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  2. Shoaling and schooling - Wikipedia

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    A school of fish has many eyes that can scan for food or threats Pacific sardine school reacting to attention from yellowfin tuna. These sometimes immense gatherings fuel the ocean food web. Most forage fish are pelagic fish, which means they form their schools in open water, and not on or near the bottom (demersal fish). Forage fish are short ...

  3. Fishing - Wikipedia

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    Fishing tools from the Mesolithic and Neolithic period. Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back to at least the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic period about 40,000 years ago. [4] Isotopic analysis of the remains of Tianyuan man, a 40,000-year-old modern human from eastern Asia, has shown that he regularly consumed freshwater fish.

  4. River Monsters - Wikipedia

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    His guide's bait did get attacked by what Jeremy assumes is a tapah, but he is somewhat discouraged by the fact that the fish did not get hooked, and it is most likely too weary to take another bait. the slow fishing activity and a sudden monsoon that arrives while Jeremy is searching for another fishing spot bring him memories of his failed ...

  5. Drift netting - Wikipedia

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    Drift netting. Drift netting is a fishing technique where nets, called drift nets, hang vertically in the water column without being anchored to the bottom. The nets are kept vertical in the water by floats attached to a rope along the top of the net and weights attached to another rope along the bottom of the net. [1]

  6. Odell Down Under - Wikipedia

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    Odell Down Under was released alongside a re-release of its companion game, Odell Lake. [2] The game was recommended for ages 9 to adult. [3]The game was generally praised; School Library Journal cited the "realistic and beautiful" graphics and detailed field guide as strengths, [4] while Booklist called it a "marvelous introduction to life in a thriving underwater community". [5]

  7. Cavefish - Wikipedia

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    Cavefish or cave fish is a generic term for fresh and brackish water fish adapted to life in caves and other underground habitats. Related terms are subterranean fish, troglomorphic fish, troglobitic fish, stygobitic fish, phreatic fish, and hypogean fish.

  8. Spearfishing - Wikipedia

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    A speargun is an underwater fishing tool designed to launch a tethered short spear at a fish or other marine animal (e.g. a lobster). The most popular spearguns are elastically powered by natural latex rubber bands like a slingshot , while pneumatic powered spearguns are also used, but are less powerful.

  9. Speargun - Wikipedia

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    A speargun is a ranged underwater fishing device designed to launch a tethered spear or harpoon to impale fish or other marine animals and targets. Spearguns are used in sport fishing and underwater target shooting. The two basic types are pneumatic and elastic (powered by rubber bands). Spear types come in a number of varieties including ...