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Shark Fin Soup Boycott

August 23rd 2010 03:42
The cruelty of shark fin soup has been realized by at least one Hong Kong couple who recently neglected to include the dish in their wedding menu.

shark finning
In many instances fins alone are removed from sharks and they are then thrown back into the water to drown while the fins are sold as a delicacy supposedly to boost sexual potency, prevent heart disease and cholesterol, or enhance skin quality.


The action of this Chinese couple goes against centuries of tradition but, it may help save the world's dwindling supply of sharks.

You can read the whole story here.



Remember to take the hooks outta yer pocket before ya sit down!


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What is a fishing license worth?

June 29th 2010 01:26
marlin
What happens when you fish without a license?

Maybe the fine is $25, $50 or even $100.

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Say hello to the cuttlefish

June 25th 2010 01:35
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I was watching TV the other day and came across a fish I had heard of but, never knew much about--the cuttlefish.

Cuttlefish are sea-going animals related to octopi and squid and lack a hard shell over their body. The average angler will probably say something like, "The ocean? Lotta difference between that and the pond out back."

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Bull sharks in India

June 24th 2010 00:40
Here's a fairly cool video I got the other day from NatGeo.

The vid follows a study on shark attacks in Indian rivers which results in, (duh!) bull sharks.

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Eat rotten shark??????

May 27th 2010 01:07
What do you think about eating rotten meat? Shark to be exact.

That's what they do in Iceland. Check this out--

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Sharks in the Ohio River

May 14th 2010 05:40
It hardly made news like the excitement when a shark terrorized Amity, however, a shark has washed up here in the U.S. in, of all places, the Ohio River.It gets even better--it happened in Pulaski, Illinois.

I'll admit, I had to get the map out for this so don't feel bad for saying, "Where?" It's late and I'm tired so, I can't wrap my mind around turning the map I found into a jpeg. Suffice to say, Pulaski is almost as far south as you can get in Illinois and is WAY south of Chicago! And yet it's North of where I live so, go figure!

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Dog and shark

March 24th 2010 01:35
If you've ever had a dog, you've probably experienced the heady feeling of the animal presenting a dead carcass at your feet. It's usually something like a rabbit or something long those lines.

Here's something you don't see every day--a dog dragging a shark ashore!

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Shark MINUS head EQUALS live fisherman

February 17th 2010 00:04
Shark stories are a dime a dozen these days--especially in Australia!

BUT here's a report you'll probably find as interesting as I did.

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The good and bad of conservation

February 7th 2010 05:10
fishing boats
There's a lot of difference between guys who throw a hook into the water and guys who make a living casting giant nets into the water and measuring success by the ton!

Here's a really good article I found about a commercial fisherman in Great Britain who finally had to hang it up because of government regulations and conservation measures.

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Fishing in a kayak

February 3rd 2010 02:34
Although I have several irons in the fire right now, I'm also giving considerable consideration to purchasing a kayak.

Frequent readers to this blog will know I don't have a boat or even want one.

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Tuna in the news (again)

January 17th 2010 01:18
Charlie the Tuna
The other day I wrote about a giant tuna and the record price it set at a Japanese auction.

I found a follow-up to the story reporting diners have been urged to avoid the tuna because numbers of its species, the blue fin, are falling.

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Matt Wilson--he flies, he swims...

January 14th 2010 02:36
I must be going through Matt Wilson overload this week!

This video shows more about his demeanor than I could ever tell! In this clip he jumps from a helicopter into the ocean and wrestles a marlin! Either one would probably be an accomplishment for the average person!

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What does it REALLY cost to go fishing?

January 13th 2010 00:43
Matt Wilson
This a guy who enjoys his fishing!

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The California Grunion

December 20th 2009 00:19
You sometimes hear about someone watching "the grunion run" but, have you ever wondered what it means?


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Will we ever see Jaws 5?

November 15th 2009 01:58
Jaws 5 poster
If fishing isn't your way to pass the time, a movie may be just the thing. If that's the case, you can combine the two with Jaws.

Most people know the story of Jaws--a great white shark terrorizes a beach at Martha's Vineyard. Unfortunately, Jaws also spawned three sequels--none equaling the compelling qualities of the first film.

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A real life JAWS?

October 25th 2009 01:55
Great White Shark

Do you remember the scene near the end of JAWS where the shark leaps onto the back of the boat?

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Another coldwater shark

October 6th 2009 00:28
I talked about the Salmon Shark a while back but discovered another shark that makes its home in cold waters. This time we'll meet the Greenland Shark.

You can find the Greenland Shark around Greenland (naturally) in addition to North Atlantic Polar regions and very occasionally as far south as the Gulf of Mexico. More readily though, one may turn up in the St. Lawrence River or Gulf or Maine.

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Tidal rivers

September 18th 2009 00:14
urban fishing

I've noticed a lot of information on bull sharks can be found on television lately. This post ISN'T going to be about bull sharks. Instead, I want to devote a paragraph or two to where you sometimes find the bull shark--in tidal rivers. Exactly what is a tidal river?

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Sharks attack submarine

August 26th 2009 02:53
Sharks have sensors in their snout that can pick up even minute electrical impulses from their prey. Here's what happens when they pick up man made electrical impulses.


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Japan's deep sea creatures

August 12th 2009 00:17
This is a pretty cool clip from YouTube depicting some of the sea life off the coast of Japan which has been discovered thanks to deep sea diving technologies.


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