big swordfish like that are getting really rare. Via fishing pressure, its been determined that swordfish of specific ages (measured by the rings on their scales) are averaging about 30% smaller than they were 40 years ago.
They breed fairly quickly and in large numbers , so theyve been selected, mostly by fishing pressure, for smaller and smaller sizes . EVolution via unnatural selection, in action.
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Wed 21 Jan, 2004 12:01 am
Incidentally, shooting yourself in the head can also be dangerous, in some instances. Go figure.
I'm still amazed that jumping into a frenzy of attacking pseudorcas and a swordfish is at all dangerous. Mind boggling.
In all seriousness - it is an unfortunate incident. However, lets not kid ourselves into thinking it is half as bizarre as it is being portrayed as.
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pueo
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Wed 21 Jan, 2004 12:42 am
IronLionZion wrote:
I'm still amazed that jumping into a frenzy of attacking pseudorcas and a swordfish is at all dangerous. Mind boggling.
i thought that was a less then bright thing to do myself
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dlowan
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Wed 21 Jan, 2004 04:36 am
I take it they (the whales) do not eat seals, otherwise I would have thought they might have caused more harm to the intrepid researcher than the swordfish did - especially if they are peeved - as one would expect - by this "false" killer whale nonsense - where do we get off calling perfectly reasonable animals false something or other? Honestly.
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Montana
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Wed 21 Jan, 2004 04:39 am
What is a false killer whale anyway?
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dlowan
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Wed 21 Jan, 2004 04:41 am
See Pueo's link:
"some info on the false killer whales
see here "
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Montana
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Wed 21 Jan, 2004 04:43 am
Duh!!! I missed that post. Thanks Deb ;-)
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dlowan
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Wed 21 Jan, 2004 04:44 am
Lol!
Are you surprised they are a little cross?
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Montana
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Wed 21 Jan, 2004 04:48 am
Nothing surprises me anymore, lol.
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pueo
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Wed 21 Jan, 2004 07:20 pm
when asked why he jumped into a shark feeding frenzy, lying in the hospital bed recuperating from numerous shark bites, mr. ed replied "i did it for the halibut".
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quinn1
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Wed 21 Jan, 2004 08:26 pm
Its a sad turn of events however, my mind works in this way (which is why after years of wanting to be a Marine Biologist ---Im not):
Animals in the water
You go in the water
Animals are apt to eat/attack/just plain hurt you in some way
Pretty simple actually.
Still, an interesting and educational story pueo...thanks
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