Using UV Lights To Attract Squids

[glen]

As far as I know, the main lamps used for commercial squid fishing are either Metal Halide Fishing Lamp or Halogen Fishing Lamps.



Here is a quote from the samsunglitec site -

Halogen Fishing Underwater Lamp

●● Small size, long life & no blackness.

●● Resistant to high water pressure, made of double bulbs.

●● Controlled luminosity in the range of 0∼220V by voltage sliders.

●● Resistant to water pressure by 35kg/cm2, using UH-Type lamp holders.



Metal Halide Underwater Lamp

●● Small size, high efficiency & long life.

●● Green, blue, and white color.

●● Controlled luminosity by voltage sliders.

●● Resistant to water pressure by 35kg/cm2, using UH-Type lamp holders.

[url="http://www.samsunglitec.co.kr"]http://www.samsunglitec.co.kr[/url]



I am not sure which ones put out more UV, or if indeed UV is that important.



Do squid actually see UV light? I will try to look into this a bit for you. It sounds familiar..I am pretty sure I have seen some scientific articles about this topic.



Cheers, Glen <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />