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Wednesday 11 July 2012

Pengalaman Seram Kaki Pancing

Pengalaman Seram Kaki Pancing


Terdapat satu kisah di mana dua orang sahabat baik telah pergi memancing ke sebuah tempat. Namun lain yang dihajat, lain pula yang datang. Mereka berdua telah diganggu oleh makhluk halus.
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Melayukini.net – Pengalaman Seram Kaki Pancing | Selain manusia, Allah turut menciptakan makhluk lain yang tidak dapat dilihat dengan mata kasar tetapi kehadirannya dapat dirasai walaupun ia tidak pernah menyenangkan. Di layar perak atau kaca televisyen, kehadiran makhluk halus selalunya disertakan dengan muzik menyeramkan, membuatkan bulu roma penonton turut sama berdiri.
Bagaimanapun, di alam nyata, kehadirannya langsung tidak memberi petanda kerana tiba-tiba saja ekor mata dapat menangkap kelibat sesuatu tetapi akhirnya hilang begitu saja. Ada ketikanya, ia menjelma betul-betul di depan mata tetapi bagi yang penuh ilmu di dada, ia tidak sedikit pun mencuit rasa. Sebaliknya, bagi yang longgar iman, kemunculan makhluk yang dijanjikan kekal dalam neraka itu sedikit sebanyak mencabar kewarasan.
Sebaiknya kehadiran makhluk berkenaan sama ada di depan mata atau sekadar berasakan kelibatnya tidak dihiraukan kerana takut bererti manusia yang disertakan akal bersama kejadiannya memberikan kemenangan kepada iblis yang diizinkan Allah mengusik dan menyesatkan anak cucu Adam sehingga hari kiamat.
Mungkin kisah yang diceritakan pemuda berusia awal 20-an yang cuma dikenali sebagai Faiz boleh dijadikan panduan betapa makhluk itu juga bosan jika usikan dan gangguannya tidak diendahkan.
“Kisah ini diceritakan oleh rakan sekerja yang jauh lebih senior. Dulu, di tempat kerja saya ada dua sahabat baik yang gila memancing. Persahabatan mereka sejak di bangku sekolah rendah terbawa-bawa sehingga ke alam pekerjaan.
“Memandangkan persekitaran kerja yang dekat dengan laut, kedua-dua mereka tidak melepaskan peluang memancing sebaik tamat tugas. Keakraban mereka dapat dilihat jika seorang bekerja syif pagi dan seorang lagi syif petang hingga malam, kedua-duanya akan balik ke rumah esok pagi selepas memancing semalaman,” kata Faiz.
Pada malam kejadian, kedua-dua sahabat baik itu duduk selesa di atas tembok bersebelahan antara satu sama lain sambil menunggu joran masing-masing diragut ikan. Malam semakin hening tetapi kedua-dua lelaki berkenaan terus sabar menanti.
Tiba-tiba mereka ternampak sebiji labu sayong yang hanyut entah dari mana. Salah seorang lelaki berkenaan terus memungut labu itu dan diletakkan di tepi kemudian kembali menumpukan perhatian kepada joran.
“Dalam keadaan sunyi sepi dan hening itu, tiba-tiba mereka ternampak ada sesuatu menjelma di tengah laut dan di atas permukaan laut, makhluk itu berjalan menghampiri mereka. Kedua-dua sahabat itu cuma melihat makhluk itu semakin menghampiri dan duduk di tengah-tengah antara mereka berdua.
“Lucunya, mereka tidak pula lari lintang pukang, sebaliknya cuma mengalih kedudukan seolah-olah memberi ruang kepada makhluk itu. Agaknya bosan gangguannya tidak dihiraukan, makhluk itu lesap begitu saja meninggalkan kedua-dua sahabat tadi yang asyik memancing itu. Rupa makhluk itu tidak pula diceritakan oleh rakan sekerja,” katanya.
Mungkin juga kerana nasib tidak menyebelahi, joran mereka tidak dimakan ikan menyebabkan kedua-dua sahabat itu berkemas untuk balik. Ketika itulah baru disedari labu yang sebelumnya berada berhampiran mereka sudah hilang.
Kedua-dua sahabat itu terperanjat besar apabila membuka but kereta kerana mereka mendapati labu berkenaan berada di dalamnya. Siapa yang meletakkan labu sayong itu di dalam bonet menjadi misteri kepada kedua-duanya.
Faiz berkata, seorang rakannya yang digelar abang Din, juga kaki pancing kerap diganggu makhluk halus tetapi bak kata pepatah alah bisa tegal biasa.
“Dia menceritakan pernah satu hari dia balik ke rumah pada waktu dinihari selepas memancing. Selepas membersihkan badan, abang Din mengejutkan isterinya untuk memberitahu ikan sudah dibawa masuk ke dalam sebelum tidur.
“Tidak lama kemudian, isterinya mengejutkan abang Din untuk bertanya apa yang dibawa balik. Apabila abang Din menjawab ikan, isterinya dengan selamba berkata: ‘Ikan apa dengan bentuk badan besar macam beruk, hitam legam dan berbulu lebat?’ Rupa-rupanya abang Din turut membawa balik makhluk lain,” katanya.
Sudah tiba masa kita kembali membetulkan anggapan salah yang kerap disajikan di layar perak mengenai makhluk halus mencari korban. Memang betul kata seorang ustaz – makhluk itu cuma berjanji untuk mengusik dan menyesatkan, bukan membunuh.
Melayukini.net - Makhluk halus ada di mana-mana sahaja dan ia memang suka tinggal di tempat yang tidak berpenghuni. Oleh itu sudah menjadi kebiasaannya jika ada kaki memancing sering diganggu jika mereka berkunjung ke sesebuah lubuk. Walaubagaimanapun, perlu sentiasa bersedia dengan ayat pendinding semoga mereka tidak mengganggu kita.

Sumber: Tak Mungkin Benar | Koleksi Berita Informasi Melayukini.net

The Rockpiles - GOLIATH grouper in shallow water

World of teeth and big appetites amongst marine species

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World of teeth and big appetites amongst marine species


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Pteroidichthys amboinensis - an unusually coloured specimen of the Ambon scorpionfish, a bizarre-looking fish with giant "eyebrows". Picture: Roger Steene Source: Supplied
THE vast majority of biologists would be ecstatic if they discovered one new species in their career - Gerry Allen has found so many he's lost count.
"Probably about 400 new species of fish. I think," he said.
Gallery: Meet the colourful under-sea creatures
And he has found almost all of them by diving in the waters of the East Indies, considered one of the richest marine environments on Earth.
His work, and that of fellow veteran biologist Dr Mark Erdmann, has now been collected in a three-volume set of books, Reef Fishes of the East Indies, which spans more than 60 years of effort by the pair to document the biodiversity of those waters.
As for the favourite fish Dr Allen, 70, discovered, he named the little male flasher wrasse.
"It's about 7cm long and like clockwork almost every day ... about an hour before sunset it starts doing its courtship dance to attract a female."



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Angler realises potential of huge sea bass record breaker after eating it

Angler realises potential of huge sea bass record breaker after eating it

Angler Kurt Price missed his chance to enter the record books with his huge sea bass catch

angler Kurt Price eats huge sea bass record breakerRecord breaker: Angler Kurt Price poses with his huge sea bass before cooking it (Picture: BNPS)
Mr Price was delighted with the monster sea bass he reeled in after a ten-minute battle from the shore.
The fish was believed to be heavier than the 8.9kg (19lb 11oz) record for the species but the 25-year-old failed to weigh it.
Instead, after posing for a picture, he took the catch back to the caravan he was sharing with a friend, cut off a portion for dinner and wrapped the rest in foil.
But, when he and Kevin Lowcher returned home from the trip to Tenby, south-west Wales, the anglers searched the internet ad were ‘gutted’ when they realised they had probably eaten a record-breaker.
Mr Price, from Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, said: ‘I was convinced the record was closer to 18kg (40lb) so we took it back to the caravan and the next day we put it in the oven.
‘We then realised just how big it was because its head was the size of a dinner plate.
‘I don’t usually like fish but this was excellent and very tasty.
‘We just ate fillets from the tail end up and kept the rest – it is still in my freezer.’
Mr Lowcher, 35, from Bristol, added: ‘If we had got the record we might have got some free tackle – and we need some.’
David Rowe, of the British Records Fish Committee, said Mr Price’s sea bass, caught with ragworm and squid, could be a record.
‘Kurt isn’t holding it away from his body at the camera to make it look bigger,’ he said.
‘It looks like a very big and very fat fish and well within the range of the record.’

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Action Angler and Outdoor Center

 Action Angler and Outdoor Center


Action Angler and Outdoor Center
Address
NewBraunfels, TX
Contact Info
Christopher Jackson
Phone: 1-(830) 964-3166
Fax:
Additional Info
Public or Private Destination: Public
Type of fishing:
Game Offered:


Action Angler has been in business since 2001, and we pride ourselves on providing customers with the best-quality products and personal service. We have less than 600 square feet of store front, so we have to be very selective of the brands we carry. We carry only the best products in the industry like, Echo, Airflo, Korkers, Chota, Dan Bailey, Frog Hair, Rio, Montana Fly, Pacific Fly, Westwater Products and recently added Hardy, Greys, and Wright and Mcgill. There's no need to be overwhelmed by all the choices at the big box stores. We've done all the research to make your purchase a simple one. You can order from us using our online catalog, order over the phone, or visit our retail location. Our retail location offers one of the most extensive freshwater fly selections in the state. Our clients have a choice of over 600 fly patterns, and growing.



We take enormous pride in selecting our products, and hope that you'll find something in our catalog that you like. We also can put together custom orders on products not listed; call or email and let us know what you want. We look forward to doing business with you.



The Guadalupe River is a cold water river that empties out from the bottom of Canyon Lake and makes an ideal habitat for trout. The state of Texas created a regulatory trout zone approximately 15 miles in length starting at Canyon Dam. Special state rules and regulations do apply in this area. It is the southernmost trout fishery in the United States and the only one in Texas that supports trout year-round. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and other organizations stock thousands of trout annually. Trout fishing is best from November through the end of March. Additionally, there are other species of fish to enjoy during the warmer months like, bass, catfish, & bluegill.

Go where the action is! Action Angler can put you in touch with the local guides. Let Action Angler be your source for all of your fly fishing and camping needs.

Guides
Book a local fly fishing guide through Action Angler for the best fishing experience on the Guadalupe River
Rates and Destinations (all rates are for 1-2 people and don't include fishing license, wader rental, or gratuity)

Guadalupe River: Full Day Float $375, Half Day Float or Wade $300, Half Day Intro to Fly Fishing $275

San Marcos River: Full Day Float $400

Colorado River: Full Day Float $400

Ladybird/Town Lake: Full Day Float $400

Action Angler & Outdoor Center is the only stream side fly shop and guide service in Texas. We specialize in fly fishing and camping equipment. Waders and boots are available for rental for $20 per person a day (Day = shop hours 8am to 5pm, not 24 hours). Rental fee can be used towards the purchase of new waders. Damaged waders and boots, not related to normal wear, will result in a purchase of damaged waders/boots minus rental fee. Please call 830-708-3474 for current business hours. We offer river access, for fly fishing only, 7 days a week for a $5 per person day fee. An orange colored drop box is located at the trail head. (This is the only river access on the Guadalupe that is reserved for fly fishing.)


Event

Half Day Group Instruction on the Guadalupe River

Castell Guide Service (Dan Cone)and Action Angler are partnering for a half day group instruction on the Guadalupe River. This is a great opportunity to learn the basics of fly casting and fishing on the Guadalupe River for trout.

In this class, you will learn about:
* Overhead and false casting
* Roll Casting
* Reading Water
* Entomology for The Guadalupe River
* Flies to Match the Guadalupe River Hatch
* Knots for fly fishing
* Rigging for the Guadalupe River
* Public Access points on the Guadalupe River tailwater
* WE WILL FISH!

