[NatureNS] Ocean Sunfish -DFO?

From: Rebecca Goreham <goreham@hotmail.com>
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The Atlantic Reference Centre in St. Andrews may have some interest=2C or m=
ay know of someone who is.  They are associated with DFO.  The phone number=
 is 506-529-1203.=20
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Rebecca Goreham
St. Andrews NB


> Date: Tue=2C 4 Dec 2012 09:33:30 -0400
> From: patriqui@dal.ca
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=3B randy.lauff@gmail.com
> CC: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Ocean Sunfish -DFO?
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> Some photos=2C scales/otoliths for age=2C tissue sample for DNA=2C body =
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> measurements=2C  details of time and place would do the trick I would =20
> think=2C & at much lower cost than preserving or freezing. Is there a =20
> DFO repository for such things?
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> Quoting Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>:
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> > These large fish would involve a huge amount of work to preserve and
> > display=2C even just to preserve would be a load. I'd love to have it f=
or
> > StFX (for its bones) but at the moment=2C I have a tuna=2C large shark =
and
> > three totes worth of fish in my freezers=2C all as recent additions to =
the
> > mass of stuff already there. I'm getting a Bufflehead tomorrow...I *thi=
nk*
> > I can find room for that.
> >
> > I have to bow out of this one.
> > Randy
> >
> > _________________________________
> > RF Lauff
> > Way in the boonies of
> > Antigonish County=2C NS.
> >
> >
> > On 3 December 2012 20:32=2C Elizabeth Doull <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca> wr=
ote:
> >
> >> **
> >> Saturday=2C Dec 1=2C 2012=2C a Big Islander found a dead Ocean Sunfish=
 on the
> >> beach.  Monday=2C another islander measured the fish and took some goo=
d
> >> photos of it.  He was wondering if it could be preserved and displayed=
 in
> >> the Musuem of Natural History?  Dalhousie University?  St F X Universi=
ty?
> >> Acadia University?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> Liz
> >>
> >
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<br>The Atlantic Reference Centre in St. Andrews may have some interest=2C =
or may know of someone who is. &nbsp=3BThey are associated with DFO. &nbsp=
=3BThe phone number is 506-529-1203.&nbsp=3B<br>---------------------------=
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<br>Rebecca Goreham<br>St. Andrews NB<br><br><br><div><div id=3D"SkyDrivePl=
aceholder"></div>&gt=3B Date: Tue=2C 4 Dec 2012 09:33:30 -0400<br>&gt=3B Fr=
om: patriqui@dal.ca<br>&gt=3B To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=3B randy.lauff@gm=
ail.com<br>&gt=3B CC: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>&gt=3B Subject: Re: [Natur=
eNS] Ocean Sunfish -DFO?<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B Some photos=2C scales/otolith=
s for age=2C tissue sample for DNA=2C body  <br>&gt=3B measurements=2C  det=
ails of time and place would do the trick I would  <br>&gt=3B think=2C &amp=
=3B at much lower cost than preserving or freezing. Is there a  <br>&gt=3B =
DFO repository for such things?<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B Quoting Ran=
dy Lauff &lt=3Brandy.lauff@gmail.com&gt=3B:<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B &gt=3B The=
se large fish would involve a huge amount of work to preserve and<br>&gt=3B=
 &gt=3B display=2C even just to preserve would be a load. I'd love to have =
it for<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B StFX (for its bones) but at the moment=2C I have a =
tuna=2C large shark and<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B three totes worth of fish in my fr=
eezers=2C all as recent additions to the<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B mass of stuff alr=
eady there. I'm getting a Bufflehead tomorrow...I *think*<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B =
I can find room for that.<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B I have to bow o=
ut of this one.<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B Randy<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B __=
_______________________________<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B RF Lauff<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B =
Way in the boonies of<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B Antigonish County=2C NS.<br>&gt=3B &=
gt=3B<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B On 3 December 2012 20:32=2C Elizabe=
th Doull &lt=3Bedoull@ns.sympatico.ca&gt=3B wrote:<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B<br>&gt=
=3B &gt=3B&gt=3B **<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B&gt=3B Saturday=2C Dec 1=2C 2012=2C a B=
ig Islander found a dead Ocean Sunfish on the<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B&gt=3B beach.=
  Monday=2C another islander measured the fish and took some good<br>&gt=3B=
 &gt=3B&gt=3B photos of it.  He was wondering if it could be preserved and =
displayed in<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B&gt=3B the Musuem of Natural History?  Dalhous=
ie University?  St F X University?<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B&gt=3B Acadia University=
?<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B&gt=3B<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B&gt=3B Thanks.<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B&gt=
=3B<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B&gt=3B Liz<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B&gt=3B<br>&gt=3B &gt=3B<br>&=
gt=3B <br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B <br></div> 		 	   		  </div></body>
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