‘I appeal to you – eat this fish’: Sri Lankan politician bites into raw fish during bizarre press conference to prove it will not give people coronavirus Former fisheries minister Dilip Wedaarachchi, 63, bit into the medium-sized fish Tens of thousands of tonnes of fish been left unsold after the Central Fish Market The outbreak … Read more
‘It bit straight through my leg’: Surfer, 17, suffers horror wound after 7-ft shark attacked him when he fell off his board in waters off Florida Jordan Hooper, 17, had been surfing near Ormond Beach, Florida when he fell off his surfboard and kicked something in the water He didn’t know what he had kicked … Read more
Fish living in microplastic infected waters are SIX times more likely to die because they are hungrier and take more risks when foraging for food Researchers put damselfish in water with either low or high microplastic levels FIsh in more polluted areas are bolder, more active and have lower survival rates Fish with a history … Read more
Lonely Grouper fish who became ‘depressed’ with no visitors during lockdown after EATING all his tank mates celebrated 16th birthday with salmon cake made by aquarium staff Grumpy looking grouper Mikko live in Linnanmaki Sea Life centre in Helsinki Fish has ‘tenancy to eat all his tank mates’ and so has been forced to live … Read more
Half a million fish were pictured washing up on a British beach in a desperate bid to escape hungry seals and dolphins at the weekend. Calm seas off the coast of North Wales on Saturday brought an influx of predators to the seaside, leaving smaller fish desperately fleeing for their lives. Aeron Griffith was on … Read more
Super weekday suppers: Indian coconut & tomato fish curry By Clodagh Mckenna Published: 00:03 BST, 18 October 2020 | Updated: 00:03 BST, 18 October 2020 You can also use chicken, beef, prawns or hearty vegetables such as aubergines, courgettes or tofu. It freezes well, so I double the recipe and freeze half for when I … Read more
Fish wars have broken out in the English Channel as French trawlers confronted their British counterparts – firing flares and throwing frying pans. Two British boats – the Girl Macey, skippered by Scott Glover, and the Golden Promise, by Brian Whittington – were involved in the skirmish. The vessels, both based out of Brixham in … Read more
Belgium may invoke 1666 charter to catch fish in UK waters if Brexit negotiations fail Belgian fisherman would face being unable to fish along UK coast under No Deal But King Charles II granted 50 men of Bruges right to fish UK waters ‘for eternity’ Flanders has sent a copy of the charter to EU’s … Read more
‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,’ declaims the titular tragic hero in William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. But what if that rose were really a fish? For up to 2.2 per cent of people, the stench of fish is indistinguishable from sweet roses, caramel or nothing at all — with a … Read more
One of the earliest human ancestors – that lived 400 million years ago – was a ‘fish’ with no jaw that used spines on its head to shift position in the water, study claims. Researchers from the University of Bristol used computer simulations to create ‘avatars’ of our ancient relatives to explore how they moved … Read more