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Jim: What kind of UV filters? Were they blocking all wavelengths BUT UV? (Most UV-pass filters also lead IR, incidently) If these were UV-pass filters, where did you get them and how did you see what you were doing? Halogen bulbs seem to put out a fair bit of UV, but much of that is blocked by the standard lens on a dive light--there may still be enough to be useful, but I'd be very interested in the details if you still have them.
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On May 18, 2005, at 8:49 AM, Jim West wrote:
>> <> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > If you reply to this message, it will go to all FISH-SCI members. >> <> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > > Simon we marked juvenile (80-100 mm) rockfish (Sebastes) with VIE tags > in Puget Sound some years ago. The tags worked well, and we were able > to observe them clearly at night for around 270 days. We ended the > study then for other reasons but the tags were still clearly visible > after that time. We used regular halogen dive lights fitted with UV > filters that we simply cut to match the size of the lens (fitting the > filter inside or behind the lens). We observed no change in behavior > when we illuminated the fish. > Jim West > > > James E. West, M.Sc. > Marine Resources Division > Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife > 600 Capitol Way N. > Olympia, WA, 98501-1091, USA > > (360) 902-2842 > fax (360) 902-2943 > [log in to unmask] > >>>> [log in to unmask] 05/17/05 10:27 AM >>> >> <> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > If you reply to this message, it will go to all FISH-SCI members. >> <> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > > Hello everybody, > > I aim to study night activity of atlantic salmon fry in a field > experiment. > Because I want to measure activity at the individual level, every fish > used > in the experiment will be individually tagged using VIE tags (Visible > Implant Elastomer, http://www.nmt.us/products/vie/vie.htm). Such tags > are > highly visible under low luminosity conditions when fluoresced with > blue > light and amber filters. > However, in a laboratory experiment I found that atlantic salmon fry > were > highly disturbed when illuminated with such light. I contacted the > fabriquant and they said to me that this problem can be resolved using > UV > lamps. > > I've got two questions: > -Has someone ever used such kind of UV lamps? Is it really > possible to fluoresce VIE tags with UV lamps? > -Where can I find waterproof UV lamps? > > Moreover, if someone used to do underwater observation by night, I > would be > greatful for any advice! > > I look foward to hearing from you > > Simon Blanchet > > > BLANCHET Simon > PhD student > Université Laval - Québec-Océan / CIRSA > Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon > Local 8022 > Québec (Québec), Canada G1K 7P4 > Téléphone : (418) 656-2131 poste 8022 > courriel : [log in to unmask] > >> <> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > To leave the Fish-Sci list, Send blank message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > For information send INFO FISH-SCI to [log in to unmask] >> <> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > >> <> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > To leave the Fish-Sci list, Send blank message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > For information send INFO FISH-SCI to [log in to unmask] >> <> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> >
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