Thought I'd tell you a story about what happened to me and my boyfriend a number of years ago. We were walking from our house to his parents house about 3 miles away, our car had broken down the day before so we were walking and chatting about my boyfriend Darren, wanting to buy fishing tackle, and how much he was missing going fishing.
We walked down a big sloping field, there's a cemetery at the bottom, and a lake to the side. We were still chatting about fishing, and I looked up and saw a man, sat at the lake fishing. Knowing how fishermen like to talk I said to Darren, do you want to go and see how that mans doing, Darren looked up and seeing him said yeah.
We walked along the bank, through the trees, and came out the other side. As we walked up I was talking to Darren and not paying much attention when he came to a compleate stop. I looked at him and said what! Darren said were's he gone, I looked up and there was no one there, the lake was totally empty. I was just stood there rooted to the spot for a second then took off running out of there shouting to Darren to hurry up.
When we were on the main road, we stood a second then I said what did you see, and he described just what I'd seen, a middle aged man in green wellies sat on a green tackle seat box with a fishing brolly up fishing on a pole. To pack up that tackle would take about 30 to 40 minutes not the 3 minutes it took us to get there.
I don't know whether being at the side of a cemetery affected this or something was listening to our conversation and thought this would be funny, but it wasn't, this really shook me up big time.
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Friday 25 May 2012
Tersimpan misteri yang tak terungkap
Tersimpan misteri yang tak terungkap
"Abang dah jumpa rumah yang sesuai untuk kita. Kalau tak ada masalah, hujung bulan ni kita pindah. Rasanya sesuai untuk kita berdua. Kalau ada saudara mara yang datang pun senang sebab rumah tu besar," ujar Amil kepada isterinya, Niza.
"Rumah kat mana bang. Senang ke saya nak pergi kerja," tanya Niza membalas cakap suaminya. "Di kampung seberang. Sewanya pun murah, RM400 sebulan. Rumah ters dua tingkat. Masa pusing pusing di kampung seberang, abang ternampak papan tanda rumah untuk disewa. Tuan rumah pun tak banyak tanya, terus sahaja setuju bila abang cakap nak sewa. Malah dia tak minta pun dulu duit pendahuluan macam orang lain. Lagipun tak seronoklah dududk dirumah mak. Sekurang kurangnya kita perlu berdikari," jelas Amil bersungguh sungguh.
Baru sebulan berkahwin, sememangnya Amil mahu hidup berdikari. Dia tidak mahu menyusahkan keluarga mertuanya apabila tinggal bersama. Lagipun dia perlu suasana yang tenteram kerana kerjaya sebagai pelukis membuatkan dia lebih senang berseorangan agar ilhamnya lebih kreatif. Cukup bulan, pengantin baru ini menganbil keputusan berpindah rumah. Biarpun keluarga mertuanya tidak berapa bersetuju tetapi selepas menjelaskan sebab sebabnya, mereka mengizinkan tambahan pula mereka bersetuju untuk untuk sekerap mungkin balik menjenguk keluarga mertua.
Seharian mengemas, menyebabkan Amil dan isterinya keletihan malam itu. Dia tidur agak nyenyak tetapi malangnya mata Niza tidak juga mahu lelap. Dia merasakan ada sesuatu yang tidak kena, dadanya rasa berdebar debar yang alang kepalang. Sejenak dia memusingkan tubuhnya, suaminya tidur begitu nyenyak sekali, siap berdengkur. Puas dia mengiring, kiri dan kanan, malangnya matanya tidak mahu lelap. Sejenak Niza bangundari perbaringannya, dia mahu minum air bagi menghilangkan dahaganya. Semamsa dia mahu meneguk air, serentak itu satu bunyi dentuman pintu agak kuat berbunyi. Dia menjerit ketakutan. Matanya meliar. Puas dia memangdang kiri dan kanan. Puas hatinya berfikir, kenapa pintu bilik air berdentum kuat sedangkan bukan ada angin yang bertiup. Meremang bulu romanya, segera dia minum dan bergegas naik ke tingkat atas. Suaminya masih lagi tidur selena lenanya. Malam itu sepicing pun dia tidak dapat melelapkan matanya.
"Kenapa mata sayang nampak sembap. Tak lena tidur ke dududk rumah baru," gurau suaminya.
"Entahlah bang, mata Niza tak boleh lelap walaupun seketika. Rasa macam ada mata yang mengintai dan melihat apa yang kita buat. Malam tadi pun masa abang tengah nyenyak tidur, Niza turun kebawah untuk minum air. Tak semena mena pintu bilik air berdentum tertutup dengan sendiri. Niza rasa tak sedap hatilah bang tinggal di sini," jelasnya.
"Ada ada sajalah Niza ni, abang tak ada rasa apa yang ayang rasa. agaknya ayang tak biasa lagi kot, tinggal dirumah baru. Hah! Kalau ada hantu nak kacau, kejutkan saja abang, tahu lah abang kung fu dia," gurau Amil sambil menunjukkan gaya kung fu nya.
"Hah! Abang ingat nak keluar hari ni, ada urusan dengan Hamid. Dia nak bincang mengenai pameran lukisan secara solo dengan abang. Insyallah, kalau jadi projek ni, nampak gayanya kita berbulan madu diluar negara lah," gurau amil lagi bagi menyedapkan hati isterinya.
"Abang balik tak tengahari ni. Kalau balik saya nak masak lebih, nanti tak adalah nak membazir sangat."
