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Re: How to ship fish?
From: "Dick Powell" <dpowell at pclink_com>
> I can't believe no one has had any trouble with Priority Mail fish
shipments
> yet. I also belong to the IBC and they have had some serious discussions
> about problems arising from the Post Office getting a new air carrier
> contract for Priority Mail. They no longer carry their Priority Mail in
> heated, pressurized cargo holds. IBC members have had bags explode, fish
> killed by cold, not to mention lost or severely delayed fish shipments.
That's a fact! I have received several dead shippment of fish this year as
a result of the changes in the USPS. Most recently last week from S. Calif.
They made it in two days, were packed correctly with a heat pack but by the
accelerated decay it was evident they died fairly soon after delivery to the
USPS. I suspect it was the due to pressure change not temp.
My experience shipping fish is limitedd to Bettas. I ship in 20 oz and
larger gatorade type bottles wrapped in foil. I feel these bottles provide
assurance against dramatic pressure changes packages now seem to experience
and they never colapse or leak if you screw the lid on completely.
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