Fish in
the News.
Each week
the Bailey
Brothers
start the
Pet Fish
Talk Show
with some
fun and
interesting
stories
about fish
in the news.
An artist's illustration
shows what the Jurassic-age crocodile may have looked like in the water.
Leigh Andreason,
a senior at Filer High School in Filer, Idaho, quantifies DNA samples. Data produced by her advanced science class could help fish and game officers manage sturgeon populations in the Snake River.
Swim like a fish: a computer simulation of the swimming blimp in action (EMPA). See story below.
In Oregon
Crocodile-Creature
with Fish
Tail Unearthed.
An ancient
sea-going
crocodile
has surfaced
from
the
rocks
of Crook
County in
eastern
Oregon.
Really.
It's discovery
by the North
American
Research
Group, whose
members
were digging
for Jurassic-age
mollusks
known as
ammonites,
is another
confirmation
that the
Blue Mountains
consist
of rocks
that traveled
from somewhere
in the Far
East. Click
here
and
here
to read
more. Special
thanks to
Mike from
Missouri
for emailing
us the link
to this
story.
In Idaho
Students
Dive Deep
into Sturgeon
DNA.
It's 8:30
on St. Valentine's
Day morning,
and students
in the advanced
science
class at
Filer High
School are
picking
apart fish
samples
and analyzing
the DNA.
The tests
should reveal
something
about the
biodiversity
of white
sturgeon
populations
in the Snake
River. Data
collected
by the class
will be
interpreted
by University
of Idaho
scientists
and then
shared with
Idaho Power
Co. and
state and
federal
resource
agencies.
Click
here
to read
more.
In Dübendorf,
Switzerland,
Blimp will
Swim like
a Fish.
Airship
development
may be at
a turning
point thanks
to a new
project
at the Federal
Laboratories
for Materials
Testing
and Research
near Zurich.
A blimp
- a small
airship
- that moves
through
the air
like a fish
in water
could be
the successor
to the Zeppelin,
providing
a quiet
and energy-efficient
means of
transport.
Click
here
to read
more.
In Bangalore,
India,
New Medicines
from Cone
Snails.
They might
be known
better for
their exquisitely
patterned
shells,
but cone
snails are
also some
of the planet's
most lethally
venomous
creatures.
The slow,
seemingly
innocuous
snail is
in fact
a highly
sophisticated
predator,
which hunts
fast-moving
fish with
its venom-coated
harpoon,
first stunning,
paralyzing
and finally
killing
the prey.
India has
a vast resource
of 100 to
200 species
of cone-snails.
The possible
medical
application
of conotoxin
(the neurotoxin
in cone
snail venom)
is an area
of growing
interest
for Indian
scientists.
It has potential
as a painkiller
and in the
treatment
of neurological
conditions
such as
epilepsy
and post-stroke
brain damage.
Click
here
to learn
more.
In Mississippi
Pond Planning
can Yield
many more
Fish.
Because
of poor
planning,
bad construction,
or a lack
of management,
many small
bodies of
water do
not produce
the amount
of fish
desired
by the owner,
or more
importantly
the owner's
grandkids.
A good pond
or small
lake depends
on location,
design,
construction,
the proper
stocking
rate and
management,
such as
proper harvest,
fertilization
and weed
control.
Many times,
ponds can
produce
five to
10 times
more pounds
of fish
if proper
techniques
are followed.
Click
here
for more
details.
In North
Carolina
Patent for
Breakthrough
in Fish
Farming.
Shine Holdings,
Inc. filed
a provisional
patent application
with the
U.S. Patent
and Trademark
Office for
what it
calls a
"landmark
oxygenation
process
for the
fish farming
and aquaculture
markets."
The method
utilizes
superfine
bubbles
of oxygen
to increase
and then
maintain
Dissolved
Oxygen content
in water
for fish
farming.
Click
here
to learn
more.
In Alaska
Ketchikan
Counts on
Shellfish.
Construction
is set to
begin this
summer on
the Oceans
Alaska Marine
Science
Center near
Ketchikan.
The new
non profit
was created
last year
when the
state and
the Ketchikan
Gateway
Borough
donated
28 acres
to build
the facility,
which aims
to be the
hub for
building
a global
shellfish
industry
for Alaska
shellfish.
"Economic
development
is the primary
thing. If
we look
at what
the opportunities
are in for
year round,
sustainable
jobs in
Southeast,
Prince William
Sound, the
Kenai Peninsula
and along
the Aleutians,
the shellfish
industry
is one of
the best
options
we have.
A focus
will be
on how we
can help
the industry
grow," said
project
manager,
John Sund.
Click
here
to read
more.
In New Zealand,
"How do
you defrost
a giant
squid?"
The monster
from the
deep faces
the ultimate
indignity:
being microwaved
in the interests
of science.
The colossal
squid landed
by New Zealand
fishermen
last month
is now officially
the largest
caught,
after weighing
in at 1,089lb
(540kg),
nearly 100lb
heavier
than initial
estimates.
But scientists
itching
to study
it more
closely
face the
challenge
of how to
thaw it
out. The
creature
was frozen
to preserve
it during
its journey
from Antarctica
to New Zealand's
national
museum,
Te Papa
Tongarewa,
in the capital,
Wellington.
The problem
with leaving
the 33ft-long
(10m) squid
to defrost
naturally
at room
temperature,
experts
say, is
that the
process
would take
so long
- probably
several
days - that
its outer
tissue would
rot while
they waited
for inner
sections
to thaw.
Click
here
to read
more.
In South
Africa
Fish Collection
goes on
display.
A storage
facility
housing
the biggest
collection
of African
fish on
the continent
was opened
at Rhodes
University
in the Eastern
Cape on
Friday.
The National
Fish Collection
stores nearly
a million
marine,
estuarine
and freshwater
fish, including
an unusual
albino great
white shark.
"This is
to serve
primarily
as a reference
for scientists
to study
the identification
and conservation
of fish
biodiversity,"
the Department
of Science
and Technology
said in
a statement.
Click
here
to read
the entire
story.
In Australia
A Call to
Ban Cruel
Stainless
Steel Fishhooks
An Australian
Government
conservation
organization
is asking
fishermen
to stop
using stainless
steel fishhooks,
saying they
are cruel.
They also
say the
hooks cause
unnecessary
loss of
marine life.
Stainless
steel hooks
become a
problem
when fish
break away
from the
line, leaving
the hook
stuck in
their mouth.
The hooks
do not rust
and often
cause the
fish to
starve to
death. Click
here
to read
the entire
story. Thanks
again
to Mike
from Missouri
for emailing
us the link
to this
story.
Shelly
from Albany,
New York,
calls and
talks about
Goldfish
Mojo. What's
that? Click
here
or on the
► below
to see Shelly's
video titled
"Sweet Pea",
which is
very creative
and interesting.
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Justin
from New
Jersey,
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Andrew
from
Calgary,
Canada.
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