"Insyallah, kalau bincang habis cepat, abang balik cepat," guraunya lagi. Malam itu, sekali lagi Niza tidak dapat lagi melelapkan matanya. Puas dia berpusing kiri dan kanan dan ketika mahu turun ke tingkat bawah, dia nampak bayang bayang seorang kanak kanak kecil sedang melompat lompat ruang tengah rumah. Gementar hatinya. Mana ada budak kecil tinggal disini, fikir hatinya. Serentak itu, dia menggigil ketakutan dan pantas berlari mengunci bilik tidurnya.
Gangguang demi gangguan dialaminya setiap hari sehingga Niza jatuh sakit. Jika hari sebelumnya dia ternampak bayang kanak kanak melompat lompat diruang tamu rumah, kali ini dia terpandang satu wajah yang mengerikan. Dengan lidah yang terjelir dan rambut kusut masai, wajah mengerikan itu terus memandang dirinya. Niza meracau racau apabila terpandang wajah hodoh itu. Puas suaminya meminta bantuan bomoh tetapi semuanya mengaku kalah kerana rumah yang mereka duduki itu agak keras. Seorang kawan memperkenalkan dirinya dengan Ustaz Amran. Tiga hari tiga malam ustaz Amran mengubati isreinya dan alhamdulilah, sembuh sepenuhnya. Mengikut Ustaz amran, roh wanita yang telah dilihat Niza telah lama berkeliaran di rumah tersebut kerana membunuh diri disebab kan tidak tahan didera suaminya. Dia telah nmengelar pergelangan tangan anak kecilnya yang berusia tiga tahun kerana tidak tahan dengan sikap suami yang main kayu tiga.
Patutlah tuan rumah segera meyewakan rumah itu kepada Amil tanpa banyak soal. rupanya tersimpan misteri yang tidak terungkap sebelum ini.
See More: http//blackboxmystery.blogspot.com
"Rumah kat mana bang. Senang ke saya nak pergi kerja," tanya Niza membalas cakap suaminya. "Di kampung seberang. Sewanya pun murah, RM400 sebulan. Rumah ters dua tingkat. Masa pusing pusing di kampung seberang, abang ternampak papan tanda rumah untuk disewa. Tuan rumah pun tak banyak tanya, terus sahaja setuju bila abang cakap nak sewa. Malah dia tak minta pun dulu duit pendahuluan macam orang lain. Lagipun tak seronoklah dududk dirumah mak. Sekurang kurangnya kita perlu berdikari," jelas Amil bersungguh sungguh.
Baru sebulan berkahwin, sememangnya Amil mahu hidup berdikari. Dia tidak mahu menyusahkan keluarga mertuanya apabila tinggal bersama. Lagipun dia perlu suasana yang tenteram kerana kerjaya sebagai pelukis membuatkan dia lebih senang berseorangan agar ilhamnya lebih kreatif. Cukup bulan, pengantin baru ini menganbil keputusan berpindah rumah. Biarpun keluarga mertuanya tidak berapa bersetuju tetapi selepas menjelaskan sebab sebabnya, mereka mengizinkan tambahan pula mereka bersetuju untuk untuk sekerap mungkin balik menjenguk keluarga mertua.
Seharian mengemas, menyebabkan Amil dan isterinya keletihan malam itu. Dia tidur agak nyenyak tetapi malangnya mata Niza tidak juga mahu lelap. Dia merasakan ada sesuatu yang tidak kena, dadanya rasa berdebar debar yang alang kepalang. Sejenak dia memusingkan tubuhnya, suaminya tidur begitu nyenyak sekali, siap berdengkur. Puas dia mengiring, kiri dan kanan, malangnya matanya tidak mahu lelap. Sejenak Niza bangundari perbaringannya, dia mahu minum air bagi menghilangkan dahaganya. Semamsa dia mahu meneguk air, serentak itu satu bunyi dentuman pintu agak kuat berbunyi. Dia menjerit ketakutan. Matanya meliar. Puas dia memangdang kiri dan kanan. Puas hatinya berfikir, kenapa pintu bilik air berdentum kuat sedangkan bukan ada angin yang bertiup. Meremang bulu romanya, segera dia minum dan bergegas naik ke tingkat atas. Suaminya masih lagi tidur selena lenanya. Malam itu sepicing pun dia tidak dapat melelapkan matanya.
"Kenapa mata sayang nampak sembap. Tak lena tidur ke dududk rumah baru," gurau suaminya.
"Entahlah bang, mata Niza tak boleh lelap walaupun seketika. Rasa macam ada mata yang mengintai dan melihat apa yang kita buat. Malam tadi pun masa abang tengah nyenyak tidur, Niza turun kebawah untuk minum air. Tak semena mena pintu bilik air berdentum tertutup dengan sendiri. Niza rasa tak sedap hatilah bang tinggal di sini," jelasnya.
"Ada ada sajalah Niza ni, abang tak ada rasa apa yang ayang rasa. agaknya ayang tak biasa lagi kot, tinggal dirumah baru. Hah! Kalau ada hantu nak kacau, kejutkan saja abang, tahu lah abang kung fu dia," gurau Amil sambil menunjukkan gaya kung fu nya.
"Hah! Abang ingat nak keluar hari ni, ada urusan dengan Hamid. Dia nak bincang mengenai pameran lukisan secara solo dengan abang. Insyallah, kalau jadi projek ni, nampak gayanya kita berbulan madu diluar negara lah," gurau amil lagi bagi menyedapkan hati isterinya.
"Abang balik tak tengahari ni. Kalau balik saya nak masak lebih, nanti tak adalah nak membazir sangat."