This is a small class setting that will allow for individualized instruction as well as group interaction that we have found to be an effective and and economical way to learn about fishing for rainbow trout on the Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam

The Where and What:
* Date: Sunday February 7, 2010
* Time: Noon-4 pm
* Location: Action Angler and Outdoor Center
* Class Size: Maximum of 10 people, preregistration is required
* Cost: $60/ person
* Wader rentals available through Action Angler for $20/person.

All participants will qualify for discounts on the following items:

* 10% off Fly Rod and Reel setups on the day of the class
* 10% off a full day Float trip with either CGS or AA
* Apply your wader rental cost towards the purchase of waders and boots

Reserve your spot by an email request, and I will send you a PayPal invoice. Or, I can take credit card information over the phone. If you have any questions, or need additional information please call or email.

This class is offered rain-or-shine. If you have to cancel, please contact CGS or Action Angler 7 or more days prior to the class for a full refund. If it is within 7 days of the class and we are able to fill the spot with another participant you will be issued a full refund. If you cancel within 7 days of the class and we are unable to fill the spot you will be given the option to participate in the next class or a 50% refund of your tuition.





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Extreme fishing With Robson Green Season 3 Episode 1

New records and the world

Independent Angler: New records and the world according to Chris Yates

Gareth Purnell

fish1 300x209 Independent Angler: New records and the world according to Chris YatesCarp Record Breaks The 100lb barrier
The first ever 100lb-plus carp has been caught by an Austrian angler fishing in Hungary.
Roman Hanke tempted the massive 10lb 4oz mirror carp from Euro-Aqua Fishery – a venue that had been tipped up as a potential record breaker. The fish, caught on June 5th, measured 113cm long and fell for a birdfood boilie and the commercially run venue, which is a former gravel pit near to the massive Lake Balaton. A week’s fishing there costs 700 Euros.
The capture means that English anglers lose their grip on the world carp record, which has been jointly held by Buckinghamshire roofer Ambrose Smith and John Bryan from Waltham Abbey with a 99lb fish from Le Graviers Fishery in Dijon, France.
Weils Disease Spray For Anglers
Midlander Hadrian Garner is launching a product aimed at educating the angling community on how to avoid contracting Weils disease, after a fishing mad family member contracted it.
Freshwater fishermen are especially susceptible to the condition, which is spread through rat’s urine at the water’s edge. If the disease, also called Leptospirosis, enters the bloodstream through a cut or is ingested, it can be fatal, as it was in the case of double Olympic rowing champion Andy Homes MBE.
After witnessing first-hand the sufferings of a family member, Hadrian created The Doctor Weils hand cleaning formula which is both manufactured and bottled in the Midlands. The product will be launched officially at the Tackle & Guns show in Stoneleigh, Warks in October. For more information visit www.drweils.co.uk .
fish2 300x199 Independent Angler: New records and the world according to Chris YatesBiggest Irish Trout For 118 years
The largest trout caught in Ireland for over a century has been boated on the country’s Lough Corrib.
Weighed at a staggering 25lb 2oz, the huge ferox is a new record for the venue in the west of Ireland, beating the previous best for the lough by over 3lb.
The monster brown trout was hooked not far from the biggest island in the 170 square kilometer water by visiting Welshman Ceri Jones, after it fell for a trolled roach deadbait.
As well as setting a new best for Corrib, the fish is the largest specimen caught in Ireland for 118 years – the biggest before that and the heaviest ever recorded in Ireland being a 26lb fish banked from Lough Ennell in the 1800s.
fish3 288x300 Independent Angler: New records and the world according to Chris YatesUK’s Big Girl
At 62lb on the nose, this huge specimen is the biggest known carp in the UK, and its latest trip to the bank left its captor ‘completely stunned’.
South East angler Danny Harmer caught the fish, known as the ‘Big Girl’, during a four-day session at Kent’s Elphicks Fisheries, targeting the specimen’s of the venue’s North Lake.
The self-employed builder found a clean area at the bottom of a drop off towards the middle of the lake in 10 feet of water and spodded in a couple of kilos of particles..
Quiet for the first two nights, Danny continued introducing his mix in the same quantity ever day, over which he present a single 15mm Cell bottom bait – an approach that eventually paid off big time.
Home For Salmonfish4 300x191 Independent Angler: New records and the world according to Chris Yates
The current issue of Game Fisher’s Diary includes the first two parts of Home For Salmon – a not-to-be-missed documentary about the Atlantic Salmon Reserve of Kharlovka in the Kola Peninsula of Russia featuring international fly angling superstar Mikael Frodin.
It’s free to view here on The Independent’s website online, on i-phones and on i-pads by clicking on this link: www.independent.co.uk/gamefishing
Kharlovka boasts that it is world’s first conservation area for Atlantic Salmon, Sea Trout, Wild Brown Trout and Arctic Char. It aims to sustain and develop the area’s fantastic fishing, hand in hand with preserving and protecting this pristine and uninhabited wilderness for the benefit of future generations.
The series is beautifully shot and includes some unforgettable underwater footage of salmon moving through the river and responding to the flies presented to them. The full documentary will be broadcast over the next few issues of The Game Fisher’s Diary.
fish5 300x168 Independent Angler: New records and the world according to Chris YatesThe World According To Chris Yates
Meanwhile, the latest issue of The Carp Channel – which is also free to view here on The Independent’s website – includes a not-to-be missed insight into the life and times of Chris Yates, the man who broke Richard Walker’s British carp record in June 1980 with a fish of 51lb 8oz from Redmire Pool.
Chris Yates talks to Ian Chillcott about the early days of carp fishing and his first sessions on the iconic Redmire Pool with Rod Hutchinson.
The Carp Channel’s first instalment of ‘The World According To Chris Yates’ appeared last year and is still the most popular programme yet to be broadcast in the free-to-view video magazine with over 25,000 views, and the story continues in the June/July issue in two parts.
It’s free to view online, on i-phones and on i-pads and soon on Smart TV with another three hours of great carp fishing video by going to www.independent.co.uk/carpfishing .



