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Ocean fish and seaweed to be farmed hundreds of kilometres inland
Ocean fish and seaweed to be farmed hundreds of kilometres inland using salt water from deep underground. An Adelaide-based aquaculture company hopes to use saline groundwater to grow the products at a landlocked site in South Australia's Riverland.
A Single Mutation Gave These Fish a Sense of Curiosity
This outback property is home to 37 species found nowhere else
This outback property is home to 37 species found nowhere else in the world, many hiding in springs for millennia.
Unique species of fish, snails, and crustaceans have existed on this isolated property in Western Queensland since the dinosaur age when it was deep under water as part of the Eromanga Sea.
The Golden Underpants of Genghis Khan
Food for Fish is an underpants-infused game you can play in your browser thanks to WebGPU, so try it in Chrome, Edge, or Safari Technology Preview. [via waxy.org]
The fish did not respond to a request for comment ...
Faith No More was one of the most influential bands in the 1990s. The song and video for Epic was a hit in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Like many songs, it was about sexual frustration. They weren't the first to mix rap and metal, but they are the ones who have to apologize for it.
But about that fish ... [more inside]
Herring do?
From Andrew Gregory in the Guardian: Swapping red meat for forage fish such as herring, sardines and anchovies could save 750,000 lives a year and help tackle the climate crisis, a study suggests. Mounting evidence links red meat consumption with a higher risk of disease in humans as well as significant harm to the environment. In contrast, forage fish are highly nutritious, environmentally friendly and the most abundant fish species in the world’s oceans. [more inside]
Chasing the orange fish, no net
Explore the undersea world of the Florida Keys off the dock in eight feet of water. I love a good snorkeling experience and this live webcam fits the bill. Bonus points for the VIVA THE KEYS spreadsheet that confirms my fish I.D. book sightings over the past several months. Yes, those are double-crested cormorants diving after the gray snappers and parrot fish (trigger warning because they do occasionally catch their meals). [more inside]
"I want to help these weirdos of the world get their day in the sun."
Have you heard of the scaly-foot snail? The Takin? The Indian Purple FrogConsider Nature is a blog devoted to the oddballs of the animal world, combining biology, ecology, and a heavy dose of NSFW humor. [more inside]
Indicator Species
Monarch butterfly numbers in Mexico plummet to near record low - "Biologists pin the blame for the nosedive on higher-than-usual temperatures and drought conditions where the butterfly reproduces, mostly in northwestern U.S. states like Washington, Oregon and California." [more inside]
The Inky Depths #9: Halloween Edition
Happy Halloween, splashy friends! The tide is coming in with the best links I could find on the spookiest-named creatures in the deep! (and a fun fact about each one, for the time-crunched among you). Reach out a tentacle and press the [more inside]
The Inky Depths #8: Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket
The Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket has a very compressed body, which is almost circular. The lower surface is made up of a large ventral flap (called a dewlap) which can be raised and lowered. The abdomen is also expandable by inflating. Like all the leatherjackets, the Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket lacks pelvic fins.
The colouration of the Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket is highly variable, ranging from a pale yellow-brown to dark green with small spots or ocelli. This variable colouration helps to camouflage the fish and often makes it very difficult to see. The colouration of this fish can change during courtship.
THEY CHANGE COLOR WHEN THEY FALL IN LOVE! [more inside]
Cover me
An experiment on coral reefs provides the first evidence that predators use other animals for motion camouflage to approach their prey without detection. "A new study provides the first experimental evidence that the trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus, can conceal itself by swimming closely behind another fish while hunting – and reduce the likelihood of being detected by its prey."
