Fishes - Australian Museum Fish Site

The Fish Department - Fieldwork

Solomon Islands, 1998

Mark and Lesley Palenga dipnetting fishes from the dinghy at night. The bright light in the foreground is coming from a nightlight (in this case a modified swimming pool light) which was lowered into the water to attract small fishes.

nightlighting

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