Fish Tales

Marine biologist creates "frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads"

Forget Angry Birds, this is one angry fish.

No laws broken in dead shark surfing incident.

Snook harvest ban expiration nears

A two-year ban on the harvest of snook, put in place following a freeze that killed hundreds of thousands of the fish, is set to expire on August 31st.

Many want an extension:

The numbers just aren’t the same. The days of catching 20 or 30 of them aren’t here yet,” he said. “I’d even support extending the ban another two or three years. It’s not going to hurt anyone. You’re just not going to put them on people’s plates for a while.”

But there are opponents to the ban who believe snook are in fine shape:

“The stocks are doing extremely well,” he said. “When you have that tiny of a bag limit, the take is inconsequential. The total population is in good shape.

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“I know it sounds a little crazy,” he added. “But it’s really exhilarating.”

Further proof that Congressman Paul Ryan is a few cards short of a full deck.

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Fish Tales

Fisherman in Croatia are rushing to catch a large gold-coloured fish that reportedly grants a wish each time in exchange for being put back in the water.

The bizarre pearlfish.

Scientists crack the 70-year-old mystery of why fish freak out.

They netted a wild Chinook salmon, and were getting ready to release it back into the river, when a sea lion came out of nowhere and grabbed the net and the fish.

The Only Good Snakehead is a Dead Snakehead

The State of Maryland has officially declared war on the snakehead.

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Fish Tales

Charlestown woman sees Jesus on back of a stingray.

Stargazer fish the spitting image of Homer Simpson.

Chinese businessman pays $38K for a rare golden snapper "for its tasty bladder and succulent flesh."

Ferocious pufferfish nearly took Tom's toes while he was wading on Thursday Island.