fishy business
Pet Fish Reveals Credit Card Details During Pokémon Violet Livestream: Mutekimaru Channel is a Japanese YouTuber whose most well-known livestream series is called 'Fish Play Pokémon'. On these streams — you guessed it — some pet fish actually manages to play through entire Pokémon games. [...] But how do they play? Mutekimaru has created a program and circuit board that uses motion tracking. The board has a sheet of paper and various button inputs on it, and it's placed behind the fish tank. When the fish swims by the button, the circuit board picks up the movement and inputs the relevant movement. On 15th January, while playing Pokémon Violet on stream, the game crashed and the fish found themselves going into the Switch's menu, and then the eShop. It's a... journey, to say the least. Once on the eShop, the fish manage to browse a few games such as Minecraft and Minecraft Legends, but not before popping into the wallet page and adding 500 yen to Mutekimaru's account — which is where the credit card details were on show! [via: Nintendo Life]
Ploosh! Berlin style
At 04:50 GMT this morning, a 1,000 tonne fashion accessory, containing 1,500 fish, blew apart in the lobby of the Radisson Blu Hotel in Berlin. It was the world's largest cylindrical aquarium, now it's a puddle. [more inside]
The Inky Depths #7: Eels Give Me The Feels
This great post reminded me of a buoy that's been bobbing around - gulper eel, ribbon eel, electric eel - there are so many eels on the Inky Depths posting list, so LET'S TALK ABOUT EELS TOGETHER, it's about time, am I right?! (okay, Inky Depths #4 was about the Slender Snipe Eel. But there is so. much. more. to. talk. about.) Well I'll be hornswaggled, let's dive in! (more inside) [more inside]
5 Ridiculous Representations of Jonah and the Whale in Art History
5 Ridiculous Representations of Jonah and the Whale in Art History “In the Book of Jonah, God has an apocalyptic vibe going on and tells Jonah to go preach to the city of Nineveh and get all the citizens to repent before He destroys them all. Jonah tries to run from his responsibilities by booking a cruise, apparently not remembering the whole ‘God is omnipresent’ thing.
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Here are five artist representations of the story of Jonah and his whale. Please note that these images have been selected for composition, technical execution, and comedic value.” [more inside]
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Here are five artist representations of the story of Jonah and his whale. Please note that these images have been selected for composition, technical execution, and comedic value.” [more inside]
The Inky Depths #6: Potato Grouper
The Inky Depths #5: Fish That Walk!
{Shan, Shui}*
The Inky Depths #4: Slender Snipe Eel (Deep Sea Duck)
What in the wet wonder of the watery world? Wait - a sea duck?!? NO. This is no duck. (How many ducks do you know who have their anus on their throat?) Intriguing, no? Well then slither your slender snipe self into the ---> [more inside]
The Inky Depths #3: Pink See-Through Fantasia (Headless Chicken Monster)
Damp greetings! Dip your toes back into the murk and discover the Pink See-Through Fantasia, a gorgeous sea cucumber with a visible digestive system! Splash this way! [more inside]
The Inky Depths #2: Wobbegong (Carpet Shark)
Hello all creature-loving friends! Meet the WOBBEGONG! (YouTube Video)
The name "wobbegong", from the tasselled wobbegong, is Australian aboriginal in origin, but its exact meaning is unknown.
It is speculated that it may mean "living rock." Many other sources claim it means "shaggy beard," but there is little source evidence for this provided. They also may be known in Australia by their nickname, "wobbies."
They are a wonderfully small group of fish, (and really really cute), so let's dive in! [more inside]
The Inky Depths #1: The Whalefish
More than a century ago, in 1895, two Smithsonian scientists described a new kind of deep sea creature living at least 1000 m (3,280 ft) below the ocean’s surface. (This section of ocean is called the Bathyal zone, or "midnight zone.")
The scientists named their find the whalefish because of its whale-like appearance. Little did they know that this fish would become one of the prime suspects in a mystery that took scientists from around the world decades to solve. [more inside]
Hook yourself a fish from the comfort of your home
You'll never look at those beady eyes the same way again
Once you see a seagull swallowing a rabbit, you can't unsee it. Gulls gulp down squirrels, rats, puffins, goslings, pigeons, fish, sharks,
and starfish, and hunt yet
more
pigeons and even octopuses. [more inside]
Don't leave me my wretched memory, Don't leave me now.
The Jazz Butcher, Pat Fish has died. Born Patrick Huntrods in 1957, Pat Fish put out records under variations of The Jazz Butcher name since the mid-’80s. As the Jazz Butcher Conspiracy, he collaborated with David J, members of The Woodentops, Spacemen 3’s Sonic Boom, and of course, Max Eider. He was known as quick wit, a generous soul, and a fantastic songwriter. Fans are sharing memories over at jazzbutcher.com.