"Insyallah, kalau bincang habis cepat, abang balik cepat," guraunya lagi. Malam itu, sekali lagi Niza tidak dapat lagi melelapkan matanya. Puas dia berpusing kiri dan kanan dan ketika mahu turun ke tingkat bawah, dia nampak bayang bayang seorang kanak kanak kecil sedang melompat lompat ruang tengah rumah. Gementar hatinya. Mana ada budak kecil tinggal disini, fikir hatinya. Serentak itu, dia menggigil ketakutan dan pantas berlari mengunci bilik tidurnya.
Gangguang demi gangguan dialaminya setiap hari sehingga Niza jatuh sakit. Jika hari sebelumnya dia ternampak bayang kanak kanak melompat lompat diruang tamu rumah, kali ini dia terpandang satu wajah yang mengerikan. Dengan lidah yang terjelir dan rambut kusut masai, wajah mengerikan itu terus memandang dirinya. Niza meracau racau apabila terpandang wajah hodoh itu. Puas suaminya meminta bantuan bomoh tetapi semuanya mengaku kalah kerana rumah yang mereka duduki itu agak keras. Seorang kawan memperkenalkan dirinya dengan Ustaz Amran. Tiga hari tiga malam ustaz Amran mengubati isreinya dan alhamdulilah, sembuh sepenuhnya. Mengikut Ustaz amran, roh wanita yang telah dilihat Niza telah lama berkeliaran di rumah tersebut kerana membunuh diri disebab kan tidak tahan didera suaminya. Dia telah nmengelar pergelangan tangan anak kecilnya yang berusia tiga tahun kerana tidak tahan dengan sikap suami yang main kayu tiga.
Patutlah tuan rumah segera meyewakan rumah itu kepada Amil tanpa banyak soal. rupanya tersimpan misteri yang tidak terungkap sebelum ini.
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Swordfish
Swordfish
| Swordfish Temporal range: 33.9–0 Ma Early Oligocene to Present[1] | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Subclass: | Neopterygii |
| Infraclass: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Xiphiidae |
| Genus: | Xiphias Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species: | X. gladius |
| Binomial name | |
| Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758 | |
They are the sole member of their family Xiphiidae.[5]
Physiology
The swordfish is named after its bill resembling a sword (Latin gladius).[4] This makes it superficially similar to other billfish such as marlin, but upon examination their physiology is quite different and they are members of different families.[6]They commonly reach 3 m (9.8 ft) in length, and the maximum reported is 4.55 m (14.9 ft) in length and 650 kg (1,400 lb) in weight.[3][4] The International Game Fish Association's all-tackle angling record for a swordfish was a 1,182 lb (536 kg) specimen taken off Chile in 1953.[2] Females are larger than males, and Pacific swordfish reach a greater size than northwest Atlantic and Mediterranean swordfish.[4] They reach maturity at 4–5 years of age and the maximum age is believed to be at least 9 years.[4]
Swordfish are ectothermic animals; however, swordfish, along with some species of shark, have special organs next to their eyes to heat their eyes and brain. Temperatures of 10 to 15 °C above the surrounding water temperature have been measured. The heating of the eyes greatly improves their vision, and consequently improves their ability to catch prey.[7][8] Out of the 25,000+ fish species, only 22 are known to have a mechanism to produce heat. These include the swordfish, marlin, tuna and some sharks.[7][8]
Behavior and ecology
Swordfish prefer water temperatures between 18 °C (64 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F),[2] but have the widest tolerance among billfish and can be found from 5 °C (41 °F) to 27 °C (81 °F).[4] This highly migratory species typically moves towards colder regions to feed during the summer.[4] Swordfish feed daily, most often at night when they rise to surface and near-surface waters in search of smaller fish. During the day they commonly occur to depths of 550 m (1,800 ft) and have exceptionally been recorded as deep as 2,878 m (9,442 ft).[2] Adults feed on a wide range of pelagic fish such as mackerel, barracudinas, silver hake, rockfish, herring and lanternfishes, but they also take demersal fish, squid and crustaceans.[3][4] In the northwestern Atlantic, a survey based on the stomach content of 168 individuals found that 82% had eaten squid and 53% had eaten fish, including gadids, scombrids, butterfish, bluefish and sand lance.[10] Large prey-items are typically slashed with the sword, while small are swallowed whole.[4]
Swordfish are not schooling fish. They swim alone or in very loose aggregations, separated by as much as 10 m (33 ft) from a neighboring swordfish. They are frequently found basking at the surface, airing their first dorsal fin. Boaters report this to be a beautiful sight, as is the powerful jumping for which the species is known. This jumping, also called breaching, is thought by some researchers to be an effort to dislodge pests, such as remora or lampreys.[citation needed] Almost 50 species of parasites have been documented in swordfish. In addition to remoras, lampreys and cookiecutter shark, this includes a wide range of invertebrates such as tapeworms, roundworms and copepods.[4]
Except for humans, fully adult swordfish have few enemies. Among marine mammals, at least killer whales sometimes prey on adult swordfish.[4] The shortfin mako, an exceptionally fast species of shark, sometimes take swordfish.[11] Dead or dying shortfin makos have been found with broken off swords in their head, revealing the potential danger of this type of prey.[11] Juvenile swordfish are far more vulnerable to predation and are eaten by a wide range of predatory fish.[4]
Reproduction
In the North Pacific, batch spawning mainly occurs in water warmer than 24 °C (75 °F) during the spring and summer, and year round in the equatorial Pacific.[2] In the north Atlantic spawing is known from the Sargasso Sea,[3] and in water warmer than 23 °C (73 °F) and less than 75 m (246 ft) deep.[2] Spawning occurs from November to February in temperatures above 20 °C (68 °F) in the south Atlantic off south Brazil.[3] Spawning is year-round in the Caribbean Sea and other warm regions of the west Atlantic.[4]Large females can carry more eggs than small females, and between 1 million to 29 million eggs have been recorded.[2] The pelagic eggs measure 1.6–1.8 mm (0.063–0.071 in) in diameter and 2 ½ days after fertilization the embryonic development occurs.[3][4] The surface-living and unique-looking larvae are 4 mm (0.16 in) long at hatching.[3][4] The bill is evident when the larvae reach 1 cm (0.39 in) in length.[3]
Fisheries
Swordfish have been fished widely since ancient times, among others in the sea between Sicily and Calabria, such as off the Tyrrhenian coast in the Reggio province. It is a typical dish in the cuisine of this region.[13]
Swordfish were harvested by a variety of methods at small scale (notably harpoon fishing) until the global expansion of long-line fishing.