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India Angling Tour

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India Angling Tour
Destination : Delhi - Corbett - Ramganga River- Mandal River - Bhikaysen - Ramnagar - Delhi
Destination : 10 Nights / 11 Days

A qoute by Jim Corbett about Legendry Golden mahseer – The Water Tiger. Its a specially designed angling trip on various sections of the Ramganga River . Ramganga river flows through Corbett National park & is the lifeline of the area .The wilderness & healthy flora & fauna makes Corbett National park an Ideal destination for your trip. Its a region surrounded by dense forest With presense of great wildlife such as Tigers , Leoards , Elephants , around 600 spieces of birds & alot more.

Legendry River Ramganga offers a great oppurtunity for Golden Mahseer & Gounch ( Cat Fish ) angling expeditions. This trip provides ideal oppurtunity one can ask for, its a pure wild experience which involves great fishing with overnights in wild. Fishing in some sections where very few anglers have casted for their Mighty Mahseer & whith our Local fishing guides its a different experience, Their stories & knowledge will make one realise the how legendary is the forest & how fortunate one is to be here.

Ramganga is probably the only fishing destination where one can cast right inside tiger territory. The largest trophy in this part of river is 70lbs. The best way of fishing spinning & therefore selection of equipment is very important. Once hooked than only one will get the real sense why this fish is called as - The water Tiger.
Day 1 : Arrive Delhi airport and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure or free for optional activities. Overnight at hotel.

Day 2 : Morning depart Delhi by surface for Corbett Tiger Reserve. Arrive Corbett by noon and check in at Forest Rest House. Overnight at Forest Rest House.

Day 3 : Full day fish the confluence of Ramganga and Mandal Rivers in the Corbett Tiger Reserve. Overnight at Forest Rest House.

Day 4 : Full day fish the confluence of Ramganga and Mandal Rivers in the Corbett Tiger Reserve. Overnight at Forest Rest House.


Day 5 : Morning continue fishing various pools in Ramganga River moving upstream towards Jamur where camp is setup for the night. Overnight in tent.

