Fish

early 1940s, she participated in her first underwater dive. Shortly after, she carried out several more and the Navy presented her the invitation to study in the Southern Seas. While in this region, she viewed over three hundred unique species of fish, which were basically nonexistent during this time. Only after a few years, Clark journeyed hundreds of feet beneath the ocean’s surface to examine sleeping sharks that were inside underwater caves off of the coast of Mexico. An amazing part of…

Zebra Mussels in large numbers are known as colonies and can contain millions of individual mussels. They’re known as an exotic invasive species because they are nonnative to US waters. Unlike our native Kansas mussels, Zebra Mussels don’t require a fish host to complete their life cycle. One female Zebra Mussel can produce up to one million eggs, which within months they are adult mussels. Zebra mussels were first introduced to the United States in 1986 and are believed to have entered the US…

Polynesian Demi God Maui. The myth has it that Maui snared the sun to slow the days down and hooked the bottom of the ocean with his fishing hook, tricking his brothers into thinking he had an enormous fish but instead pulling up the Hawaiian islands. Mauis magical fish hook is represented by the popular fish hook necklace worn by many around the islands. 2. If you visit Maui the one cocktail that you are most likely to have is the world renowned Mai Tai. During the busy season tens of…

I dove right into the water and feel the coldness of it come up my wetsuit. Swimming through schools of fish, and recognizing different species of coral and reef. Bubbles are emerging from my regulator, they glide past my mask like mini jelly fish talking to me in their own language. They make me relax and take in all the excitement and forget about all my worries. I’m diving down to look at a giant vivid purple clam, I swipe…

Anytime you see big marks of suspended fish over deep water the potential to encounter active suspended muskies is possible, but the trick is to get a lure down to the right depth. This is where knowing how fast the "sink rate" of the lure, and knowing approximately how deep the fish are suspending is vital. Match the two, and make a number of casts over a high potential area you're likely to hit a home run once…

In his original findings, John Endler (1978) reported that male guppies in high predator areas tend to have patterns that resemble their environment so they don’t stand out. Guppies with low or no predation, tend to not blend in and are brighter with more and larger spots (Endler, 1978). Endler thought that this could be happening because color patterns are molded by natural selection and sexual selection. Although brighter males are often preferred by the females, they are also more likely to…

AquaBounty are greatly advantaged for its cheap production cost of GMO salmon. Its position in the first quadrant stipulates that the cost-effectiveness is an added value to the technology and the fish industry. This will be an important success factor for AquAdvantage Salmon to emerge in the market with a strong selling point. Cost has a high importance input, as seen in Figure 1, as AquaBounty performs best in this area in comparison to its competitors. AquaBounty are able to lower their…

nourishment, and protection of their host while disrupting nutrition absorption which causes weakness and disease to the host. They can live inside humans as well as animals. The worm’s offspring are usually found in poorly cooked meats, specially pork, wild fish, beef, also in contaminated water, feces, and in areas of food preparation with poor hygiene.…

Secrets to Catching the Biggest Best Bass Bass fishing can be one of the most rewarding pastimes that any fisherman can take up. There are many kinds of bass fishing accessories, but you do not need all these fancy gizmos, bells and whistles to be a successful bass fisherman. You just need to learn a few tricks, a few secrets to catching the biggest, best bass. Anyone can enjoy the excitement and passion that arises from trying to entice bass onto your line, plus bass fishing is also quite an…

Clear lake, the time of your life during summer, When the sun rises the trees began to sway in the wind to the luke warm air. The lakes distinct clear water reflects a picture of your body and copies anything you do. What many locals and relatives say about clear lake say that this place is a great fishing and camping spot. Many people do not know how to get to this hidden gem located off highway 26 going over the mountain. “The water tends to be super low and many people take their vehicles out…