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<a href="../index.html"> ---2114655128-250633301-1344602716=:65350 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes I did Dusan=0AI got the following reply this morning=0AHello Paul,=0AI = informed the researcher to=A0discontinue=A0tagging/angling. The hot and dry= conditions have certainly caused challenges with field work=A0this summer.= Thanks for participating.=A0=0AJohn =A0John MacMillan=A0=0A=0ASome times c= ommon sense has to be driven in!=0AHave a nice day=A0=0APaul=0A=0A=0A______= __________________________=0A From: Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>= =0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:57:31 PM= =0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] Cornwallis River Study=0A =0A=0A =0APaul,=0A=A0= =A0 that's a very unfortunate situation. It sounds =0Alike the rough handli= ng of the fish was due to inexperience, not intentional =0Amalfeasance. Wer= e you able to contact the leadership behind the project? N.S. =0AFisheries = and Aquaculture staff?=0A=A0=A0 Dusan Soudek=0A----- Original Message -----= =0A>From: Paul MacDonald =0A>To: Nature NS =0A>Sent: Thursday, August 09,= 2012 2:14 PM=0A>Subject: [NatureNS] Cornwallis River Study=0A>=0A>=0A>Hi= All=0A>Last night I went to the Cornwallis River to volunteer with=0A>the= lads doing the fish =A0study there. I was shocked with what I saw.=0A>The= water is warm, 20 C as a guess, the lads were fishing with worms=0A>and b= ig hooks with big barbs on them. Good if you were going to fry the fish.= =0A>They were extremely rough with the fish. They caught 8 brook trout=0A>= between 16 - 24 cms so they were small. They put them in a pail with maybe= =0A>12 in of water. When I looked one had already died and I wouldn't be s= elling=0A>insurance to any of the rest. They were quite a piece from where= they done=0A>the tagging - they had to carry them and the temp was mid 20= s.=0A>To my knowledge the study is a joint thing with Acadia University an= d=0A>the Department of Fisheries. Hard to believe these folks would do thi= ng like=0A>that but seeing is believing.=0A>If studies like this are going = to be done, the operators need be shown=0A>proper methods. The lads are go= od lads but just weren't taught proper respect=0A>for the fish. Not that t= here isn't plenty experts on =A0handling fish in Nova Scotia.=0A>There is = not good tagging fish that will die.=0A>They told me they had tagged 250 f= ish and only had 3 recaptures - that with=0A>fishing the same part of the = river nearly every day. One fellow said Now I know=0A>the reason why.=0A>H= ope they will improve the situation.=0A>Paul=0A> ---2114655128-250633301-1344602716=:65350 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:; background-color:; font-family:times new = roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Yes I did Dusan</s= pan></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: = 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent;= font-style: normal; "><span>I got the following reply this morning</span><= /div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'time= s new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font= -style: normal; "><span><div style=3D"color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: = Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">Hello Paul,</div><div styl= e=3D"color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; fon= t-size: 12px; ">I informed the researcher to discontinue tagging/= angling. The hot and dry conditions have certainly caused challenges with f= ield work this summer. Thanks for participating. </div><div style=3D"color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif= ; font-size: 12px; ">John </div><span style=3D"color: rgb(69, 69, 69)= ; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">John MacMil= lan</span> <br></span></div><div>Some times common sense has to be dri= ven in!</div><div>Have a nice day </div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div>= <div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; f= ont-size: 12pt; "> <div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york'= , times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face= =3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</sp= an></b> Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca><br> <b><span style=3D"= font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><span st= yle=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:57:3= 1 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Nat= ureNS] Cornwallis River Study<br> </font> </div> <br><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-cont= rol" content=3D"off"><div id=3D"yiv596488778">=0A=0A =0A =0A<style></style>= =0A=0A<div>=0A<div><font size=3D"4">Paul,</font></div>=0A<div><font size=3D= "4"> that's a very unfortunate situation. It sounds =0Alike the= rough handling of the fish was due to inexperience, not intentional =0Amal= feasance. Were you able to contact the leadership behind the project? N.S. = =0AFisheries and Aquaculture staff?</font></div>=0A<div><font size=3D"4">&n= bsp; Dusan Soudek</font></div>=0A<blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#00= 0000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RI= GHT:0px;" dir=3D"ltr">=0A <div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-fam= ily: arial; ">----- Original Message ----- </div>=0A <div style=3D"font-st= yle: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; li= ne-height: normal; font-family: arial; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228)= ; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;= "><b>From:</b> =0A <a rel=3D"nofollow" title=3D"paulrita2001@yahoo.com" y= mailto=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:p= aulrita2001@yahoo.com">Paul =0A MacDonald</a> </div>=0A <div style=3D"fon= t-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt= ; line-height: normal; font-family: arial; "><b>To:</b> <a rel=3D"nofollow"= title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.c= a" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">Nature NS</a> = </div>=0A <div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-wei= ght: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial; "><b= >Sent:</b> Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:14 =0A PM</div>=0A <div style=3D"f= ont-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10= pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial; "><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] C= ornwallis River =0A Study</div>=0A <div><br></div>=0A <div style=3D"font= -family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">= =0A <div>Hi All</div>=0A <div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">La= st night I went to the Cornwallis River to =0A volunteer with</div>=0A <d= iv style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">the lads doing the fish study there= . I =0A was shocked with what I saw.</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,= 69,69);">The water is warm, 20 C as a guess, the lads =0A were fishing wit= h worms</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">and big hooks with bi= g barbs on them. Good =0A if you were going to fry the fish.</div>=0A <di= v style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">They were extremely rough with the fish. = =0A They caught 8 brook trout</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);= ">between 16 - 24 cms so they were small. They =0A put them in a pail with= maybe</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">12 in of water. When I= looked one had =0A already died and I wouldn't be selling</div>=0A <div = style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">insurance to any of the rest. They were =0A = quite a piece from where they done</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69= ,69);">the tagging - they had to carry them and the =0A temp was mid 20s.<= /div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">To my knowledge the study is = a joint thing =0A with Acadia University and</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR= :rgb(69,69,69);">the Department of Fisheries. Hard to believe =0A these fo= lks would do thing like</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">that = but seeing is believing.</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">If s= tudies like this are going to be done, =0A the operators need be shown</di= v>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">proper methods. The lads are goo= d lads but =0A just weren't taught proper respect</div>=0A <div style=3D"= COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">for the fish. Not that there isn't plenty =0A expert= s on handling fish in Nova Scotia.</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(= 69,69,69);">There is not good tagging fish that will =0A die.</div>=0A <d= iv style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">They told me they had tagged 250 fish and= =0A only had 3 recaptures - that with</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(6= 9,69,69);">fishing the same part of the river nearly =0A every day. One fe= llow said Now I know</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">the reas= on why.</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">Hope they will improv= e the situation.</div>=0A <div style=3D"COLOR:rgb(69,69,69);">Paul</div><b= r class=3D"yiv596488778Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></blockquote>= </div>=0A</div><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-control" content=3D"on"><= br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html> ---2114655128-250633301-1344602716=:65350--
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