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Spearfishing is fishing using handheld elongated, sharp-pointed tools such as a spear, gig, or harpoon, to impale the fish in the body. It was one of the earliest fishing techniques used by mankind , and has been deployed in artisanal fishing throughout the world for millennia.
Trident of Poseidon. A trident (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ɛ n t /), (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ɪ n t /) is a three-pronged spear.It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm.As compared to an ordinary spear, the three tines increase the chance that a fish will be struck and decrease the chance that a fish will be able to dislodge itself if struck badly.
It is an open-water fish, being found within 200 metres (660 ft) of the surface. This species can reach a length of 240 centimetres (94 in) TL. The heaviest recorded specimen weighed in at 70 kilograms (150 lb) This species is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. [2]
Tetrapturus, a genus of marlin with shorter rostrum (a.k.a. snout or bill) and stunted sail behind the dorsal fin. Longbill spearfish, native to the Atlantic Ocean; Mediterranean spearfish, native to the Mediterranean Sea
The following is a list of the freshwater fish species of Greece. The list includes all the known species, with their valid scientific names, their official common Greek names and any sub-species. [ 1 ]
There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [1] Tetrapturus angustirostris S. Tanaka (I), 1915 (Shortbill spearfish); Tetrapturus belone Rafinesque, 1810 (Mediterranean spearfish)
The roundscale spearfish, described in 1841 by Lowe, is a Teleostei fish of the order of the Carangformes (jacks) and of the family of Istiophoridae . With angustirostris , belone and pfluegeri , T. Georgii share the genus Tetrapturus meaning “four fins” in Greek [ 2 ]
The brown meagre is a commercial species throughout the Mediterranean basin and has been over exploited by fishing practices. It is fished mainly by spear fishing, trammel nets, and gill nets and is heavily exposed to fisheries during spawning aggregations at the mouths of estuaries. [1] Sold fresh or frozen across fish markets in Turkey.