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its b --047d7b6d9b8c2ff71804e370e01f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Paul Any chance it could be a Striped Bass, which are common and very acrobatic on a fishing line? Seems a little odd that a bottom feeder like an Atlantic Sturgeon would be a jumper... Speaking of Stripers, I'm told anecdotally there are a lot of big ones 1M+ being taken in the Minas Basin this year. Regards Jamie Simpson On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:57 PM, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>wrote: > > *Subject: **[ValleyNature] Big Fish Jump at Port Williams* > > Yesterday's high tide was a relatively low high tide (amplitude 10.8 > metres, cf. scale of amplitudes from 8 m. to 15.6 m.) -- yes, yesterday was > New Moon, but Apogee occurred on Aug. 3 (short distance Moon to Earth) -- > when New Moon or Full Moon occurs near Perigee, then we get high highs and > low lows. > > Isn't it interesting that Sturgeons are regular jumpers? I would love to > be a witness, but I will stick with the shorebirds for a while. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> > *Date: *August 7, 2013 3:56:10 PM ADT > *To: *Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Subject: **[NatureNS] Fish at Port Williams* > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi All > This morning we went to the Valley to do some errands. > After we stopped at Port Williams for lunch at The Port Pub. > Lovely day with a high tide and as the moon was new yesterday, > the river had sprung its banks away back. > As we were having lunch a fish jumped out of the water > just in front maybe 200 m out. It jumped nose to the sky and fell > back in. That doesn't give much time for careful measurements or observing > small details. However it looked to be 1m plus. a nice sized fish. > Due to the type of jump and the size, my odds would be that it was a > Sturgeon. > Seem not so rare around the upper bay but little reported. > By the way the Calamari is delicious. > Enjoy the summer > Paul > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca > > > --047d7b6d9b8c2ff71804e370e01f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Paul=A0 Any chance it could be a Striped Ba= ss, which are common and very acrobatic on a fishing line?=A0 Seems a littl= e odd that a bottom feeder like an Atlantic Sturgeon would be a jumper...<b= r><br> </div>Speaking of Stripers, I'm told anecdotally there are a lot of big= ones 1M+ being taken in the Minas Basin this year.<br><br></div>Regards<br= ><br></div>Jamie Simpson<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div c= lass=3D"gmail_quote"> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:57 PM, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a h= ref=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink= .ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar= gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div><div><br></div><blockquote type=3D= "cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;marg= in-left:0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face= =3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>Subject: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px= Helvetica" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>[ValleyNature] Big Fish Jump a= t Port Williams</b></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px;min-height:14px"><br></div> Yesterday's high tide was a relativel= y low high tide (amplitude 10.8 metres, cf. scale of amplitudes from 8 m. t= o 15.6 m.) -- yes, yesterday was New Moon, but Apogee occurred on Aug. 3 (s= hort distance Moon to Earth) -- when New Moon or Full Moon occurs near Peri= gee, then we get high highs and low lows.<div> <br></div><div>Isn't it interesting that Sturgeons are regular jumpers?= =A0I would love to be a witness, but I will stick with the shorebirds for = a while.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br= > <div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style= =3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><fon= t style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size= =3D"3"><b>From: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" face=3D"He= lvetica" size=3D"3">Paul MacDonald <<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo= .com" target=3D"_blank">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>Date: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3">August 7, 2013 3:56:10 PM ADT</font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>To: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" fa= ce=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3">Nature NS <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuc= to.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>Subject: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetic= a" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>[NatureNS] Fish at Port Williams</b></f= ont></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helveti= ca" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= " target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px;min-height:14px"><br></div> <div style=