Swordfish are vigorous, powerful fighters. When hooked or harpooned, they have been known to dive so quickly that they have impaled their swords into the ocean bottom up to their eyes. Although there are no reports of unprovoked attacks on humans, swordfish can be very dangerous when harpooned. They have run their swords through the planking of small boats when hurt.
Recreational fishing
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There are various ways to fish for swordfish, but the most common method is deep-sea fishing. Because many swordfish used to be caught by long-lining near shore, the remaining population of swordfish live about 40 mi (64 km) or more off the coast. The boat is allowed to drift, as the ocean bottom is too deep for anchors. Swordfishing requires a specialized, strengthened fishing rod as swordfish are quite large. Standard bait is large chunks of mackerel, herring, mullet, bonito or squid; one can also use live bait. Imitation squids and other imitation fish lures can also be used, and specialized lures made specifically for sword fishing using plastic glow sticks are also used.
As food
The flesh of some swordfish can acquire an orange tint, reportedly from their diet of shrimp or other prey. Such fish are sold as "pumpkin swordfish," and command a premium over their whitish counterparts. (Information from U.S. vendor Whole Foods.)
Swordfish is a particularly popular fish for cooking. Since swordfish are large animals, meat is usually sold as steaks, which are often grilled. Swordfish meat is relatively firm, and can be cooked in ways more fragile types of fish cannot (such as over a grill on skewers). The color of the flesh varies by diet, with fish caught on the east coast of North America often being rosier.
There is some controversy over the kashrut status of swordfish, because adult fish lose their scales (sea life must have scales and fins to be considered kosher.) The Tzitz Eliezer 9:40 says they are forbidden, while Rabbi [Schachter] maintains that swordfish is kosher, because the Torah does not specify what the scales have to look like.
Conservation status
In 1998, the United States Natural Resources Defense Council and SeaWeb hired Fenton Communications to conduct an advertising campaign to promote their assertion that the swordfish population was in danger due to its popularity as a restaurant entree.[17]
The resulting "Give Swordfish a Break" promotion was wildly successful, with 750 prominent U.S. chefs agreeing to remove North Atlantic swordfish from their menus, and also persuaded many supermarkets and consumers across the country.
The advertising campaign was repeated by the national media in hundreds of print and broadcast stories, as well as extensive regional coverage. It earned the Silver Anvil award from the Public Relations Society of America as well as Time magazine's award for the top five environmental stories of 1998.
Subsequently, the US National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a swordfish protection plan that incorporated the campaign's policy suggestions. Then-US President Bill Clinton called for a ban on the sale and import of swordfish and in a landmark decision by the federal government, 132,670 sq mi (343,600 km²) of the Atlantic ocean were placed off-limits to fishing as recommended by the sponsors.
In the North Atlantic, the swordfish stock is fully rebuilt, with biomass estimates currently 5% above the target level.[18] There are no robust stock assessments for swordfish in the northwestern Pacific or South Atlantic, and there is a paucity of data concerning stock status in these regions. These stocks are considered unknown and a moderate conservation concern. The southwestern Pacific stock is a moderate concern due to model uncertainty, increasing catches, and declining CPUEs (catch per unit effort). Overfishing is likely occurring in the Indian Ocean, and fishing mortality exceeds the maximum recommended level in the Mediterranean, thus these stocks are considered of high conservation concern.[19]
In 2010, Greenpeace International has added the swordfish to its seafood red list. "The Greenpeace International seafood red list is a list of fish that are commonly sold in supermarkets around the world, and which have a very high risk of being sourced from unsustainable fisheries."[20]
- Article Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/
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Thursday 24 May 2012
Night Fishing
Night Fishing:
Being Prepared - Keeping Safe
By Capt. George Welcome
Summertime arrives with temperatures that are hot and nighttime fishing becomes an inviting proposition. However, fishing your hometown lake at night requires much more preparation than daytime fishing does.That body of water so familiar and friendly during the day becomes foreign and sometimes hostile as darkness descends. With just a little more preparation it can be enjoyed however and the results can be absolutely super. Being pro-active instead of reactive will ensure a safe and enjoyable venture in the darkness of night.
Fishing day or night requires that your boat be properly equipped as per U.S. Coast Guard required equipment. Personal floatation devices (properly fitted) for each person on board are at the top of the list and should be worn by everyone when fishing at night. Finding someone that has fallen overboard in the daytime is generally easy, but in the dark can be quite difficult. A throwable flotation device is also required equipment and should be in a convenient location.