Never heard of him? Links to some classics are below the fold. (Previously) [more inside]
Voice Above Water
"Voice Above Water is the story of a 90-year-old Balinese fisherman who can no longer fish because of the amount of plastic pollution in the ocean, instead he collects trash in hopes of being able to fish again. The story is a glimpse into how one human is using his resources to make a difference and a reminder that if we all play our part we can accomplish something much greater than ourselves." [via]
You can't tuna fish, but you can ring the doorbell for them!
Every spring, fish swim right through Utrecht, looking for a place to spawn and reproduce. Some swim all the way to Germany. There is a problem, however: they often have to wait a long time at the Weerdsluis lock on the west side of the inner city, as the lock rarely opens in spring. We have come up with a solution: the fish doorbell! An underwater camera has been set up at the lock, and the live feed is streamed to the homepage. If you see a fish, press the digital fish doorbell.You too can help horny little fishies get to their make out spot by ringing the doorbell for them, as explained here. Bonus points if you live on the other side of the world, as the fish like to swim mostly at night.
Blip
Atlantic Ocean circulation at weakest in a millennium, say scientists - "Decline in system underpinning Gulf Stream could lead to more extreme weather in Europe and higher sea levels on US east coast." [more inside]
“Is a whale a fish?” Illegal drugs in Japan in 2020
Japan likes to present itself as the only developed nation with effective drug prohibition, with lifetime cannabis use at 1.8%, compared to over 40% for the US and Canada. However, 2020 was an unusually tumultuous year for Japanese drug warriors. The most fascinating event has been a highly exceptional and irregular trial (still ongoing, link courtesy of archive.org as the site seems to be down) of one 青井硝子 (AOI Garasu, "Blue Glass", a pseudonym), that hinges on whether a "tea" (a simple water extraction of plant material that is not itself illegal, but contains a prohibited substance, DMT) can be considered an illegal "drug". Things took a turn for the strange when the defendant stood up in court and asked, "Is a whale a fish?". [more inside]
Bad octopus!
A li’l Twitter thread by Eduardo Sampaio on his (& his coauthors’) paper, “Octopuses punch fishes during collaborative interspecific hunting events”.
A video of eight times an octopus punched a fish without cause (direct link to 124 MB video)
A video of eight times an octopus punched a fish without cause (direct link to 124 MB video)
I called 911; they hanged up on me—my girlfriend, her father called 911…
On September 17th, the twenty-first anniversary of the Marshall Decision, Sipekneꞌkatik First Nation on Nopa Sko'sia declared a “moderate livelihood” fishery (photos) as a community exercise of their rights as Indigenous people. In response, non-Indigenous have escalated campaigns of harassment against First Nations people, the Mi'kmaq fleet, and their supporters, cutting lobster traps, firing flares at fishing vessels, engaging in arson, plundering catches, scattering improvised caltrops on shore to burst the tires of cars and trucks, discriminating against Mi'kmaq fishermen in retail stores, and making violent threats on social media. [more inside]
FISH ON LINE
Has Peter Max seen these?
Glorious psychedelic fish illustrations, many of actual fish. Some not as such. Bonus: many available as a print or, in these craptastic times, as a face mask.
How to make Garum, the most famous of ancient Roman ingredients.
The Tasting History YouTube channel recreates the ancient Roman ingredient garum from ancient texts. Max Miller's Tasting History YouTube channel recreates the ancient Roman ingredient garum from ancient texts, byzantine and latin. And then he makes it at home, and shows you how, while keeping in mind how garum was used and viewed by its very famous contemporaries.
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020
Overfishing on the rise as global consumption climbs: U.N. agency - "More than a third of the fish stocks around the world are being overfished and the problem is particularly acute in developing countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report on Monday." (pdf) [more inside]
Nothing more British than fish and chips, brought in by immigrants
"Fish and chips are the undisputed National dish of Great Britain," declare the National Federation of Fish Friers (The NFFF), who briefly mention the Jewish immigrants who brought fried white fish to England. Atlas Obsucra's Gastro Obscura documents that history of Jews fleeing persecution in Spain, with a brief retelling of the longer podcast from Simon Majumdar. Curious Rambler credits Belgian housewives with the invention of chips, while Wikipedia has a global array of styles and possible sources for chips (previously). Happy Fish Fry Friday!
