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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.
Edinburgh
University,
Scotland,
UK,
Some
Female Mollies
Reproduce
without
Males.
A female
fish which
hasn't had
full sex
for at least
70,000 years
is baffling
scientists.
The Amazon
Molly fish,
shown above,
defies evolutionary
rules by
reproducing
without
the help
of a male
Molly. In
fact there
aren't any
male Molly
fish and
the female
relies on
a dalliance
with males
of other
species.
This triggers
her reproductive
cycle but
she doesn't
seem to
use any
of the sperm
passed by
her partner.
And when
her young
are born
they inherit
only her
genes and
nothing
from the
male. Scientists
at Edinburgh
University
have been
studying
the Molly
in an effort
to discover
how the
species
has managed
to survive.
Click
here
to read
more.
In Stokes
Creek, New
Zealand,
A Prehistoric
Fish Species
has been
Found Alive.
Galaxias
brevipinnis,
also known
as the Gondwanan
Climbing
Fish, was
discovered
on April
11 in the
pristine
Stokes Creek
area. An
expert on
the species,
Andrew Lo,
shown above,
and a team
of volunteers
located
the fish
in the upper
reaches
of the Georges
River during
a night
expedition.
"We had
a grand-daddy,
the one
we took
as a specimen
which is
about three
years old,
and three
juveniles,
indicating
there was
a variety
of generations,"
Mr Lo said.
"They have
to go upstream
to spawn
so the fact
that there
were three
juveniles
in the small
section
we saw is
a definite
sign this
is a viable
population."
The smooth-skinned
fish dates
back to
the Gondwana
land split.
It is considered
to be part
of the "Gondwanan
cargo" when
New Zealand
separated
from the
Australian
land mass
50 million
years ago.
The fish
has the
capability
of using
its downward-facing
pectoral
fins in
an armlike
motion to
move itself
upstream
over rock
beds. They
can survive
out of water
for extended
periods
and this
adds to
their hardiness
because
they have
the ability
to breathe
through
their skin.
The fish
has been
found in
the Upper
Hunter and
in Curl
Curl Creek,
which drains
into Manly
Dam in Sydney's
North Shore.
Click
here
to read
more.
In Bellingham,
Washington,
BTC Seeks
Funds for
a New Fish
Hatchery.
Earl Steele
thought
someone
was playing
a prank
on him when
all the
chairs in
his classroom
at the fish
hatchery
on Whatcom
Creek were
repeatedly
on the far
side of
the room
when he
arrived
in the morning.
Then he
realized
the law
of gravity
was pulling
the prank
— the computer
chairs were
rolling
across a
floor that
had developed
a slant
because
the building
was sinking.
A slanted
second floor
is only
one of the
structural
problems
plaguing
the home
of the Bellingham
Technical
College
Fisheries
Technology
Program.
A leaking
roof, seismic
instability,
outdated
electrical
systems
and inadequate
program
and storage
space round
out the
list. Because
of the dismal
state of
the building,
the college
is starting
a $2 million
fundraising
campaign
for a new
facility
at the hatchery.
“At some
point, we
need to
vacate the
building
because
it’s not
safe,” said
Patricia
McKeown,
vice president
of instruction
at BTC.
“In order
for the
program
to survive,
we need
a new building.”
If the college
can raise
the money
by July
2009, it
will receive
$2 million
in state
matching
funds to
cover the
full cost
of the proposed
project.
Click
here
to read
more.
Saratoga
Springs,
New York,
Families
Find Fun
Stocking
Trout in
NY Creek.
Swimmy I
and Swimmy
II swam
to freedom
in the cool
waters in
Saratoga
Spa State
Park on
Wednesday
morning
after being
scooped
out of a
hatchery
tanker into
buckets.
Quinn and
Briggs Regan
decided
to name
their brown
trout while
they stood
in line,
even though
they’d only
be with
the fish
for a minute
or two.
“Since nine
o’clock
this morning
we’ve been
preparing
to come
here,” said
Kelly Regan
of Saratoga
Springs,
the boys’
mom. Both
Briggs,
6, and Quinn,
4, had released
fish before,
so they
knew the
drill. “We
put fishies
in the water,”
Briggs explained
while the
trio waited
in line
with family
friend Clarkie
Logan, also
of Saratoga
Springs.
Click
here
to read
more.
Cape Coral,
Florida,
Fish
Making Sounds.
“Eerie Thumps
Haunt Some
Cape Residents,”
a headline
in The News-Press
of Cape
Coral, Fla.,
said. “Noise
May Cost
City Big
Bucks.”
It was the
end of January
2005, during
the spawning
season for
a fish appropriately
called the
black drum.
Nightly
mating calls
were at
a crescendo.
But no one
living in
the area
seemed to
realize
the din
was of aquatic
origin.
The retirees
who had
come to
spend their
winters
relaxing
on the gentle
estuaries
and canals
of the Gulf
Coast in
Florida
blamed the
municipal
utility
system.
They were
pushing
the City
Council
to pay an
engineering
firm more
than $47,000
to eliminate
the noise
reverberating
through
their homes.
Then James
Locascio,
a doctoral
student
in marine
science
at the University
of South
Florida,
rescued
the city
from financial
folly. After
reading
the newspaper
article,
Mr. Locascio
called a
Council
member just
hours before
a vote to
appropriate
the money.
He explained
that at
100 to 500
hertz, black
drum mating
calls travel
at a low
enough frequency
and long
enough wavelength
to carry
through
sea walls,
into the
ground and
through
the construction
of waterfront
homes like
the throbbing
beat in
a passing
car. Click
here
to read
more. Click
here
to listen
to the sounds
of several
fish.
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thanks to
Robert in
NJ for his
email, which
contained
the link
to this
movie.
Robert from
New Jersey
Sent us
an Email.
Hi Tom and Nevin,
Here are some links to fish in the news.
Robert in NJ
Evan
from Colorado
calls from
his home
in Colorado
and talks
about his
wonderful
trip to
Hawaii,
where did
lots of
snorkeling
among the
coral reefs.
Jourdan
from Connecticut
calls
and talks
about his
trip to
St. Lucia
in the Caribbean.
Kassidy
from Connecticut,
who
is Jourdan's
sister,
calls and
talks about
her experiences
in St. Lucia.
The Bailey
Brothers
encourage
YOU to call
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during the
show and
talk about
your pet
fish.
Later
Evan from
Colorado
sent us
an Email.
Hi guys,
I heard
you guys
talking
on a recent
show about
videotaping
one of the
shows. I
know it
is unreasonable
to put up
the entire
video, but
I for one
would like
to see some
of that
video. Maybe
edit out
like a 5
min segment
of that
available
on the website
for download.
I am sure
I am not
the only
one that
would like
to see that.
Here is
a picture
of me and
my sister
at a lighthouse
on Kauai,
and also
a picture
of poipu
beach, and
a picture
of a morish
idol that
I saw at
poipu beach,
as well
as our vacation
house. Enjoy.
Poipu Beach,
Hawaii.
A
beautiful
picture
of a
Moorish
Idol
taken at Poipu Beach,
Hawaii,
by Evan
from
Colorado.
Evan and
his Sister
at the Lighthouse.
A
close-up.
Here is
our house
we rented.
Note the
2 container
ponds on
either side
of the entrance.
This is
the little
cabin in
the jungle
where I
spent several
nights!
I hope I
will be
able to
get through
this Wednesday,
Evan.
Thank you,
Evan, for
calling
the show
and describing
your trip
to Hawaii.
The pictures
are wonderful.
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