Bow and stern lights are required and essential equipment on your boat, and they must be lit when visibility is reduced. Striking unseen objects at night is the most often reported nighttime accident and unlit boats lead as those unseen objects. The temptation to venture forth without proper lighting is not only illegal, but also extremely foolish.
A proper and fully functional warning device (horn) becomes a vital piece of equipment in the darkness. It can be used to warn approaching craft as to your presence and also can be used to draw attention in the event of problems arising. Although not required unless off shore, visual distress signals (flares) should be on board.
An approved type fire extinguisher that is currently dated should be onboard and in a convenient and ready location. During a fire is no time to find out that the extinguisher will not function because it is out of date.
A paddle is required, not optional equipment, and again should be in a convenient and accessible location.
Recommended equipment that should be on board would include an anchoring device with adequate line in both size and length for your boat. Deployment of the anchor should occur at the first sign of trouble to keep your boat in its present safe location. Too often then anchor is the last thing thought of and boats end up drifting into dangerous situations.
Some sort of bailing device should be on board. Pumps are useless when the battery goes dead.
Flashlight and batteries (that have been checked) and spare batteries should be onboard when fishing at night. The one flaw in flashlights is that they seem to fail just when we need them. Check the operation before launching!
A radio with weather band capability is not only recommended for day operation but is an essential piece of equipment at night. Those clouds that look harmless that you see floating over can be hiding a serious storm. The whole world could know about it but if you have no means of hearing the warnings you can be caught by natures worst.
First aid kit, basic tools, manuals etc. are all recommended.
Navigation tools, which are helpful in the daylight, become absolutely essential for safety at night. Obviously your best choice for nighttime operation would be a GPS. However, a compass would be a considerable assistant in the dark. Not only is everything different out there at night, but also things such as fog can move in with no apparent warning and without a means of determining direction you are dead in the water.
With both pieces of equipment that are mentioned above, being completely familiar with their functions is of extreme importance. A GPS is a basically simple piece of equipment but it does take some practice to use it correctly and efficiently. It's a little late to start reading the manual and trying to figure out how the GPS works when trouble raises up to mar your trip.
A compass is a very basic piece of equipment, but again to follow a path and navigate with it does take some practice. For example, did you know that when you make an initial turn to the left that your compass would swing right? For someone that has not used the compass this can be very confusing, especially when stress adds to your navigational problem.
In addition, a compass only shows direction of travel, not the direction to your destination, so when fishing at night you should already have made the trips during daylight hours so you know the direction you need to go from your fishing spots back to the dock. Not many lakes have sufficient markers to combine with a chart so pre-locating and sticking to those pre-locations for fishing at night is essential for nighttime fishing.
File a fishing plan with someone so that in event something occurs you can be found. Of course sticking to that plan is absolutely a must if it is to have any value. Ideally, when fishing at night, make your plan so that you stay relatively close to the shoreline. However, with practice and experience you can venture further and further out without mishap.
With just a little preparation you can venture out in the dark and have a safe and enjoyable fishing experience. Without this preparation that adventure can turn into your biggest and darkest nightmare. The results can be a simple scare, or quickly turn into total tragedy. It is not uncommon to hear stories of absolute fantastic times fishing at night. Be prepared and have one of those fantastic times.
Article Source: http://www.cyberangler.com/
Lelaki Tua dan Laut
Lelaki Tua dan Laut
| Lelaki Tua dan Laut | |
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| Pengarang | Ernest Hemingway |
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| Negara | Amerika Syarikat |
| Bahasa | Inggeris |
| Genre | Novel |
| Penerbit | Charles Scribner dan Anak-anak |
| Tarikh pengeluaran | 8 September 1952 |
| Jenis media | Bercetak (kulit tebal dan kulit lembut) |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0-684-80122-3 |
Lelaki Tua dan Laut ialah sebuah novel pendek yang ditulis oleh Ernest Hemingway di Cuba pada tahun 1951 dan diterbitkan pada tahun 1952. Karya ini yang merupakan salah satu daripada karyanya yang termasyhur adalah fiksyen utama Hemingway yang terakhir yang diterbitkan dalam hidupnya. Lelaki Tua dan Laut tertumpu pada seorang nelayan Cuba yang tua yang berjuang dengan seekor ikan mersuji raksasa jauh di Anak Sungai Teluk. Walaupun karya ini merupakan tajuk kritikan yang begitu berbeza, karya ini telah diberi perhatian dalam fiksyen abad ke-20 serta dalam daftar karya Hemingway. Ia menegaskan semula keunggulan kesusasteraan sejagat Hemingway serta pentingnya dalam pemilihan untuk Hadiah Nobel Kesusasteraan pada tahun 1954.
Jalan cerita
Lelaki Tua dan Laut menceritakan perjuangan epik antara seorang nelayan tua yang berpengalaman dengan seekor ikan mersuji raksasa yang dikatakan merupakan tangkapan terbesar dalam hidupnya.Novel itu bermula dengan menerangkan bahawa nelayan itu yang bernama Santiago (tetapi hanya dirujuk secara tidak langsung di luar dialog sebagai "si orang tua") telah tidak menangkap sebarang ikan selama 84 hari. Dia kelihatan bernasib malang dan Manolin, perantisnya yang muda, telah dilarang oleh ibu bapanya untuk belayar dengan orang tua itu dan diarahkan untuk menangkap ikan dengan nelayan-nelayan yang lebih berjaya. Masih bertaat setia kepada si orang tua itu, budak itu melawat teratak Santiago pada setiap malam untuk menarik peralatan menangkap ikan, memberi makanan kepadanya, serta untuk membincangkan besbol Amerika — khususnya tentang Joe DiMaggio, pemain pujaan Santiago. Santiago memberitahu Manolin bahawa pada hari berikut, dia akan pergi jauh ke Teluk untuk menangkap ikan dan yakin bahawa nasib malangnya akan berakhir.
