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Bagging a Fish
These food grade Polythene bags are ideal for transporting fish and inspecting Fish.
Firstly, make sure that you have a bag of a suitable size, elastic bands and air or oxygen to inflate the bag to hand. Once you’ve bowled your fish, take one plastic bag and fill it with a small amount of water. Then, place this bag inside another bag. This is called double bagging and is basically a safeguard in case one bag leaks.
When you’ve created the double bag, roll the tops of the bags down to prevent water getting in between the two. Then, take hold of the bag at each side and place it into the bowl – gently follow the fish until it swims into the bag.
Once the fish is in the bag, check how much water the bag contains. If you’re transporting small fish, a third of the bag should be filled with water. For larger fish ensure that there is enough water to cover the fish. Keeping this in mind, add or remove water until you have a suitable amount.
You can now fill the bag with air from an air pump or oxygen cylinder. The aim here is to try and get as much air into the bag as possible.
Once the bag is inflated with air or oxygen, you need to secure it using elastic bands. Each bag should be sealed individually and it is a good idea to use two or three bands on each one, just in case any of the bands split in transit.