How do people eat kina? To eat kina, you’ll have to remove edible parts from inside of the urchin and properly clean it first. Kina is traditionally served raw, deep fried, or in a pie. There are also other ways … Continue reading →

Expected Survival Time in Cold Water Water Temperature Exhaustion or Unconsciousness in Expected Survival Time 50–60° F (10–16° C) 1–2 hours 1–6 hours 40–50° F (4–10° C) 30–60 minutes 1–3 hours 32.5–40° F (0–4° C) 15–30 minutes 30–90 minutes <32° … Continue reading →

In Ireland you do not need a licence to fish for trout, coarse species or in the sea. However, if you intend to fish for salmon or seatrout you must have a State Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing Licence. State … Continue reading →

The chub is deemed to be an inedible fish, Izaak Walton referred to it as being “full of forked bones, the flesh is not firm, but short and tasteless”. And I could not agree more. That is, if you cook … Continue reading →

It’s a crime to fish without a valid licence and offenders could be fined up to £2,500, have their fishing equipment seized and be banned from fishing. Our enforcement officers inspect rod licences throughout East Anglia and could turn up … Continue reading →

While style is not the main consideration, the fact that they are do durable appeals to people who love to get all the use they can from whatever they purchase. One of the benefits of lasting for so many years … Continue reading →

15 Terrifying Things in the Ocean That Can Sting You Portuguese Man O’ War. Stingray. Electric Eel. Jellyfish. Sea Urchin. Stonefish. Scorpionfish. Lionfish. What kind of fish can sting? Scorpion fish are members of the family Scorpaenidae, which includes zebrafish, … Continue reading →

A rip current, sometimes incorrectly called a rip tide, is a localized current that flows away from the shoreline toward the ocean, perpendicular or at an acute angle to the shoreline. It usually breaks up not far from shore and … Continue reading →

Shrimp and mullet also work just fine when fished on a sliding sinker rig. Spanish mackerel and bluefish can still be caught in the top of the water column and around the jetties with spoons or diamond jigs. Jacks and … Continue reading →

Bites or puncture wounds to the hand, wrist, foot, or joint are very dangerous and require immediate medical attention. Ocean bacteria are particularly dangerous. Infections often occur. Local wound infection may develop in as few as 24 hours. What to … Continue reading →

to clear or clean (a floor, room, chimney, etc.) of dirt, litter, or the like, by means of a broom or brush. What is the mean of sweeping? 1a : moving or extending in a wide curve or over a … Continue reading →

A fish will not die when you touch them. By touching fish what is happening is that you are removing fish’s protective slime coating. The slime coating has many different functions but its most important function is to provide the … Continue reading →

Now, for one burning question: do betta fish enjoy ghost shrimp sharing a tank with them? The short answer: ghost shrimp and betta fish can live together as pets. You can also use ghost shrimp to feed your bettas. Can … Continue reading →

Fishing bait is any substance used to attract and catch fish, e.g. on the end of a fishing hook, or inside a fish trap. Traditionally, nightcrawlers, insects, worms and smaller bait fish have been used for this purpose. Fishermen have … Continue reading →

Here’s what we learned from this experiment: Monofilament does not float. The diameter of the material matters (thicker line sinks quicker) Fluorocarbon sinks ~2.5x faster than monofilament. Does mono fishing line sink? Sink Rate—Thanks to its near-neutral buoyancy, mono sinks … Continue reading →