[NatureNS] Cornwallis River Study

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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>
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<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&nbsp;discontinue&nbsp;tagging/=
angling. The hot and dry conditions have certainly caused challenges with f=
ield work&nbsp;this summer. Thanks for participating.&nbsp;</div><div
 style=3D"color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif=
; font-size: 12px; ">John &nbsp;</div><span style=3D"color: rgb(69, 69, 69)=
; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">John MacMil=
lan</span>&nbsp;<br></span></div><div>Some times common sense has to be dri=
ven in!</div><div>Have a nice day&nbsp;</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 &lt;soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca&gt;<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">&nbsp;&nbsp; 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;&nbsp; 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 &nbsp;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 &nbsp;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"><=
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