> Hello!
>
> It seems to be a viable way of obtaining deepwater molluscs
> and many molluscs used to be only found this way.
>
> As to what fish ?? It depends on the area. Here in Florida I
> used to do quite a bit of deepwater [220 to 600 ft] fishing
> for bottom dwellers such as snappers, groupers and others
> [tilefish as bycatch]. When we pulled the fish to the surface
> slowly [rod and reel, sportfishing] or fast [wire line with
> electric reel, meatfishing] the gut was always, without exception,
> protruding from the mouth, empty. This is due to swimbladder
> expanding as a cause of pressure change. We never saw any shells
> or any other material.
>
> I wonder how others do find them in deepwater fish. The gut
> protrusion was not a problem with pelagic fish but these dont
> eat shells anyway. We also never saw the pressure change
> on fish caught at the reef edge in about 120 ft depth.
>
> Where are you going to "hunt" for these??
>
> Emilio
>
> Geoff Macaulay wrote:
>
> > Dear List
> > Any ideas on which types of fish are best to open up to look for deep
> > water
> > shells?
> > Thanks
> > Geoff
> >
> >
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I've heaed about this way of getting deepwater shells too and always wonder
why the digestive acids in the fish's stomach don't destroy the shells before
you could get them.
Roland

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