The catfish 'Toxic' suitable for fishmeal production

'Toxic' fish suitable for fishmeal production Monday, November 16, 2009, 09:50 (GMT   9)In 2008, CSIC scientists said that nearly half of the catfish showed signs of alarming levels of mercury, and 15-20...

Goonch Catfish Featured on Animal Planet: River Monster

The giant Goonch Catfish, featured on the Animal Planet today, is a river monster that is responsible for a number of attacks on humans. It lives in the Great Kali River between India and Nepal and as this river...

Mekong Giant Catfish

"This stingray (Himantura Chaophraya) measured 4.2 meters in length and was too massive to weigh. Reported to grow to 1,000 pounds, this fish is the largest that I've seen in the Mekong River. For the 2004...

Flooding makes great catfishing

Here's a good news from the Midwest flooding: it is apparently quite the season for catfish. As the Mississippi River rises, catfish head for the shore, making fishing easier."Treasure lies in the dark river,...

Collosal Catfish Bites Berlin Bathers

" By Josh Ward A number of German bathers in Berlin's Schlachtensee lake have been bitten by what is believed to be a giant catfish. Many are now apprehensive about escaping the summer heat with a dip.After...

Bev lands a big one

"IT was no fishy tale when angler Bev Street broke a fishing record in Oundle. Mrs Street cught a 66lb catfish while fishing in Bluebell Lakes, at Tansor, Oundle.Northamptonshire, UK. The 45-year-old, who lives in Skegness, broke the record for the biggest freshwater fish...

Chinese Seafoods to The United States Contain Antibiotics and Antifungal

"Samples of Chinese imported fishes to the US, between October and May repeatedly had traces of the antibiotics nitrofuran and fluoroquinolone, as well as the antifungals malachite green and gentian violet. Of particular concern are the fluoroquinolones, a family of widely...

Boiiiiiiiing! Five New Frog Species Found :: MAXINE

"This Oblate Spheroid holds so many secrets left to uncover and expose to the rest of our consciousness. Suriname, a country located on the northeast coast of South America, has become a most recent hotbed of new...

50 Things We Know Now (That We Didn't Know This Time Last Year) 2006 Edition

You know how it is. You go through life thinking you've got your head wrapped around the world and all of its knowable information. Then one day you read that since 2005, scientists have discovered more than 50 new species of animals and plants on the Southeast Asian island...

[Music] Bulldozin' Bluesman

"John Horton III is sitting in the cab of his bulldozer on a cool early December morning in Swift Water, Miss. As the Aqua Farms crew rebuilds a catfish pond, he rehearses alone on his harmonica for the upcoming weekend’s performance. Only the harmonica and his name, in...

WWF: 52 new species discovered on Borneo [video link]

"GENEVA - Scientists have discovered at least 52 new species of animals and plants on the southeast Asian island of Borneo since 2005, including a catfish with protruding teeth and suction cups on its belly to...

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