Dear Emilio and others This is an area worth exploring. I was thinking of checking out the local fish markets (Melbourne, Australia) although I guess most specimens would be significantly acid damaged by then Thanks Geoff >From: "Emilio J. Power" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: shells in fish guts >Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 09:40:41 -0400 > >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 >> >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com >> _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com