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MarkTheSpark
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Graham. You suggested 100% of fish kept in keepnets die, not me. My conclusion was that 'fish don't like being kept in keepnets.' I just told you a factual story.
There could have been other variables which affected the survival rate of the keepnetted fish - they were handled more than usual in that they were taken home in a bucket after the weigh-in, and as I say, keepnet materials weren't as good as they are now.
In any case, I suspect a fish released into an unfamiliar environment doesn't settle, and that might affect the mortality.
However, I think it does indicate that keepnets may not be as kind to fish as buckets, though what anyone might do with that information is open to debate.
There could have been other variables which affected the survival rate of the keepnetted fish - they were handled more than usual in that they were taken home in a bucket after the weigh-in, and as I say, keepnet materials weren't as good as they are now.
In any case, I suspect a fish released into an unfamiliar environment doesn't settle, and that might affect the mortality.
However, I think it does indicate that keepnets may not be as kind to fish as buckets, though what anyone might do with that information is open to debate.