NESA Species Hunt 2013

[toonboymc]

A pouting for Codfather 145

[Thunderpants]

A ling for me


Caught on the Isle of Mull. I can't update the table while I'm away but will do it when I get back next weekend.

[Stewart 1971]

A ling for me


Caught on the Isle of Mull. I can't update the table while I'm away but will do it when I get back next weekend.

Rubbish, that's just a Shore Rockling that you've stretched out

Well done Mike, used to catch those down Blackhall when I was a nipper fishing with my old granda, haven't seen a shore caught one for years now

[Thunderpants]

Heh heh yeah someone must have shaved it's heed and cut the barbels off

Thanks Stewart, that's the first ling I've ever caught so I'm chuffed to bits.

[Thunderpants]

Three Bearded Rockling


I'm pleased with this one , it's the first proper 3B I've ever caught and also the first one in the NESA species hunt.

[Jeffrob445]

There is a pretty good book on identifying British Sea Fish written/edited by a chap called Francis Dipper (only £18 from the Natural History Book Society, ISBN: 0946020310), it contains photos/habitat and, where necessary, line drawings showing the key identifying features.
Thought I had a copy, but must have lent it to someone. Oh by the way I'm a biologist, however, I work with freshwater invertebrates and only dabble with marine stuff!
That being said, this thread is kinda interesting as it is showing that a number of species associated with warmer water temps are beginning to show up on the North sea, LSD and Wrasse fro example.
Will have a word with a couple of marine bods I know and see if this data is of interest to them.

[Thunderpants]

Great to have a marine biologist on board your advice may come in handy sometimes. It's interesting that you think LSD and Wrasse are warm water species as they are very common all around the uk.

Table updated.

[codcatcher3000]

maybe the key is the difference (variables) between commonly caught and commonly reported. now that the net makes reporting easy it could be that they.ve always been around ?

[Stewart 1971]

maybe the key is the difference (variables) between commonly caught and commonly reported. now that the net makes reporting easy it could be that they.ve always been around ?

I'd tend to agree with this. While some species are more common now because of global warming and the seas cleaning up since the pits closed there are probably loads more that have always been around. A combination of hardly anyone fishing for them plus no web for reporting them in the past means we are only really becoming aware of them now

[lambtonworm]

Three Bearded Rockling


I'm pleased with this one , it's the first proper 3B I've ever caught and also the first one in the NESA species hunt.

Nice one mate great to see a three bearded finally turn up

[Thunderpants]

Nice one mate great to see a three bearded finally turn up

Thanks mate.

[codcatcher3000]

whiting for me ... finally remembered my card and pic ... not the best photo but i assure you its a whiting mike

[Thunderpants]

Yes definitely a whiting. Table updated.

[pierro]

5 Bearded Rockling at Hendon prom 21.12.13

One more for me please.

[Thunderpants]

Table updated.

This competition ends at midnight December 31st so only five days left for any more entries.