Trevally Tuesday - Panama Jack Edition

The recent capture on March 18 of a giant trevally off the Pacific coast of Panama is certain to stun fishery biologists and recreational fishermen alike.

Historically, GT have been limited to the western Pacific, found as far east only as Hawaii.

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Bonefish, sunscreen and slime

Are bonefish less likely to consume bait (or a fly) contaminated by sunscreen?

LINK (via:Fly Life Magazine)

Trevally Tuesday

And tend to break more rods than any other species we encounter

Deneki with some not so moldy chum love.

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Tagging tuna in the deep ocean

Filmed April 2010 at Mission Blue Voyage.

Tuna are ocean athletes — fast, far-ranging predators whose habits we're just beginning to understand. Marine biologist Barbara Block fits tuna with tracking tags (complete with transponders) that record unprecedented amounts of data about these gorgeous, threatened fish and the ocean habitats they move through.

The mercury level in your ahi tuna is getting higher

Researchers have found that mercury levels in Pacific yellowfin tuna, often marketed as ahi tuna, is increasing at 3.8% per year.

The results were reported earlier this month in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. These levels of mercury – a neurotoxin – are now approaching what the EPA considers unsafe for human consumption.

LINK (via: The Conversation)