rjc123 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Hey Raiders, just wondering, what are jewie survival rates like after being released. I usually abide by catch and release but occassionally i might keep a few fish. If the jewfish is brought out of the water for a pic and then returned with in a minute or so will it survive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framedtrash Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) jew's suffer from barotrauma (the bends) pretty badly pulling a jew up from +10mtrs is pretty much going to give the fish the bends dont quote me on the precise depth but im pretty sure its around that so in other words if you are after a jew for photos only dont go targeting them in the deeper waters Edited July 21, 2011 by Framedtrash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 jew's suffer from barotrauma (the bends) pretty badly pulling a jew up from +10mtrs is pretty much going to give the fish the bends dont quote me on the precise depth but im pretty sure its around that so in other words if you are after a jew for photos only dont go targeting them in the deeper waters Yeh mate, In Darwin the jewies that came up all suffered from baratrauma unfortunately. I will mainly just fish in rivers so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Some areas in the hawkesbury are deeper than 10 meters though. Does anyone know rouhgly how deep the water near the rail bridge is? If the fish gets baratrauma will it definitely die or have a chance of survival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Incredible Hull Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Last time I pulled out the sounder at the bridge, I think it was 7meters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Last time I pulled out the sounder at the bridge, I think it was 7meters. Sounds about right. Should be no problems with barotrauma then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Yeh mate, In Darwin the jewies that came up all suffered from baratrauma unfortunately. I will mainly just fish in rivers so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Some areas in the hawkesbury are deeper than 10 meters though. Does anyone know rouhgly how deep the water near the rail bridge is? If the fish gets baratrauma will it definitely die or have a chance of survival? From my understanding of the bends if you can release them quickly they have a reasonable chance of survival. Basically returning back to the original depths should reverse the effects of the bends. Another note to though is that often bigger fish can suffer internal injuries when removed from the water if not supported very carefully. Basically they are not designed to support their own weight out of water. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Theres a mulloway tag and release program going on at the moment in the georges im pretty sure the fisheries would have some statistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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