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Mormyshka (or Mormishka, or Marmooska, Russian: мормышка) is a sort of fishing lure or a jig. The word is derived from Russian word Mormysh (Russian: мормыш) meaning Freshwater Shrimp (Gammarus). Mormyshka was invented in the 19th century in Russia. The prototypes were big spoon lures used for ice fishing. Trying to imitate ...
Barbate, town known for its Almadraba fishing. The Dukes of Medina-Sidonia made their fortune on the monopoly of Andalusian almadrabas from the 12th to the 19th century. Zahara de los Atunes, an Andalusian town named after the tunas of its almadraba. Castle of Zahara de los Atunes and Palace of Jadraza; Cartagena; Tavira Island, in the Algarve ...
Electrofishing is a fishing technique that uses direct current electricity flowing between a submerged cathode and anode. This affects the movements of nearby fish so that they swim toward the anode, where they can be caught or stunned .
To save the species, Mexico must enforce the gillnet fishing ban in the vaquita’s range in the Gulf of California. Until all gillnets are removed from the area, the few vaquitas left are in danger.
Designated a protected game fish in 2007, redfish have been slowly recovering, with some allowances in fishing emerging in recent years. A bowl of bird's nest soup. Bird's Nest Soup.
Mattanza in Sicily, an etching La pêche du thon ("Tuna Fishing", 1782) by Jean-Pierre Houël. The practice of mattanza is an elaborate and age-old fishing technique for trapping and catching Atlantic bluefin tuna that can be traced back to the Phoenicians.
Animals are all around us. Because of their proximity, many people take for granted how truly dangerous some animals really are. Let’s discuss the 10 most dangerous animals in the world ranked ...
A knotless knot joining a fishing line (blue) to a fishing hook (grey) and a hair rig (orange) Hair rig. The Hair rig is a fishing method which allows a bait to be presented without sitting directly on the hook. It is mainly associated with boilies, but also works effectively with many other baits. The Hair-Rig became popular in the 1980s and ...