Hey all
A question came in via the MacroBlitz Google classroom about permits required to collect, photograph and return freshwater invertebrates in California. Does this fall under the Inland Fisheries SCP or - because participants are not actually taking or possessing invert specimens for a reference collection - is there a different authorization?
And yes, of course, I am absolutely recommending that the California Department of Wildlife be consulted. Here’s the thing: sometimes in cases that are in-between, not clearly one thing or another, there is a range of guidance, even from the authorizing body. I’m just trying to figure out what the different guidance might be.