http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/ en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:20 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/images/sfc/misc/rss.jpg http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/ http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16864-looking-mate-trip-dr.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:31:26 GMT Hi, I am looking for a mate to help me bring my boat to the DR around the 9th of Dec. We will be leaving from Lyford Cay. This is just a travel... Hi,
I am looking for a mate to help me bring my boat to the DR around the 9th of Dec.
We will be leaving from Lyford Cay. This is just a travel job that may turn into a job thru mid January if things click. Its not fishing, just family and friends having a good time.

The person I am looking for will be a Captain, clean cut and friendly and must also speak Spanish.

If your interested please send your resume, price range and a recent picture to "franksig@gmail.com"

Thanks,
Capt Frank Signorelli
"KAIZEN" ]]> General Fishing Chat flcapt http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16864-looking-mate-trip-dr.html http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16852-rise-slime.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:13 GMT Some one sent this to me and I thought I should share it with everyone I can so I am putting it up here on the boards. Green.view: The rise of slime... Some one sent this to me and I thought I should share it with everyone I can so I am putting it up here on the boards.
international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14897220" target="_blank">Green.view: The rise of slime | The Economist



The rise of slime

Nov 17th 2009
From Economist.com
Warmer water is exacerbating problems in the oceans

THE fishermen of Kokongi, Japan, have seen record hauls this year. They are not, however, very happy. Their nets are trapping jellyfish: giant, gelatinous, wobbly and worthless. Jellyfish were once rare along these shores, but are now an almost annual occurrence.

It is the same story in many other parts of the world. Jellyfish are blamed for damaging fishing, shutting down power and desalination plants, and upsetting swimmers.
Roberto Danovaro Coming to a coast near you

There is one man, though, who may be justified in saying “I told you so”. His name is Jeremy Jackson of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, in San Diego, and for the past decade he has been touring the world giving a depressing presentation he calls the “Brave New Ocean”.

Dr Jackson is a commanding presence in any room, with his long, white ponytail and booming voice. The story he has been telling is quite simple, that the world’s oceans are undergoing a profound shift because of overfishing, habitat destruction and warming. The effects are seen in the rise of jellyfish, and also in algal blooms and “blobs”, something he describes as “the rise of slime”.

Indeed, a report recently identified increases in marine mucilage, a seasonal phenomenon consisting of a gelatinous mess of decomposing sea animals, plants, faeces and anything else that has become entrapped in the slime. Mucilage forms when decomposing material fails to sink rapidly to the bottom of the sea. In certain circumstances it can spread over hundreds of kilometres.

It isn’t new. Strands of the stuff were first reported off the coast of Italy in 1729, when it was dubbed mare sporco (dirty sea) by fishermen whose nets were clogged by the foul-smelling mucus, and it has popped up from time to time since then. But a study by Roberto Danovaro of the Polytechnic University of Marche, in Italy, and his colleagues shows that, like the jellyfish, it is more frequent these days—appearing more often in the past 20 years than in the previous 200.

Mucilages are also found in more places and are larger, what was once known only in the Adriatic Sea now pops up in the Aegean and the Tyrrhenian, too. Some strands have stretched up to 200 kilometres (120 miles)—and, because they are forming earlier in the summer they are persisting longer in the year.

The study, published in September in the Public Library of Science, suggests the cause is higher surface temperatures that are the result of global warming. Dr Danovaro says that recent studies have suggested similar globs could be forming in the North Sea and off the coast of Australia.


The rise of slime, though, is not attributable just to climate change. Overfishing is also to blame. Removing fish that would normally eat the young stages of organisms such as jellyfish has seen populations of these gelatinous giants balloon. Then there are regions of the coast where nutrient run-off is so bad that large portions of the oceans are dubbed “dead zones”: low oxygen regions where algal blooms are common. Dr Jackson argues that the oceans are becoming dominated by microbes, toxic algal blooms, jellyfish and disease.

Yet these are not insoluble problems. Strategies to reduce overfishing and marine-habitat destruction, or nutrient run-off into the ocean, are not beyond the wit of man. Dealing with the problem of ocean warming, which is linked to climate change, is harder but not impossible. There was a time when people believed that the ocean’s bounty was unlimited. Man’s hubris has caught up with him and now people must clean up the mess. ]]> General Fishing Chat snooknreds2 http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16852-rise-slime.html http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16839-broward-trailer-storage.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:11:51 GMT A friend is bringing his 17ft boat down for the winter and is looking for a place to store his trailer for 3 months(boat will be in the water). Any... A friend is bringing his 17ft boat down for the winter and is looking for a place to store his trailer for 3 months(boat will be in the water). Any suggestions in the Broward area?
Thanks and tight lines
Mike ]]> General Fishing Chat reeltight32 http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16839-broward-trailer-storage.html http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16830-tuesday-am-trip.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:58:10 GMT May head out for couple of hours in the AM. Anyone want to meet up at Sandsprint early. May head out for couple of hours in the AM. Anyone want to meet up at Sandsprint early. ]]> General Fishing Chat krisis7 http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16830-tuesday-am-trip.html http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16815-hot-fishing-brazil.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:19:53 GMT My friend Capt. Tuba, does it again... this time with a 200lber and a 400lber Blue Marlin..... way to go captain...:applause::applause::applause: ... My friend Capt. Tuba, does it again... this time with a 200lber and a 400lber Blue Marlin..... way to go captain...:applause::applause::applause:


]]> General Fishing Chat novomarine http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16815-hot-fishing-brazil.html http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16814-attention-captains-mates.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:52:00 GMT For those of you that don't know. (www.Biteweather.com) has a free add for anyone wanting to add there fishing club, charter boat service or mate service free of charge. I have my charter service and bait business listed there for free. Please log in and post your service soon. Oh! by the way the admin name is Larry, and he is a great guy.

Thanks
DL,:toast: ]]> General Fishing Chat Disco Lady http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16814-attention-captains-mates.html http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16807-great-fishing.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:20:26 GMT in Brazil..... My good friend Capt. Tuba, does it again, with some nice looking fish.. Image:... in Brazil..... My good friend Capt. Tuba, does it again, with some nice looking fish..




]]> General Fishing Chat novomarine http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16807-great-fishing.html http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16803-aerial-tuna-swordfish-photos.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:14:39 GMT This guy has some Great photo's.

http://oceanaerials.com/index.html ]]> General Fishing Chat WhItEoUt 23 http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16803-aerial-tuna-swordfish-photos.html http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16797-butts-aftco-stuart.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:43:12 GMT I use Stuart products, but I was wondering what is the difference between the two, is one any better then the other? stronger?? do they use different... I use Stuart products, but I was wondering what is the difference between the two, is one any better then the other? stronger?? do they use different materials? :why: ]]> General Fishing Chat novomarine http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16797-butts-aftco-stuart.html http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16794-tired-your-neighbors-cat-your-car.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:01:15 GMT :rofl::rofl::rofl:Heres the solution. YouTube - car commercial - sun roof feature, cat gets a suprise (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz-sC-vSIXk)... :rofl::rofl::rofl:Heres the solution.

YouTube - car commercial - sun roof feature, cat gets a suprise



What about birds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97B0MJb7KU8&NR=1


Gotta watch this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arfNo...eature=related ]]> General Fishing Chat WhItEoUt 23 http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/forum/general-fishing-chat/16794-tired-your-neighbors-cat-your-car.html