Acuarium

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The Mekong River is home to enormous and endangered aquatic life. A 400-pound fish's release shows how some conservation efforts in Cambodia are paying off. Just after dawn on May 5, scientists working along a stretch of the Mekong River in Cambodia released a giant, endangered freshwater stingray that had been caught on a fisherman's line. At 13 feet long and 400 pounds, the gigantic animal pancake was larger than a hibachi table. "It was shaking, and I told her, 'Calm down, we will release you soon,'" said Chea Seila, a coordinator for the Wonders of the Mekong Project. The giant freshwater stingray, Urogymnus polylepis , is the world's largest stingray species, known also as a whipray. With dusky-brown tops and creamy white bottoms, the animals slide across riverbeds in search of fish and invertebrates. Though they can grow to epic proportions, over-harvesting for the stingray's meat, accidental deaths in fishing nets and habitat fragmentation and ...

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Lake Arbuckle produced two limits of specks for a couple of anglers while trolling at the south end this week Michael Wilson  |  Correspondent Fish of the Week Bluegill — The bluegill bite continues to be good for Polk County area anglers. Nearly every location reported good numbers again this week. Strike Zone , 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Around Polk County 1 Around Lakeland , at Tenoroc, bass fishing was best on lakes Coronet, Fish Hook, Long, Tern, 2, 5, A and C. Lakes Butterfly, Cemetery, Derby, Half-Moon, Horseshoe, Legs, Lost Lake East, Shop, 3, B and F also had high catch rates. This past week, 52 large bass over 19 inches were reported, with six fish measuring over 22 inches. Speck fishing was best at lakes Picnic, Tern and 10. The best lakes for panfish were Cemetery, Coronet, Derby, Horseshoe, Legs, Picnic, Shop, 3, 5 and B. Catfish were biting best at lakes Derby, Picnic and B, reports FWC biologist Paolo Pecora. 2 At Auburndale , both lakes A...

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Flushing fish to freedom is a common cartoon theme, but has become a growing global problem for rivers or lakes. In 2003's Finding Nemo , a Moorish idol trapped in an aquarium yearningly tells Nemo that, "all drains lead to the ocean." The movie prompted viewers to flush their fish, or set them free in bodies of water. Goldfish in particular are an invasive species that are thriving in freshwater, but causing ecological damage and endangering native species. In the Niagara River, officials pulled out a 14-inch goldfish. In Minnesota, the city of Burnsville displayed an 18-inch goldfish found in Keller Lake, and wildlife officials in Carver County caught as many as 50,000 pounds of goldfish living in multiple lakes. Wildlife conservationists are trying to stop goldfish from taking over rivers and lakes. However, the lack of research as to how goldfish live in the wild is a major challenge for this task. Up until the last decade, there have been few studies on how goldf...

Emie Le Fouest from Paris brings her goldfish named "Luiz Pablo" to Paris aquarium as part of an operation launched to take care of hundreds of goldfish abandoned by French holiday-makers, in Paris, France, August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register PARIS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A leading French aquarium vendor has decided to stop selling round fish bowls because they drive fish mad and kill them quickly. French pet care market leader AgroBiothers Laboratoire will no longer sell any aquariums with a capacity of less than 15 litres and only rectangular ones, as putting fish in small bowls without filtration and oxygenation is animal abuse, it said. "People buy a goldfish for their kids on impulse, but if they knew what a torture it is, they would not do it. Turning round and round in a small bowl drives fish crazy and kills them quickly," AgroBiothers CEO Matthieu Lambeaux told Reuters. Register now for FREE u...