Thread: Daily Fish

^ I think so.

I have sometimes wondered if the crabs use the anemones to hide under, which may provide them some protection against predators? I don't think they need to hide for hunting because they're more of a scavenger than a hunter.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ I think so.

I have sometimes wondered if the crabs use the anemones to hide under, which may provide them some protection against predators?

Possible.

Theres an idea for a study right there.

Originally Posted by Mendip

A classic mutualistic relationship often quoted is between the clown fish (Nemo) and anemones. The anemones provide protection from predators and left over food for the clown fish, and the clown fish clears the anemones of parasites.

But that doesn't seem relevant here.

Cough!!

^ Nice one Nid.

Your clown fish is so much more attractive than my crabs.

And speaking of crabs... this is their main predator offshore, the wolf fish or steinbit in Norwegian.

These fish have an incredibly strong bite and prey on crabs and other shellfish that they just crunch up. Divers are wary of their teeth which can easily remove a finger.



I'll try and find a close-up pic, but even from this view you can see that the teeth put Jimmy Carr to shame.

Yeah, I don’t think the anemones provide much protection from that!

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ Nice one Nid.

Your clown fish is so much more attractive than my crabs.

a spray of Mortein will sort out the mechanical dandruff. Or so a mate told me

Jaysus? Spraying your nether region with fly spray??

They can be hard to get rid off. According to my mate he used to spend a lot of time in pattaya as a monger he knows about such things.

Could just shave bare.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

the anemones

with friends like this who needs anemones?

^ Better to have anemones than an enema, I would have thought.


A cod and a couple of ling taking shelter under a pipeline.



Subsea pipelines are vulnerable to scouring and one of the main things we looks for are 'freespans', areas of unsupported pipeline. The pipeline engineers will give us maximum length and height freespan criteria depending on the pipeline design.

But anyway, these freespans create a great shelter for fish and other marine life, which also sadly concentrates the fish resulting in trawlers constantly targeting the pipelines. If you look at the fish pics so far on this thread, in almost every case there's scrape marks along the sides of the pipe, produced by trawl gear being dragged along the pipeline.

Show us more don't be Koi!

^ Ok then.

I think this triangular flatfish could be a flounder.



And this more rounded one, a plaice.

Flatfish ain't my forte, to be honest.

Originally Posted by BLD

a spray of Mortein will sort out the mechanical dandruff. Or so a mate told me

Speaking on behalf of a friend, this indeed is true. Caution must however be exorcised. One must be careful to keep a finger firmly pressed across the Jap's eye while performing the procedure and if the spray is used in excess it can result in the scrotum shedding it's epidermis in one piece. The upside to this is that with a bit of skill, a drawstring can be sewn into it and it becomes a very handy purse to keep your change for the baht bus.

Oh lordy.

Originally Posted by Mendip

Flatfish ain't my forte, to be honest.

I think you are floundering here.

As crabs seem to be on theme:

Originally Posted by Shy Guava

Speaking on behalf of a friend, this indeed is true. Caution must however be exorcised. One must be careful to keep a finger firmly pressed across the Jap's eye while performing the procedure and if the spray is used in excess it can result in the scrotum shedding it's epidermis in one piece. The upside to this is that with a bit of skill, a drawstring can be sewn into it and it becomes a very handy purse to keep your change for the baht bus.

see. I told ya. I wouldn't give you guys bad advice. Thanks for co firming guava

Originally Posted by Shy Guava

Speaking on behalf of a friend, this indeed is true. Caution must however be exorcised. One must be careful to keep a finger firmly pressed across the Jap's eye while performing the procedure and if the spray is used in excess it can result in the scrotum shedding it's epidermis in one piece. The upside to this is that with a bit of skill, a drawstring can be sewn into it and it becomes a very handy purse to keep your change for the baht bus.

And then? if the toolkit is without a bag, what happens?

Yogi beware, I could do with a decent purse.


This type of redfish is known as a Norway haddock. I have no idea why, as the perch-like fish is a member of the scorpion fish family and nothing like the proper haddock you get in your fish and chips, which is a member of the cod family.

Originally Posted by Mendip

I have no idea why

MULLET it over!!

^ Another fintastic pun...


And another monkfish.



You live and learn...

Monkfish, also known as goosefish, for centuries were thought of as a trash fish getting their nickname from the monks who would go to the fishermen begging for leftovers. The fishermen gave them their trash fish thus this angler fish received the nickname 'monkfish.'

You don't have to go back centuries to see monks begging for leftovers around here, but the monk who comes along our road every morning can only dream about getting a monkfish. Rice and bags of sloppy shite seems to be all he goes away with.

Originally Posted by Mendip

And another monkfish.

Not trash in my book. I have eaten monkfish a couple of times, both in France, and I'd eat it again given a chance. Quite a different texture from standard white fish.

I don't suppose they'd let you hang a line off the back of the boat?

^ We have monkfish quite often on the Norwegian boats and yes, it is very nice. They say the meat is similar to lobster tail meat. I don't think I've ever had it onshore in Norway although it's popular in the expensive 'gourmet' type restaurants that I don't tend to frequent.

Back in the old days, during pipeline inspections if we could see a lot of fish (usually cod and pollack) on the live video feed from the ROV cameras, we would get out on the back deck and bounce lures along the pipeline behind the vessel and catch a load of fish. A lot went to the galley but many of he local Norwegians used to go home at the end of their trip with boxes of frozen cod fillets.

Along with many other sources of pleasure, HSE did away with this practice years ago.