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Scientists carrying out a population and species survey using electrofishing equipment. 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.
The CrustaStun is a device designed to administer a lethal electric shock to shellfish (such as lobsters, crabs, and crayfish) before cooking. This avoids boiling a live shellfish which may be able to experience pain in a way similar to vertebrates. The device works by applying a 120 volt 2–5 amp electrical shock to the animal.
Blast fishing, fish bombing, dynamite fishing or grenade fishing is a destructive fishing practice using explosives to stun or kill schools of fish for easy collection. This often illegal practice is extremely destructive to the surrounding ecosystem , as the explosion often destroys the underlying habitat (such as coral reefs ) that supports ...
An electroshock weapon is an incapacitating weapon. It delivers an electric shock aimed at temporarily disrupting muscle functions and/or inflicting pain, usually without causing significant injury. Many types of these devices exist. Stun guns, batons (or prods), cattle prods, shock collars, and belts administer an electric shock by direct ...
Dredge is a 2023 fishing horror role-playing adventure game developed by Black Salt Games and published by Team17. The game follows a fisherman who encounters increasingly Lovecraftian creatures as he ventures out further into an open world archipelago. It was released on March 30, 2023, for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 ...
Priest found in Oxfordshire, England. A priest (also called a poacher's priest, game warden's priest, angler's priest, fish bat[1] or persuader) is a tool for killing game or fish. The name "priest" comes from the notion of administering the "last rites" to the fish or game. Anglers often use priests to quickly kill fish.
49ers fall to 2-3 after blowing lead and suffering a stunning upset loss to Cardinals. Frank Schwab. October 6, 2024 at 7:12 PM. This is the San Francisco 49ers' season through five weeks: Even ...
Genera and species. See text. The family Torpedinidae contains 22 species of electric rays or torpedoes, flat cartilaginous fishes that produce electricity as a defense and feeding mechanism. They are slow-moving bottom-dwellers. The largest species is the Atlantic torpedo, Tetronarce nobiliana, which can grow to a weight of 90 kg (200 lb) and ...