Day 6 : Morning continue fishing various pools in Ramganga River moving upstream towards Vanghat where camp is setup for the night. Overnight in tent.

Day 7 : Full day fish various pools in Vanghat. Overnight in tent.

Day 8 : Morning depart Vanghat by surface to arrive Bhikyasen and setup camp. Afternoon fish pools in Upper Ramganga River. Overnight in tent. Corbett Tiger Reserve, Angling in India

Day 9 : Full day fish different beats of Upper Ramganga River. Overnight in tent.

Day 10 : Morning fish upper Ramganga River. Afternoon depart Bhikyasen by surface for Corbett Tiger Reserve. Arrive Corbett and check in a lodge/camp. Overnight at lodge/camp.

Day 11 : Morning depart Corbett Tiger Reserve by surface to arrive Delhi and check in at hotel with rest of the day at leisure or optional city tour of Delhi. In time transfer to airport to board the flight for onward destination.


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Electric catfish

Electric catfish

 
Electric catfish
Malapterurus electricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Malapteruridae
Bleeker, 1858
Genera
Malapterurus
Paradoxoglanis
Electric catfish is the common name for the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Malapteruridae. This family includes two genera, Malapterurus and Paradoxoglanis with 19 species.[1] Several species of this family have the ability to produce an electric shock of up to 350 volts using electroplaques of an electric organ.[2] Electric catfish are found in tropical Africa and the Nile River.[3] Electric catfish are usually nocturnal and feed primarily on other fish, incapacitating their prey with electric discharges.[2] They can grow up to 39 inches long.

 Description

Malapteruridae is the only group of catfish with a well-developed electrogenic organ; however, electroreceptive systems are widespread in catfishes.[4] The electrogenic organ is derived from anterior body musculature and lines the body cavity.[3] Electric catfish do not have dorsal fins or fin spines. They have three pairs of barbels (the nasal pair is absent).[3] The swim bladder with elongate posterior chambers, two chambers in Malapterrus and three in Paradoxoglanis.[3]
It is one of the few electric species that have been conditioned by means of reward to discharge on signal. As reported in the New York Times, April 2, 1967, a researcher, Dr. Frank J. Mandriota of City College, NY, conditioned an M. Electricus to discharge on a light signal for a reward of live worms delivered automatically. This is a first in conditioning that modified neither glandular nor muscular responses.
They can grow as large as 100 centimetres (39 in) SL and about 20 kilograms (44 lb) in weight.[3][2] All Paradoxoglanis species are much smaller.[3] Most malapterurids are dwarf species less than 30 cm (12 inches) long.

 Relationship to humans

The Nile fish was well known to the ancient Egyptians. Stories say that the Egyptians used this type of catfish when treating some nervous diseases. They would use only smaller fish, as a large fish may generate an electric shock of up to 300 or 400 volts. The Egyptians have depicted the fish in their mural paintings and elsewhere; the first known depiction of an electric catfish is on the slate palette of the pre-dynastic Egyptian ruler Narmer, about 3100 BC.[4] An account of its electric properties was given by an Arab physician of the 12th century; then as now the fish was known by the suggestive name of Raad, abo el ra3ash,el ra3ad or Raash, which means thunder (literally trembler, shaker).
Though the shock an electric catfish can generate is not known to be fatal to humans,[2] the catfish does use its electricity as a weapon to ward off predators and to kill its prey.