How To Fillet Every Fish
34 minutes of how to fillet many kinds of fish.
Part of Epicurious Magazine extensive YouTube collection [more inside]
Part of Epicurious Magazine extensive YouTube collection [more inside]
On the 13th day of Fishmas my true love gave to me...
...Lepomus cyanellus. Three years ago, Notre Dame PhD candidate Katie O'Reilly (@DrKatfish on Twitter) spawned a celebration called #25DaysofFishmas. Now an annual tradition, it celebrates the aquatic diversity of the Great Lakes and points beyond. For invertebrate aficionados there's also a #25DaysofCrustmas.
The Deep Sea
Guerra Guerra
Maestro by Illogic Studios and Bloom Pictures "is a lush, short film about beautifully animated woodland creatures putting aside creature differences, to perform together a gorgeous, revolutionary operatic aria under a full moon. [...] The aria, “Guerra Guerra”, comes from the Vincenzo Bellini opera Norma and tells of the coming of revolution." (via Laughing Squid)
THE WONDER FUL MAGIC TO TELL THE FORTUNE!
Unseal the infinite majesty of the Fortune Teller Fish, aka everyone's favorite novelty use of sodium polyacrylate. Can it really read your mind? Science says: absolutely not! This little miracle fish may have been around since the 1800s--it's definitely been spotted since 1900 as a free giveaway with your purchase of (what else?) baking powder--and has made appearances all over the world. So: are you passionate, jealous, indifferent, or a dead one?
How to catch a monster fish: use a lasso
Two kids in suburban Minneapolis spotted a gigantic fish while tubing down the creek and decided to catch it with some rope. They succeeded, and there was much rejoicing. [more inside]
Under the sea
generating an electrifying conversation: do try not to be shocked
We all know about the ability of electric eels to stun their prey with a powerful shock. But how did the eels evolve this power? It didn't start as a weapon: the electric eel's knifefish ancestors, like its modern cousins, used weak electric pulses to talk to one another just as we use weak pulses of pressure to create sounds. (They're not unique, either--six lineages of fish have evolved this ability.) But electric fish like the knifefish aren't the only ones listening under the water: there are plenty of electroceptive predators paying attention, too. In a story that starkly resembles the pressures on acoustic communication, electric fish have to modify their signals to avoid being overheard. [more inside]
dazzling, deep purple fins and a yellow head
Purple fairy wrasse named Wakanda discovered on reef in twilight zone "Scuba divers have discovered a new fish – a vibrant purple fairy wrasse. They have named it Cirrhilabrus wakanda" [New Scientist] [more inside]
Didn't see that comin'!
Dragonfish have 'invisible' teeth to help them sneak up on their prey owing to the nanostructures that comprise them, say the authors of
On the Nature of the Transparent Teeth of the Deep-Sea Dragonfish, Aristostomias scintillans. [more inside]
Hot air balloons, griffins, and goldfish
A fish chandelier in the collection of the Getty Museum. "The chandelier is a work of extreme novelty: it has 18 candles for illuminating a room after dark, and includes a glass bowl intended to hold water and small goldfish."
Think about how much there must be in that sample to override fish DNA!
I just got the results back from my class' foray in sequencing fish samples. ARE YOU READY? They're a mind-bender. (twitter thread) (threadreader)
Slab Crappie Hyperactive Minnow
Beginner fly-tying videos: The Pheasant Tail Nymph Euro Style, The Infamous Mop Fly ("The Mop Fly has this really bad reputation because it's tied from strands from a mop. I have to admit, I don't like it. yet it catches fish, so here it is"). More beginner fly-tying videos here. More advanced fly-tying videos: Latex Scud, Chewie Trout Streamer, Schroeder's Parachute Caddis Fly, Sonic Boom Fly, Darling Darting Damsel, Sugar Pop Fly, and Slab Crappie Hyperactive Minnow.