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Thank you Peter and Jim W. fort your comments. I didn't have my =
regular camera with me, but it turns out that both my daughter and I =
could have taken photos of the beached flying fish with our cell phones. =
The water at the beach was very warm, as the rising tide was covering =
the sun-heated sand....
Dusan Soudek
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Hubcove@aol.com=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] beached flying fish at Northwest Arm (Halifax)
By the size it was probably an Atlantic Flying fish. I have spent much =
of my life on the Ocean but have never seen one that close in. Working =
the Sable Island rigs one would occasionally see the odd one in the =
summer together with other pelagic fish such as Trigger Fish. Once you =
get to the fringes of the Gulf Stream heading to Bermuda they become =
more common. An interesting find. Still lots of squid in the cove right =
in the marina.
Peter Stow
Hubbards
In a message dated 12/08/2012 4:22:29 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, =
soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca writes:
Earlier this afternoon, while about to land our kayaks, we =
noticed some commotion involving a fish in the air at the beach near =
Horseshoe Island. Initially I'd assumed that someone hooked a mackerel, =
which was putting up a fierce fight. But, on closer reflection, it =
became obvious that the fish was a disoriented flying fish, and neither =
hook nor line were involved.
The flying fish, maybe 40 cm in length and uniformly silvery in =
coloration, was in very shallow water, very close to the margin of a =
beach. Several people were trying to catch it. It was making evasive =
manoeuvres, and at one time it actually flew into a small boy.=20
I managed to catch the fish, examined it, and released it in =
thigh-high water. There were no visible injuries. After a minute or so =
it swam off into deeper water. Sadly, there are no photos. What species =
was it? What was it doing so close to the head of The Arm in very =
shallow water? Are flying fish common at our latitude?
Dusan Soudek
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"> Thank you =
Peter and Jim W.=20
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fish at Northwest Arm (Halifax)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4>By the size it was probably an Atlantic Flying =
fish. I have=20
spent much of my life on the Ocean but have never seen one that close =
in.=20
Working the Sable Island rigs one would occasionally see the odd one =
in the=20
summer together with other pelagic fish such as Trigger Fish. Once you =
get to=20
the fringes of the Gulf Stream heading to Bermuda they become more =
common. An=20
interesting find. Still lots of squid in the cove right in the=20
marina.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Peter Stow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Hubbards</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 12/08/2012 4:22:29 P.M. Atlantic Daylight =
Time,=20
soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4> Earlier this afternoon, =
while about to=20
land our kayaks, we noticed some commotion involving a fish in the =
air at=20
the beach near Horseshoe Island. Initially I'd assumed that =
someone=20
hooked a mackerel, which was putting up a fierce fight. But, on =
closer=20
reflection, it became obvious that the fish was a disoriented flying =
fish,=20
and neither hook nor line were involved.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> The flying fish, maybe 40 cm in =
length and=20
uniformly silvery in coloration, was in very shallow water, =
very close=20
to the margin of </FONT><FONT size=3D4>a beach. Several people were =
trying to=20
catch it. It was making evasive manoeuvres, and at one time it =
actually flew=20
into a small boy. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> I managed to catch the fish, =
examined it, and=20
released it in thigh-high water. There were no visible injuries. =
After a=20
minute or so it swam off into deeper water. Sadly, there are no =
photos. What=20
species was it? What was it doing so close to the head of The Arm in =
very=20
shallow water? Are flying fish common at our latitude?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan=20
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