Salmon Jumping to Freedom
Down on the fish farm, workers could not understand why the number of brown trout had suddenly taken a dive. But close observation revealed the reason - an aquatic version of the Great Escape. The resourceful fish are leaping 3ft out of the water and into an eight-inch pipe which brings fresh […]
Baby Choho Salmon
Last Saturday more than 13,000 young salmon were released into the Teifi river. They were released by the Teifi Trout Association. The idea was to try and restock the river they have worked out that falling numbers hurts the numbers of anglers and hurts tourism. A healthy river means more tourists sustainability is […]
American Caviar
The United Nations watchdog on endangered species said Friday it is launching a database to track the international trade in caviar and tackle its illegal trade. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species said the database will record details of all permits and certificates that authorize trade in caviar, and will help detect […]
Salmon Crosses the Road
How did the fish cross the road? With the help of Northwestern floodwaters. A news camera captured a salmon swimming across a flooded road in Washington state on Tuesday, half of its body poking up out of the water. It’s actually a pretty common sight in some parts of western Washington […]
Stack of Lobster Traps
Two brothers are selling more than just lobsters from their waterfront business. They’re selling the lobstering experience _ and it doesn’t come cheap. For $2,995 a year, customers buy the rights to all the lobsters caught in a designated trap off the rocky Maine coast _ at least 40 crustaceans a season, […]
North Atlantic Right Whales
Federal rules that took effect Monday will require lobster men to get new gear to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, a Maine senator who has asked that the rules be delayed and modified said. The National Marine Fisheries Service issued a final rule Monday requiring lobster men to use sinking rope […]
Rancid Salmon
Three years ago, Jeremy Oliver swept into the summer fishing community of Ekuk to take over the newly vacated cannery, assuring dozens of families that he would be a reliable buyer and processor of their wild salmon .But by mid season, 400 tons of Bristol Bay sockeye had rotted so badly that the state […]
The accused
An apparent taste for seafood landed a Watertown man in jail Sunday. Dominic A. Rima, 27, of 528 LeRay Street was charged with Robbery 3rd Degree when he was arrested at the P & C supermarket in Stateway Plaza. He was also charged with Issuing a Bad Check for an incident at 402 Mill […]
Picture of Lobster boat burning
A 43-foot lobster boat heading south for the winter caught fire this afternoon just south of Artificial Island in the Delaware River. The boat’s two-person crew reported the fire about 12:30 p.m. and got off the boat unharmed in a 15-foot dinghy. The lobster boat had stopped this morning in Cape […]
Mass of jellyfish
An overwhelming attack by billions of jellyfish has wiped out the entire stock of Northern Ireland’s only salmon farm - some 100,000 fish worth £2m, AP reports. The “dense pack” of mauve stingers, covering ten square miles to a depth of 35 feet*, last week swamped the two net pens holding the salmon […]