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June 11th, 2012

soycrates:

That’s not sand - it’s a beach of dead fish.
Tons of dead sardines just washed ashore on a Japanese beach, creating a bloody, hellish landscape. Sadly it’s not unusual.
Starting June 3, massive amounts of dead sardines began clogging a fishing port called Ohara, located near Isumi City on the western side of Japan. A blogger named Kay for the Asian news site RocketNews24.com reported on Tuesdaythat the port was closed due to the emergency. Locals trucked tons of fish to landfills, according to the Daily Mail’sLeon Watson.
In May 2011, the largest fish-kill in Georgia’s history occurred in the Ogeechee River. More than 38,000 dead fish were found near an outfall pipe for King America Finishing, a textile processor, the Augusta Chronicle reported. The state’s environmental protection division said the fish died from a bacterial disease caused by environmental factors and it fined the company $1 million for discharging fire retardant through an unauthorized line…
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That’s not sand - it’s a beach of dead fish.

Tons of dead sardines just washed ashore on a Japanese beach, creating a bloody, hellish landscape. Sadly it’s not unusual.

Starting June 3, massive amounts of dead sardines began clogging a fishing port called Ohara, located near Isumi City on the western side of Japan. A blogger named Kay for the Asian news site RocketNews24.com reported on Tuesdaythat the port was closed due to the emergency. Locals trucked tons of fish to landfills, according to the Daily Mail’sLeon Watson.

In May 2011, the largest fish-kill in Georgia’s history occurred in the Ogeechee River. More than 38,000 dead fish were found near an outfall pipe for King America Finishing, a textile processor, the Augusta Chronicle reported. The state’s environmental protection division said the fish died from a bacterial disease caused by environmental factors and it fined the company $1 million for discharging fire retardant through an unauthorized line…

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May 9th, 2012

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May 6th, 2012

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March 19th, 2012

garabating:

The Magic Bottle by `hibbary

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February 27th, 2012

scientificillustration:

Lateral line system (A) and its innervation (B) in Mola mola. Arrowheads (in A) indicate junctions of lines

Semischematic illustrations of the peripheral nervous system in Mola mola. A Olfactory nerve, optic nerve, and cutaneous branches; B muscular branches. 6thV and 18thV, 6th and 18th vertebrae.Terminal arrows indicate further extension as muscular branches (A) and cutaneous branches (B)

From: Peripheral nervous system of the ocean sunfish, Mola mola.(Tetraodontiformes: Molidae), Ichthyol Res NAKAE MASANORI(Kochi Univ., Kochi, Jpn) SASAKI KUNIO(Kochi Univ., Kochi, Jpn) VOL.53;NO.3;PAGE.233-246(2006

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January 5th, 2012

travelhikepsych:

Jellies Exhibit, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago 2011

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December 10th, 2011

Expanding dead zones are shrinking tropical blue marlin habitat

earthandscience:

In the December 4 paper published in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change, these scientists sound an alarm that expanding ocean dead zones are shrinking the habitat for high value fish such as marlins in the tropical northeast Atlantic Ocean. As dead zones expand, marlins, other billfish and tunas move into surface waters where they are more vulnerable to fishing. Dead zones are areas in the ocean where oxygen levels are so low that creatures cannot survive over the long term.

“By combining the disciplines of oceanography and fishery biology, we are getting a much clearer picture of how climate driven dead zones are shrinking the habitat for some of the world’s most valuable fish to commercial and recreational fishermen,” Prince said. “With a clearer picture, we will be able to make better management decisions for the long-term health of these species and their ecosystems.”

November 4th, 2011

biomedicalephemera:

Chinese Scaleless Telescope

Telescope eye goldfish were developed in China back in the early 18th century. They made their way to Japan, and were very popular within the gardens of the upper classes in both countries. Over in Japan, they became known as the Demekin, which is the name they’re still called by today. Demekin are some of the most popular fish in Japan.

As one might expect, they don’t have great eyesight. Their eyes are generally born fairly flat, with normal sight, and gradually protrude to up to 3/4 of an inch (1.9-2.0 cm) over the first six months. Telescope goldfish are pretty slow-moving and disabled, so they don’t do well with fish that have normal eyesight/normal bodies.

Goldfish Varieties and Tropical Aquarium Fishes. William T. Innes, 1917.