COD

COD



Not C.O.D. - but cod - could be in peril thanks to Queensland flooding. Freshwater might reach the great barrier reef and create 'hostile' environment to some of the species living there.

PS. Both my nephew and son are having a serious C.O.D. period so I can't help thinking of gaming whenever I see those three letters...

Parenthood A La Fish

Parenthood A La Fish



Fish parents with baby fish. Aren't they adorable? :-) And so human-like....

Fish

Fish Bowl




This is how I feel like sometimes...like after a zillion hours on an airplane. :-)

Fish and The Antarctic

Fishing in The Antarctic



Cartographer: Hugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-Arendal

Norway is a big fishing nation and we are of course fishing in the Antarctic as well. Compared to other parts of the oceans the fishing around Antarctic is minimal. Let us hope that we have learned from the over fishing that we have done in the North Atlantic and do not repeat that in the extreme South Atlantic. That is where the fish is apparently, at the Atlantic 'corner' of the Antarctic.

On Norway and Fish

Norway and Fish



A Love Story


...Norway, resolutely and proudly outside the European Union, is widely praised for its fishing policy by, among others, environmental groups like the WWF....This is a rather good description of the Norwegian 'soul'. :-) It makes me smile, the fact that BBC picked up this element of Norwegian culture. Not all Norwegians are happy being outside the EU, but generally we like to be 'a little different' and do things our way.




fish+norwegians=love ~ fish+norwegians=love ~ fish+norwegians=love ~ fish+norwegians=love





Edit: MBMC was kind enough to send me this sign:












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Fish

Adaptive Antarctic Fish



Photo by Uwe Kils

Antarctic icefish have no hemoglobin, an adaptation to the oxygen-rich waters of the Southern Ocean.

Remove the hemoglobin from my blood, NOW! It is getting colder and I'd like to survive just like the Antactic icefish! It's not so easy as I wish I'm afraid, it would have needed to be in my genes for ages to kick in. I love winter and snow, but I hate freezing. I'm a "freezing stick" (directly translated from Norwegian) and have no idea where those genes that make me thrive in this climate went. Because I do thrive in the cold north but I freeze too darn quick. No, I'm not longing for the tropics. In the tropics my brain stops functioning. I am willing to suffer in the cold for my brain, that is how much I appreciate this particular organ of mine! I think I will study this antarctic fish's strategy a little closer....




The Antarctic Fish Movie (8 min).

Sharks

Caribbean Reef Shark



Photo: Todd Mintz


Elegant Marine Predator

Juvenile

Cowfish




Photo: Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures

A juvenile cowfish - translucent blue





Found via TapwaterJ

Eat Fish

Smart Girls Eat Fish



Wait! My brain. Did I have too much of that fish...?