
Nina or something. It is a goal of mine to keep a "journal" of dives for 2000.

When we had our salt water tank going, I took photos in the wild of the fish we
had in the tank. We kept notes as we observed the tank -- who ate whom, what food
they prefered, when they molted, that it takes 16 hours for an anemone to digest
and spit out a scallop shell, that Mosshead Warbonnets bite the tentacles of
anemones at night and that is why they stay closed up... I took a blank book and
stuck the picture in it, some basic stuff (name, range, collection spot) and left
a big spot for observations. Great fun, and fun to share with other people who
dare to take even a half-hearted interest! Out comes the book! (and it travels
well in the car, too). Highly recommend doing this! katrina

Noturus2_at_aol.com wrote:

> I keep a fish log, every time I collect, or even just walk out on a pier I
> jot down the date, temp, tide, and species seen or anything interesting that
> happened. I've been keeping this for 20 years. I've gone through a lot of
> notebooks. But when you look back it's interesting to see patterns when fish
> are spawning, when juveniles appear etc, plus I just like reliving good
> collecting moments.
> Andy
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