Typically, sharks are caught on rod and reel, some in nets. The whale shark is known to be the largest member of the shark family, and also known for their friendly nature and eating only small oceanic organisms. Reports surfaced of a 23 foot long whale shark caught in the Mediterranean, but the actual length […]
Archive for March, 2010
Largest Shark Ever Caught – Mediterranean
Posted: 18th March 2010 by admin in Fish, Largest Sea CreaturesTags: Fish, largest shark, shark
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Largest Eel Ever Caught – Rhode Island
Posted: 18th March 2010 by admin in Fish, Largest Sea CreaturesTags: eel, Fish, largest eel
The crew of a fishing steamer were fishing, and pulled up and Eel weighing in at 34lbs, 5 feet 3 inches, and a circumference of 15 inches. Thrashing around in the net, this big Eel was not as feisty as smaller ones, which would have made things pretty interesting. Share on digg
Largest Salmon Ever Caught – California
Posted: 18th March 2010 by admin in Fish, Largest Sea CreaturesTags: Fish, largest salmon, salmon
A Chinook salmon in lower Battle Creek was found to be 51 inches long, which could have weighed more than 88 pounds, according to standard size-to-weight ratios. Normally, salmon weigh between 20 and 30 pounds. This gigantic salmon was found during a standard fall salmon survey by some DFG biologists. Share on digg
Largest Stingray Ever Caught – Thailand
Posted: 18th March 2010 by admin in Fish, Largest Sea CreaturesTags: Fish, largest stingray, sting ray, stingray
This gigantic freshwater Stingray weighed in at over 256kg. A team of fishermen fought hard to reel this guy in, after fishing up other stingrays of varied weight, from different parts of a Thai river. It took them 90 minutes to wrangle this beast out of the water, to be finally brought to the side […]
Largest Catfish Ever Caught – Thailand
Posted: 18th March 2010 by admin in Fish, Largest Sea CreaturesTags: catfish, Fish, largest catfish
This Grizzly bear sized catfish measures in at nearly 9 feet long. This might just be the largest freshwater fish ever on record. Thai villagers tried to keep the giant catfish alive, but despite great efforts, it died and was eaten by the villagers. This species of catfish is listed as “critacally endangered” by the […]
Fish Found with Transparent Head
Posted: 16th March 2010 by admin in NewsTags: Fish, Monterey Bay Aquarium, News, The Cutting Edge, transparent head
The Cutting Edge, 16 March 2010. Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have solved the half-century-old mystery of a fish with tubular eyes and a transparent head. Ever since the “barreleye” fish Macropinna microstoma was first described in 1939, marine biologists have known that its tubular eyes are very good at collecting light. […]
2nd Largest Aquarium Tank in the World
Posted: 15th March 2010 by admin in Largest AquariumTags: japan, Kuroshio, largest aquarium, Okinawa Churaumi
The aquarium is a part of the Ocean Expo Commemorative National Government Park located in Motobu, Okinawa. The aquarium is made up of four-floors which hold attractions of deep sea creatures, sharks, coral, tropical fish and other fish tank decor. The aquarium is set on 19,000 m² of land, holds a total of 77 tanks […]
WORLD’S BIGGEST AQUARIUM
Posted: 14th March 2010 by admin in Largest AquariumTags: biggest aquarium, georgia aquarium, largest aquarium
TAKE A TOUR INSIDE THE WORLD’S LARGEST AQUARIUM IN THE WORLD IN ATLANTA – GEORGIA AQUARIUM http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/ Share on digg
World’s Largest Shark – The Megalodon
Posted: 13th March 2010 by admin in FishTags: Fish, largest shark, megalodon, shark
The megalodon is the worlds largest shark, the question is whether it still exists… Share on digg