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Index of Subjects --Boundary_(ID_XGRyBffWg2KV39jYPHrxIA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT A very audible SPLASH! is one of the curious sounds that I hear coming out of the stillness of the night, from Minas Basin, off Horton Bluff. This is one of the frequent, interesting sounds I hear while observing the sky, at the telescope eyepiece, usually late at night. It would be heard several times (perhaps a dozen or so) during a two hour observing session. To be heard that well from off shore, it had to be from something fairly large. Even though my eyes would be well dark adapted, the <splasher> remained a mystery. Last year during the Tidal Power Conference held at Acadia, I learned from one of the researchers that the source of the sound I was hearing in the night was most likely coming from an Atlantic Sturgeon leaping well out of the water and falling back. So, now, when I hear this sound in the night, that is what I picture. Sherman W. On 2013-08-08, at 11:57 AM, james simpson wrote: > 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 > > --Boundary_(ID_XGRyBffWg2KV39jYPHrxIA) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">A = very audible SPLASH! is one of the curious sounds that I = hear coming out of the stillness of the night, from Minas Basin, = off Horton Bluff. This is one of the frequent, interesting sounds I = hear while observing the sky, at the telescope eyepiece, = usually late at night. It would be heard several times = (perhaps a dozen or so) during a two hour observing session. To be = heard that well from off shore, it had to be from something fairly = large. Even though my eyes would be well dark adapted, the = <splasher> remained a mystery.<div><br></div><div>Last year during = the Tidal Power Conference held at Acadia, I learned from one of the = researchers that the source of the sound I was hearing in the night was = most likely coming from an Atlantic Sturgeon leaping well out of the = water and falling back. So, now, when I hear this sound in the night, = that is what I picture.</div><div><br></div><div>Sherman = W. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 2013-08-08, at 11:57 = AM, james simpson wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>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...<br><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 class=3D"gmail_quote"> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:57 PM, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" = target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></span> = wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: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;margin-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 at 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 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 l