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Bill

Looks like your not the only with this in mind.

Ed

Quoting "Thomas H. Martin" <[log in to unmask]>:

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> Friends,
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> We're using drift nets to sample larval fish and as the oak bloom drops here
> in western North Carolina we're finding our samples are filled with loads of
> detritus increasing the sort-time to days rather than hours.  Has anyone
> attempted sugar floatation or elutriation to help sort out fish larvae from
> plant detritus?  I know it works pretty well for invertebrates, but I haven't
> come across its use for larval fish.
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> Thanks in advance,
> Tom Martin
> Western Carolina University
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