The Fish Thread

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Got a craving for fish?

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The World’s Record black sea bass caught by Edward Llewellen. It weight 425 lbs. He bought it in alone. [1903]

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Oklahoma family reunion

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Rare basking shark caught off Portland

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Rare basking shark caught off Portland

Well that's a pity.
Why do we have to kill EVERYTHING? I'd have let that one go.

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^ Thought the same thing myself. At least this was the case.

Commercial fishing boat skipper donates lucrative shark fin to Melbourne Museum instead of selling it as a culinary delicacy

WHEN they accidentally reeled in a giant, three-tonne shark, fishermen in Victoria theoretically hit the jackpot.

The 6.5 metre rare basking shark — the second biggest living species of fish — would have fetched big bucks on the Chinese shark fin soup market.

But commercial angler James Owen and his crew have saved the elusive sea monster from the cooking pot, and have earned praise by donating it to science instead.

“This basking shark’s pectoral fins were probably over a metre in length and 60cm or more wide, and there were two of those. Its cuttle fin probably spans 1 metre to 1.2 metres. There are other fins, too: the pelvic fins.

“I’ve got a high regard for the skipper in his initiative in contacting the museum.

“Obviously, he saw that it was far more valuable as a museum specimen than anything he could have made some money off of, and that’s his likelihood. Fish is how he makes his living.

“Those fisherman were as much interested in conservation, I think, as the normal person in the street, if not more so.”

Melbourne Museum scientists travelled to Portland’s wharf to dissect the giant specimen yesterday because it was too big to transport in one piece.

Dr Gomon says the basking shark was so big, he and his fellow scientist needed a crane to lift it out of the boat. It took close to 5 hours of work “flat chat” and multiple knife sharpenings to cut the shark into pieces big enough for them carry.

Scientists know very little about basking sharks because they are so elusive.
“It was caught by accident and it’s fantastic that they have offered it to the museum,” senior collections co-ordinator Dianne Bray said.

“We would rather see something in the ocean, everyone would rather see it in the ocean, but this way it is preserved so that we and future generations can learn more about them.”

“One shark’s probably not going to tell us everything about what’s going on down there, but the more information we have from specimens, the bigger picture we can build up about their life history and what they’re doing.”

Basking shark caught off Portland, Victoria donated to Museum Victoria

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Thrilling new new way to swim with great white sharks

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Miss Oklahoma 2014

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Huge jumping fish kills five-year-old girl in Florida

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Saw three beautiful huge Manta rays being unloaded in the local fish market yesterday...rather sad I thought.

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Huge jumping fish kills five-year-old girl in Florida

That link doesn't work for me. Here is the story if any one else has the same problem.



Girl, 5, killed after being struck by jumping sturgeon in boat

Wildlife officials said Jaylon Rippy died after being struck Thursday night. Her mother and 9-year-old brother were also injured and taken to a Gainesville hospital. Their condition was not known.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said this is the first fatality recorded from a sturgeon strike on the Suwannee River. Four people have been injured by jumping sturgeon this year, including two boaters who were taken to the hospital Friday.

Wildlife officials say Colleen Harvey, 42, and her husband Charles, 41, were struck while boating along the Santa Fe River. Last month, a 14-year-old was knocked unconscious by a sturgeon while boating with her family.

The fish are famous for leaping more than 7 feet above the water, and many people boating on the north Florida river have been injured by the large, airborne sturgeon over the years. The large, prehistoric-looking sturgeon have hard plates along their backs. They can grow up to 8 feet long and up to 200 pounds and cause serious injuries.

In 2007, a leaping sturgeon severely injured a 50-year-old woman from St. Petersburg as she was riding a personal watercraft along the Suwannee River. She suffered a ruptured spleen and had three fingers reattached by surgeons, but she lost her left pinkie finger and a tooth.

The fish usually return to the area in the spring, but their acrobatics often depend on the water levels. This year's low levels are causing the sturgeon to jump more frequently than in recent years. Biologists aren't sure why they jump, but they assure boaters that the fish aren't trying to attack people.

Boaters are urged to wear life jackets and avoid the bow of the boat to avoid injury.

Jaylon Rippy dead, 5-year-old Florida girl killed after struck by jumping sturgeon in boat in Lake City - Orlando Sentinel

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A lemon, rosemary, some hot coals = nirvana

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She's just a bass kisser.