Spanish fishermen reach their bluefin tuna quota in record time


Spanish fishermen reach their bluefin tuna quota in record time

PUBLISHED: June 17, 2012 at 9:46 am • LAST EDITED: June 17, 2012 at 11:16 am
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Spanish fishermen reach their bluefin tuna quota in record time
• No more fishing of the endangered species is allowed this season
By Wendy Williams
SPAIN and France have reeled in their bluefin tuna quotas in half the allotted time.
Further fishing of the endangered species has now been halted this season in line with new international rules.
It comes after concerns over dwindling stocks have made bluefin, or red, tuna a priority concern for many green groups.
Scientists estimate the Atlantic bluefin population – which can sell for up to €80,000 per fish – has dropped by around 80 per cent since the 1970s.
High-tech vessels using echo-sounders – as well as spotter planes – have made the catching of the fish in huge ‘purse seine’ nets too easy.
It means that the whole season’s quota has now been filled in just 10 days.
Environmentalists insist this is proof that Mediterranean fleets are well over capacity.
They argue that the global quota remains too high to allow the recovery of over-exploited fish stocks.
This year’s total global quota was set at 12,900 metric tonnes with 5,756 metric tonnes allocated to the European Union.
“It doesn’t make sense to allow them to fish in the spring anyway,” insists Mojacar-based fisherman John Beachcomber.
“This is when the tuna are coming into the Med to spawn and therefore killing them means less young are being born.
“It would be far more sensible to have a larger quota in the autumn when they are leaving again to go back to the Atlantic.”
Of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna some 90 percent is exported to Japan where it is a prized ingredient in high-grade sushi.
The rest is carefully doled out to hotels and restaurants throughout Spain, in particular at various famous eateries on the Costa de la Luz, including La Brena and El Campero.
Any boats now caught fishing for tuna can be scuttled for up to three years under new penalties.


Article Source:  http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2012/06/17/spanish-fishermen-reach-their-bluefin-tuna-quota-in-record-time/

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Golden Mahseer Tour

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Golden Mahseer Tour
Destination : Delhi - Corbett National Park - Ramganga River - Delhi
Destination : 02 Nights / 03 Days



This is a specially designed angling tour on the Ramganga River. The trip involves assisted angling with a fishing guide, by the Ramganga River with back up jeep support. Its a short break Angling trip from anglers who are tight schedule.

Day 1 : Arrive Corbett National park & check in . O/N Hotel or Resort.

Arrive at camp by lunch. After wash and change and a sumptuous lunch, we would take you on an escorted nature and bird walk into the Sal forests surrounding camp. It is an excellent opportunity to walk in the cool of the forest, to be so close to nature and to appreciate the varied plants, insects, birds, mammals and reptiles that inhabit this part of the country. THE QUIETER YOU ARE, THE MORE YOU WILL SEE.

Back to camp by sundown for campfire and dinner, which is leisurely and personal. Along with the excellent cuisine, your guide and hosts will amuse and amaze you with their stories of exciting experiences. Then it is time to relax once again and enjoy carefree chatter by the fireside whilst feasting on the unique sounds and smells that your exclusive location offers, before retiring to bed with only canvas separating you from the Indian jungles.

Day 2 : Whole Day angling on the Ramganga River

Early morning depart from Camp by jeep for the Ramganga River with your fishing guide and a packed meal. Whole day would be spent angling on the Ramganga River. Drive back to Camp by evening for campfire and dinner. Overnight at Camp.

Day 3 : Depart for onward destination
Depart after breakfast for onward destination.


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Giant moray


Giant moray
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Muraenidae
Genus:Gymnothorax
Species:G. javanicus
Binomial name
Gymnothorax javanicus
(Bleeker, 1859)
The giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) is a species of moray eel found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific. In terms of body mass, it is the largest moray eel (the slender giant moray is longer).[1]

 

Range and habitat

The giant moray is widespread in the Indo-Pacific region, being found in the Red Sea and East Africa, the Pitcairn group, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to New Caledonia, Fiji and the Austral Islands.[1][2] It is found in lagoons and seaward reefs.[2]

 Description


Prague sea aquarium
As the name suggests, this is a large eel, reaching up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in length and 30 kg (66 lb) in weight. While juveniles are tan in colour with large black spots, adults have black specks that grade into leopard-like spots behind the head and a black area surrounding the gill opening.[2]

 Diet

The giant moray mainly feeds on fish and crustaceans.[2] It has been known to engages in cooperative hunting with the roving coralgrouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus).[3]

 Hazards

This species may be hazardous to people in two ways:
  • Being at the top of the food chain it is likely to cause ciguatera poisoning if eaten.[1][2]
  • It has been implicated in provoked and unprovoked attacks on scuba divers.





