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normal; orphans: 2; text-align: aut This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_DEkxO1k6QFAAuxnS9doxEg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable When there was a weir here in Morden, ocean sunfish were unfortunately, = not an infrequent =E2=80=98by catch=E2=80=99. In my limited experience, = it appeared they would =E2=80=98give up=E2=80=99 as soon as they were in = danger of being stranded. One time I was lucky enough to be at the weir = near low water and there was a sunfish in danger of stranding, it was = still mostly submerged but was not struggling to prevent itself from = coming right out of the water as the tide went out. I waded out to = approximately waist deep and pushed it into deeper water and it swam = away. I have one photo of a 1.5-2 metre specimen that stranded on the = weir in Aug 2003 if anyone is interested email me and I=E2=80=99ll send = you a copy. Gary Myers= --Boundary_(ID_DEkxO1k6QFAAuxnS9doxEg) Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">When there=20 was a weir here in Morden, ocean sunfish were unfortunately, not an = infrequent=20 =E2=80=98by catch=E2=80=99. In my limited experience, it appeared = they would =E2=80=98give up=E2=80=99 as=20 soon as they were in danger of being stranded. One time I was = lucky enough=20 to be at the weir near low water and there was a sunfish in danger of = stranding,=20 it was still mostly submerged but was not struggling to prevent itself = from=20 coming right out of the water as the tide went out. I waded out to = approximately waist deep and pushed it into deeper water and it swam = away. =20 I have one photo of a 1.5-2 metre specimen that stranded on the weir in = Aug 2003=20 if anyone is interested email me and I=E2=80=99ll send you a copy. = Gary=20 Myers</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_DEkxO1k6QFAAuxnS9doxEg)--
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