Amazing Dive-mask Strap that Promotes Shark Hysteria and Scares Squirrels
Beel loves it! You want more fact? Their fact ain’t fact. That’s a fact, Jack. So, you’re supposed to wear this fancy dive-mask strap to prevent a shark from attacking you. Probably … Continue reading
Rudd Introduced into Lake Ianthe, New Zealand threatens Fisheries for other Introduced Fish
The Greymouth Star, New Zealand, recently reported the introduction of rudd Scardinius erythropthalmus into Lake Ianthe, South Island. Beel has seen Lake Ianthe, its a beauty. A recent netting survey in … Continue reading
It Must Suck Being a Tuna in Australia
The world of Facebook was all atwitter, so to speak. Australian boxer Danny Green posted this photograph on his Facebook page. The photograph of Danny, with a tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier … Continue reading
Tunarama Festival, Australia
Okay, okay, Beel totally missed this one. The 54th Tunarama Festival wrapped up last weekend in Port Lincoln, South Australia. The festival celebrates the tuna fishery, which is of importance to … Continue reading
Google Searches and Patterns in Interest in Shark Conservation, Shark Finning, and Shark Fishing,
In the last year there has been considerable controversy regarding overfishing of sharks and the practice of shark finning. These were, and remain, hot fishery conservation topics. To put this … Continue reading
Minnesotans Like Their Fish Poached and Over the Limit
The Star Tribune reports last week a Minnesota angler was cited for having nearly 250 fish over the possession limit (see above). Coming off the lake, the angler was approached … Continue reading
Australian Marine Fisheries: Few Species Show Evidence of Overfishing
Each year, the Australian Government releases a report, prepared by independent fishery biologists, that documents the status of fish stocks and fisheries managed by the government. The results for 2011 … Continue reading
Fish Festival of the Week: Barcelos Festival of Ornamental Fish
Woo hoo, says Beel. A fish festival. Brazil. Way cool! The Barcelos Festival of Ornamental Fish, AKA Festival do Peixe Ornamental de Barcelos, was established in 1994. It is held in Barcelos, Brazil, … Continue reading
Beel Deserves a Break Today: McDonald’s to Sell Sustainably Harvested Fillet-o-Fish
McDonald’s will be the first national restaurant chain to carry the Marine Stewardship Council’s certification that it (McDonald’s) sells fish that are sustainably harvested. McDonald’s attempts to source its meats … Continue reading
Ice Fish Fest at Catfish Bay is a Big (?) Success
Woo hoo, says Beel? Ice Fish Fest, last week’s Fish Festival of the Week was reported to be a success. Five hundred fish were caught (200 more than last year). … Continue reading
Plastics in the Diet of British Fish: Bloody Hell You Say
Wired reports that a recent paper by British scientists highlights the growing problem of plastic contamination in British waters- indeed, this is a global problem. The paper, by A. Lusher and … Continue reading
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Danny Green’s Tiger Shark: Australian Tempest in a Teapot
The controversy continues. Australian boxer Danny Green and his tiger shark are being investigated by West Australia’s fisheries department according to a report by MSN. Evidently Danny forced himself on … Continue reading →