Ever since Hannah Fraser saw Splash at the age of 9, she has wanted to be a mermaid, and now she is. Fraser, 36, honed her underwater swimming skills in her native Australia and now swims with the whales to promote conservation, based out of her new hometown of Los Angeles. According to the Daily Mail, [...]
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Model Transforms Into Mermaid. Swims With Whales. Promotes Conservation.
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Greenpeace Unearths Shocking BP Oil Spill Photos After FOIA Request
There are a lot of things that the fishing industry and Greenpeace do not see eye to eye on, but one thing that anyone who enjoys nature can get behind is restoring the Gulf of Mexico after Deepwater Horizon. Greenpeace wanted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to share their photos of what exactly was [...]
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Dead Dolphins, Mutated Fish Mark 2-Year Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Disaster in Gulf of Mexico
Earlier this week, Al Jazeera did an expose on mutated fish found in the Gulf, and the Herald Tribune is celebrating with a story about dead dolphins being found in the Gulf. According to their report: “More than 600 dolphins have been found fatally ill or dead since oil reached the Louisiana shoreline following the [...]
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Nearly 2 Years After Deepwater, Mutant Fish Shocking Scientists
We’ve heard a lot about how the Deepwater Horizon disaster, spilling 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, hasn’t been that bad, so far. But, there have been some reports about negative impacts to fish, and Al Jazeera has blown the doors wide open. According to their report, scientists and fishermen are [...]
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1-Ton Great White Shark Found in Gulf of California
This is not the mechanic shark from Jaws, but it certainly looks like it. According to Outdoor Hub, a 2,000-pound great white shark got tangled in some fish nets off the coast of Sonora, Mexico. The two fishermen, referred to as Guadalupe and Baltazar, were hauling up the nets, designed to catch smaller fish, when [...]
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Largest Yellowfin Ever Caught on Rod and Reel. Won’t Get Record
The IGFA yellowfin record would have fallen off of the coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, if only a deckhand wouldn’t have taken the reel for a little bit. The anglers and crew aboard the Journeyman landed a 427.9-pound yellowfin on Thursday, April 12, according to Pete Thomas Outdoors. This is 22 pounds bigger than Michael [...]
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Dead Dolphins in the Gulf?
This post from Discovery.com made me so sad–the number of dead dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico is about 10 times what it usually is, and that’s probably an underestimate. Scientists are unsure exactly what has killed them. Oil, of course, is a prime suspect, but here’s the thing: the die-off apparently started about two [...]
Senate Passes Amendment to Fund Gulf Restoration and Land and Water Conservation Fund
The sporting community has been working hard to get two important pieces of funding legislation signed into law, and we just had a pretty significant victory.The U.S. Senate voted 76-22 on an amendment to the Transportation Act that will pave the way for dedicated funds for Gulf of Mexico restoration following the Deepwater Horizon disaster [...]
Yellowfin Tuna and Striped Marlin Fishing on “Fish The Baja”
Tomorrow on "Fish the Baja" David Maynard has the privilege of fishing with the Picante Fleet. Leaving out of Cabo San Lucas they get into a bunch of Yellowfin Tuna and Striped Marlin. Catch Fish The Baja on NBC Sports network proudly sponsored by ONOS. Are you watching?
Researchers Unveil 6 Saltwater Fishing Danger Zones
Commercial overfishing is one of the biggest hurdles that recreational anglers face. Not only do the deplete fisheries, but they also bring harsh regulations and closures.Two researchers from the University of British Columbia have analyzed figures from countries with major fishing industries in the world's oceans and combined them with economic figures from the various industries with [...]