Oleh itu pada hari ke-85, Santiago pergi seorang jauh ke Teluk dengan sampannya. Dia menurunkan tali kail dan menjelang tengah hari pada hari pertama, seekor ikan besar yang dia yakin adalah seekor ikan mersuji memakan umpannya. Tidak berupaya menarik ikan mersuji yang besar itu, Santiago mendapati bahawa ikan itu sebaliknya menarik sampannya. Dua hari dan dua malam berlalu dengan orang tua itu menahan tegangan tali kail dengan badannya. Walaupun dia dicederakan oleh perjuangan dan dalam keadaan sakit, Santiago mengungkapkan penghargaan yang penuh belas kasihan kepada lawannya, dan sering merujuk kepada ikan itu sebagai adik lelakinya.
Pada hari ketiga pengalaman pahit itu, ikan mersuji itu mula mengelilingi sampannya dan menandakan keletihannya kepada si orang tua itu. Santiago yang kini amat letih dan hampir dalam keadaan racauan, mencari kekuatan untuk menempuling ikan mersuji itu dan membunuh ikan itu ketika ikan itu menerpa keluar daripada air.
Santiago mengikat ikan mersuji itu pada sampan dan semasa menuju balik ke rumah, dia berfikir tentang harga tinggi yang akan diterimanya di dalam pasar, dan berapa banyak orang yang dapat diberikan makanan. Orang tua itu memutuskan bahawa disebabkan oleh kemuliaan ikan itu yang agung, tiada sesiapa yang berlayak memakan ikan itu.
Semasa Santiago meneruskan perjalanannya balik ke pantai, ikan-ikan yu tertarik kepada jejak darah yang ditinggalkan oleh ikan mersuji di dalam air. Yang pertama ialah seekor yu mako yang dibunuh oleh Santiago dengan tempulingnya, tetapi senjata itu hilang dalam proses pembunuhan itu. Santiago mencipta tempuling yang baru dengan mengikat pisau pada hujung dayungnya untuk menghalau barisan ikan yu yang berikut; pada keseluruhannya, tujuh ekor ikan yu dibunuh. Tetapi menjelang malam, ikan-ikan yu telah makan seluruh ikan mersuji dan hanya meninggalkan rangka. Orang tua itu mengecam diri kerana mengorbankan ikan mersuji itu. Apabila akhirnya tiba di pantai sebelum waktu subur, dia berjalan balik ke teratak dengan susah payah semasa memikul tiang sampan pada bahunya. Ketika tiba di rumah, dia rebah ke katil dan tidur dengan lena.
Tidak tahu tentang perjalanan orang tua itu, sekumpulan nelayan berkumpul pada hari keesokannya di sekeliling sampan yang rangka ikan masih diikat padanya. Pelancong-pelancong di kedai kopi yang berhampiran salah menganggap ikan itu sebagai ikan yu. Manolin yang berasa risau tentang usaha orang tua itu menangis ketika mendapati bahawa orang tua itu sedang tidur dengan selamat. Budak itu membawa surat khabar dan kopi kepadanya. Apabila orang tua itu bangun daripada tidurnya, mereka berjanji akan menangkap ikan bersama-sama semula lagi. Ketika Santiago tidur semula, dia bermimpi tentang singa-singa di pantai Afrika.
Jalan cerita tamat di sini.
Anugerah dan pencalonan
Lelaki Tua dan Laut menerima banyak sanjungan untuk Hemingway, termasuk Hadiah Pulitzer untuk Fiksyen pada tahun 1953. Hemingway juga menerima Anugerah Pingat Merit untuk Novel daripada Akademi Persuratan Amerika pada tahun yang sama. Yang paling berprestij ialah Hadiah Nobel Kesusasteraan yang diterimanya pada tahun 1954 untuk "kepakarannya dalam seni naratif yang baru-baru ini ditunjukkan oleh Lelaki Tua dan Laut, serta pengaruhnya pada gaya sezaman."Freaky Fishing Trip
Freaky Fishing Trip
A couple weeks ago me, my cousin, his friend, went out in our kayaks for a day of fishing and relaxing. It is early spring so it was our first time out this year, being something we did (my cousin and I, not his friend, it was his first time out) almost weekly the last couple years when the weather was nice. The pond we went out in is called Great Island pond, aptly named for the 2 acre or so island that is located directly in the middle.
On this island is an abandoned hunting lodge. From what locals have told me it was being used up until sometime in the 1970's. There are all new housing developments and neighborhoods in the area but at the time this was a really remote place. My cousin and I often stopped in our kayaks and walked through the house at some point during each kayak trip we would make. It is a pretty large house, three floors with a wrap around deck on the second floor, which has a beautiful view of the pond and woods. Having been in there many times we knew how everything inside the house wais set up. So, getting back to the story.
We got out of our kayaks and we explained the house and its layout, and where to step and where not to step, to our guest and first time kayaker. After we were through we made our way up the stairs and into the kitchen, checking out the old well pumps and retro refrigerator. Not ten seconds in to entering the house we hear a loud walking or running sound upstairs and we all stopped and listened. To me it sounded like a person walking or a large animal, because it was fairly loud and there is no way a squirrel or raccoon weighed enough to made those loud steps. We were a little freaked but being three twenty-something's, we shrugged it off and acted like we were not worried.