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Jurassic Park - HUGE yellowtail and amberjack

Indo-Pacific sailfish


Indo-Pacific sailfish

Indo-Pacific sailfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Istiophoridae
Genus:Istiophorus
Lacépède, 1801
Species:I. platypterus
Binomial name
Istiophorus platypterus
(Shaw, 1792)

Exhibiting sail-raising behavior
The Indo-Pacific sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, is a sailfish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is dark blue on top, brown-blue laterally, silvery white underbelly; upper jaw elongated in form of spear; first dorsal fin greatly enlarged in the form of a sail, with many black cones, its front squared off, highest at its midpoint; pelvic fins very narrow, reaching almost to the anus; body covered with embedded scales, blunt at end; lateral line curved above pectoral fin, then straight to base of tail. They have a large and sharp bill, that they use for hunting. They feed on tuna and mackerel, some of the fastest fish in the Ocean. They are able to prey on the faster fish in the sea because their top speed has been clocked at 109 km/h (68 mph), making them one of the fastest fish in the ocean. The Indo-pacific sailfish is related to the Marlin.
It is theorized by marine biologists that the 'sail' (dorsal fin array) of the sailfish may serve the purpose of a cooling and heating system for this fish; this due to a network of a large number blood vessels found in the sail and because of "sail-raising" behaviour exhibited by the sailfish at of near the surface waters after or before high-speed bursts.


 Fisheries



Capture of Indo-Pacific sailfish in tonnes from 1950 to 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday 10 July 2012

UM marine school experiments with raising dolphin fish (mahi mahi)

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UM marine school experiments with raising dolphin fish (mahi mahi)



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They grow fast, have lots of offspring, and die young. Most people like to eat them and there’s more commercial effort to harvest them than ever before. The aquaculture program at University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School is growing them in tanks and aims to teach other fish farmers how to do it.
Dolphin fish, also known as mahi mahi, is the latest experimental research species at UM’s aquaculture lab on Virginia Key. The colorful pelagics join cobia, blackfin tuna, Florida pompano and goggle eyes swimming around in large fiberglass tanks.
“They are iconic yet elusive,” professor Dan Benetti, director of the university’s aquaculture program, said of dolphin. “There’s got to be somebody interested in raising these fish commercially.”
Growing dolphin in captivity is nothing new; scientists, including Benetti, have been at it on and off for about 30 years. Unlike some tuna and grouper-snapper species, mahis are not currently overfished, so there has been no urgent push to develop techniques to farm them. But that could change with increased consumer demand and fishing pressure. So last year, Benetti decided to “revisit” the species, looking for ways to raise them profitably and sustainably.
Getting the marine lab rats to reproduce has not been a problem. Beginning with a bull and several cows caught last fall off Miami by research assistants John Stieglitz and Ron Hoenig, the dolphin quickly spawned and their offspring have done the same. Now a couple thousand fish — from tiny larvae to the apex 20-pound bull nicknamed Guppy — occupy several tanks.
“They are the most prolific fish in the ocean,” Benetti said. “In five to six months, they’re already spawning. They spawn every day.”
But the downside to life in the fast lane is that they die young, he said — most before the age of 2 years.
The biggest challenge to raising dolphin has been to satisfy their enormous appetites, which unfortunately drives them to cannibalize one another.
Younger fish are fed pellets containing meal and oil made from other fish. As they grow larger, they get hunks of sardine and squid. But when they get hungry between feedings, even the fingerlings have been observed ganging up on their weaker brethren and devouring them like pack animals.
“They beat the cobia in nastiness,” Benetti said.
The scientists are looking for ways to replace fish meal and oil with a more economical and sustainable feed for their charges. Developing that technology would make dolphin more attractive to prospective farmers.
Meanwhile, Benetti’s 25 students and research assistants — many of them recreational anglers — seem enthusiastic about the dolphin project.
“They’re fun to work with,” Stieglitz said. “We’ve been doing cobia for so long, it’s a nice change of pace. And we enjoy the brood stock captures.”



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