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When fishing in deep waters, often you will want or need to release fish suffering from barotrauma. The safest method for the fish's ultimate survival is to descend them to habitat depth to re-compress their swim bladder. Another method is venting which is extremely harmful to the fish due to the internal damage and infections that are usually caused. The No-Vent Safe Release Weight provides a simple, safe, and very effective alternative to harmful venting!
Fish with isolated swim bladders are susceptible to barotrauma of ascent when brought to the surface by fishing. The swim bladder is an organ of buoyancy control that is filled with gas from the blood, and which is normally removed by the reverse process. If the fish is brought upwards in the water column faster than the gas can be resorbed, the gas will expand until the bladder is stretched to its elastic limit, and may rupture. Read our blog here for more information.
On June 12, 2020, the NOAA Fisheries announced rule modifications for Regulatory Amendment 29 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Regulatory Amendment 29).
Effective July 15, 2020, the NOAA Fisheries requires descending devices to be on board and readily available for use on commercial, for-hire, and private recreational vessels while fishing for or possessing snapper-grouper species.
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