Next thing we did was cut through the parlor to get out to the front deck and show our buddy the great outside view. While walking through the room my cousin and I stopped and looked at each other. He asked me exactly what I was just about to ask him, which was "why is the door to upstairs closed?" The door had never been closed during any previous visits to the house and it is something that we both noticed immediately. There is no wind in the house because all doors to get in are always closed. Anyway, we continue on to the porch and hang out there for a few minutes, taking some pictures and enjoying the view. We walk back inside to check out the rest of the house and as we are walking back across the parlor, the door that was closed that leads to upstairs flings open hard enough to leave a dent in the wall. Needless to say the three of us ran out of the house back to the front yard. We were all visibly shaken up and were trying to figure out how that could have possibly happened. There was no wind that day, all doors were closed, and the door that opened was clicked shut all the way when we first saw it. After five minutes of deciding if we should go back in, we did exactly that. We went upstairs and could not find a thing, not even a scared animal. We were totally dumbfounded. Needless to say it was a very interesting and confusing pit stop during our mostly relaxing day.
One other thing that happened to me recently was I was laying on my back in bed, trying to fall asleep to no avail. For some reason I felt the need to open my eyes, which has never happened that I can remember, and I saw this misty pattern moving around on my ceiling. It was black but had some colors in it. It was moving around in one general area, directly above me. I had this weird feeling in my body as well. I thought maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me so I woke up my girlfriend who was next to me and asked her if she could see it. She said she couldn't but I was looking right at it. I closed my eyes and waited a few more minutes and opened them again, only to see the same thing. Eventually I just fell asleep and haven't brought it up until now.
Do you have any ideas what this could be?
Am I just going crazy?
I really don't feel like I am though.
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On this island is an abandoned hunting lodge. From what locals have told me it was being used up until sometime in the 1970's. There are all new housing developments and neighborhoods in the area but at the time this was a really remote place. My cousin and I often stopped in our kayaks and walked through the house at some point during each kayak trip we would make. It is a pretty large house, three floors with a wrap around deck on the second floor, which has a beautiful view of the pond and woods. Having been in there many times we knew how everything inside the house wais set up. So, getting back to the story.
We got out of our kayaks and we explained the house and its layout, and where to step and where not to step, to our guest and first time kayaker. After we were through we made our way up the stairs and into the kitchen, checking out the old well pumps and retro refrigerator. Not ten seconds in to entering the house we hear a loud walking or running sound upstairs and we all stopped and listened. To me it sounded like a person walking or a large animal, because it was fairly loud and there is no way a squirrel or raccoon weighed enough to made those loud steps. We were a little freaked but being three twenty-something's, we shrugged it off and acted like we were not worried.
Next thing we did was cut through the parlor to get out to the front deck and show our buddy the great outside view. While walking through the room my cousin and I stopped and looked at each other. He asked me exactly what I was just about to ask him, which was "why is the door to upstairs closed?" The door had never been closed during any previous visits to the house and it is something that we both noticed immediately. There is no wind in the house because all doors to get in are always closed. Anyway, we continue on to the porch and hang out there for a few minutes, taking some pictures and enjoying the view. We walk back inside to check out the rest of the house and as we are walking back across the parlor, the door that was closed that leads to upstairs flings open hard enough to leave a dent in the wall. Needless to say the three of us ran out of the house back to the front yard. We were all visibly shaken up and were trying to figure out how that could have possibly happened. There was no wind that day, all doors were closed, and the door that opened was clicked shut all the way when we first saw it. After five minutes of deciding if we should go back in, we did exactly that. We went upstairs and could not find a thing, not even a scared animal. We were totally dumbfounded. Needless to say it was a very interesting and confusing pit stop during our mostly relaxing day.
One other thing that happened to me recently was I was laying on my back in bed, trying to fall asleep to no avail. For some reason I felt the need to open my eyes, which has never happened that I can remember, and I saw this misty pattern moving around on my ceiling. It was black but had some colors in it. It was moving around in one general area, directly above me. I had this weird feeling in my body as well. I thought maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me so I woke up my girlfriend who was next to me and asked her if she could see it. She said she couldn't but I was looking right at it. I closed my eyes and waited a few more minutes and opened them again, only to see the same thing. Eventually I just fell asleep and haven't brought it up until now.
Do you have any ideas what this could be?
Am I just going crazy?
I really don't feel like I am though.
See More: http//blackboxmystery.blogspot.com
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Atlantic bluefin tuna
| Atlantic bluefin tuna | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Tribe: | Thunnini |
| Genus: | Thunnus |
| Species: | T. thynnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is a species of tuna in the Scombridae family. It is variously known as the northern bluefin tuna (mainly when including Pacific bluefin as a subspecies), giant bluefin tuna (for individuals exceeding 150 kilograms or around 330 pounds) and formerly as the tunny. Atlantic bluefin are native to both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Mediterranean Sea. Atlantic bluefin have become extinct in the Black Sea. The Atlantic bluefin tuna is a close relative of the other two bluefin tuna species—the Pacific bluefin tuna and the southern bluefin tuna.
Atlantic bluefin tuna are capable of reaching well over 450 kilograms (990 lb) in weight, and rival the black marlin, blue marlin and swordfish as the largest Perciformes. Throughout recorded history, the Atlantic bluefin tuna has been highly prized as a food fish. Bluefin have been a valuable commercial catch from the time of the ancient Greeks and Phoenicians to the modern era. Besides their commercial value as food, their great size and the speed and power they display as apex predators has attracted the admiration and respect of both ancient and modern fishermen, as well as writers, sport anglers and scientists.
