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Other common names for the porbeagle include Atlantic mackerel shark, Beaumaris shark, bottle-nosed shark, and blue dog. [ 3 ] The first scientific description of the porbeagle was authored by French naturalist Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre in the 1788 Tableau encyclopédique et methodique des trois règnes de la nature , and based on an earlier ...
The Port of Hayle (Cornish: Porth Heyl) [1] is an important mining port, harbour and former industrial centre located in the town of Hayle, on the north coast of Cornwall. [2] The Port is within the area of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage site.
Mousehole (/ ˈ m aʊ z əl /; Cornish: Porthenys) is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, UK. [1] It is approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Penzance on the shore of Mount's Bay. [2] The village is in the civil parish of Penzance. An islet called St Clement's Isle lies about 350 metres (380 yd) offshore from the harbour entrance.
Portwrinkle (Cornish: Porthwykkel) [1] is a small coastal village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.It is at the western end of Whitsand Bay five miles (8 km) south-west of Saltash.
Par (Cornish: An Porth, meaning creek or harbour [1]) is a village and fishing port with a harbour on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.The village is situated in the civil parish of Tywardreath and Par, although West Par and the docks lie in the parish of St Blaise.
A basking shark and a porbeagle. Porbeagles inhabit the coastal waters but the etymology of the word is obscure. A common suggestion is that it combines "porpoise" and "beagle", referencing this shark's shape and tenacious hunting habits. [2] Another is that it is derived from the Cornish porth, meaning "harbour", and bugel, meaning "shepherd". [3]
Shark fishing is legal in Texas, where the daily limit is one fish per person. Port Aransas is on the Gulf of Mexico and is about 40 miles east of Corpus Christi. Show comments
Porthleven (/ ˌ p ɔː θ ˈ l ɛ v ən /; Cornish: Porthlynn) is a town, civil parish and fishing port in Cornwall, England. The most southerly port in Great Britain, it was a harbour of refuge when this part of the Cornish coastline was infamous for wrecks in the days of sail. [1] The South West Coast Path from Somerset to Dorset passes ...