The Atlantic bluefin tuna has been the foundation of one of the world's most lucrative commercial fisheries. Medium-sized and large individuals are heavily targeted for the Japanese raw fish market, where all bluefin species are highly prized for sushi and sashimi. This commercial importance has led to severe overfishing. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) affirmed in October 2009 that Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks have declined dramatically over the last 40 years, by 72% in the Eastern Atlantic, and by 82% in the Western Atlantic.[2] On October 16, 2009, Monaco formally recommended Endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna for an Appendix I CITES listing and international trade ban. In early 2010, European officials, led by the French ecology minister, increased pressure to ban the commercial fishing of bluefin tuna internationally.[3] European Union nations, who are responsible for most bluefin tuna overfishing, later abstained from voting to protect the species from international trade.[4]
Bluefin are captured for the commercial market by professional fishermen using purse seine gear, assorted hook-and-line gear, most importantly the longline, and in certain areas by harpooners. Atlantic bluefin are also taken commercially by heavy rod and reel gear. Since the 1930s the bluefin tuna has long been one of the most important big-game species sought by sports fishermen, particularly in the United States but also in Canada, Spain, France and Italy.
Taxonomy
The Atlantic bluefin tuna is most closely related to the Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) and the southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii), and more distantly to the other large tunas of the genus Thunnus - the bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and the yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares).[5] For many years the Pacific and Atlantic bluefin tuna species were considered to be the same, or subspecies, and referred to as the "northern bluefin tuna".[5] This name occasionally gives rise to some confusion as the longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) can in Australia sometimes be known under the name "northern bluefin tuna".[6][7] This is also true in New Zealand and Fiji.Bluefin tuna were often referred to as the common tunny, especially in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The name tuna, a derivative of the Spanish atún, was widely adopted in California in the early 1900s and has since become accepted for all tunas, including the bluefin, throughout the English-speaking world. In some languages the bluefin's name refers to its red meat: atún rojo (Spanish), tonno rosso (Italian), amongst others.
Description
The body of the Atlantic bluefin tuna is rhomboidal in profile and robust. The head is conical and the mouth rather large. The head contains a "pineal window" that allows the fish to navigate over its multiple thousands of mile range.[8] The color is dark blue above and gray below with a gold coruscation covering the body and bright yellow caudal finlets. Bluefin tuna can be distinguished from other family members by the relatively short length of their pectoral fins. Their livers have a unique characteristic in that they are covered with blood vessels (striated). In other tunas with short pectoral fins, such vessels are either not present or present in small numbers along the edges.Fully mature adult specimens average 2–2.5 metres (6 ft 7 in–8 ft 2 in) long. The species can reach a maximum length of almost 4.6 metres (15 ft).[9] The largest recorded specimen taken under International Game Fish Association rules was caught off Nova Scotia, an area renowned for huge Atlantic bluefin, by Ken Fraser and weighed 679 kilograms (1,500 lb). The longest contest between man and tuna fish occurred near Liverpool, Nova Scotia in 1934, when 6 men, taking turns, fought the 795 pounds (361 kg) tuna in a terrific battle that lasted sixty-two hours.[10]
Atlantic bluefin tuna reach maturity relatively quickly. In a survey that included specimens up to 2.55 metres (8 ft 4 in) in length and 247 kilograms (540 lb) in weight, none was believed to be older than 15 years.[11] However, very large specimens may, at least theoretically, be up to 50 years old.[11]
The bluefin possesses enormous muscular strength which it channels through a pair of tendons to its lunate shaped caudal fin. In contrast to many other fish, the body stays rigid while the tail flicks back and forth, increasing stroke efficiency.[12]
Thermoregulation
To keep its core muscles warm (used for power and steady swimming), the Atlantic bluefin uses countercurrent exchange to prevent heat from being lost to the surrounding water. The heat in the arterial blood transfers to the venous blood. This keeps the core muscles warm so they can function efficiently.[13]All members of the tuna family are warm-blooded (have the ability to thermoregulate). This ability, however, is more highly developed in bluefin tuna than in any other fish, allowing them to seek food in the chilly waters of the north Atlantic.[8]
Circulation
Bluefin tuna have a very efficient circulatory system. It possesses one of the highest blood hemoglobin concentrations among fish, which allows them to efficiently deliver oxygen to their tissues; this is combined with their exceptionally thin blood-water barrier to ensure rapid oxygen uptake.[13]Behavior
Bluefin dive to depths of 1,000 metres (550 fathoms).[14] They can reach speeds of 40 miles per hour (64 km/h).[8]Diet and foraging
The Atlantic bluefin tuna typically hunts small fish and invertebrates such as sardines, herring, mackerel, squid and crustaceans.
Conservation
In 2010, Greenpeace International added the northern bluefin tuna to its seafood red list.[22]
On March 18, 2010 the United Nations rejected a U.S.-backed effort to impose a total ban on Atlantic Bluefin tuna fishing and trading.[23] The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) vote was 68 to 20 with 30 European abstentions. The leading opponent, Japan, claimed that ICCAT was the proper regulatory body.[4]
In 2011, the USA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decided not to list the Atlantic bluefin tuna as an endangered species. It is still considered a "species of concern," but NOAA officials claimed that the more stringent international fishing rules created in November 2010 would be enough for the Atlantic bluefin tuna to recover. NOAA agreed to reconsider the species endangered status in 2013
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