Crediton in the rain.. next stop Exeter and then Brizzle

Raining in Crediton this morning on my way to Exeter St David's..

Heard fish populations described as 'resource' just the other day. The scientist had already demonstrated intelligence and empathy with the subject area. Just hadn't thought about that word which sort of sums up our relationship with fish..

Hey Hannah. I don't know you well but have seen you on telly 😉 and followed you on various platforms. Your passion and knowledge shine through to us who watch and listen. Making a living out of your passion is never easy and shame on those who make it unnecessarily harder.

You have discovered a new species, Scrimshaw fungi.

On from that..
Why do monkeys paint their balls red?
To hide in cherry trees.
What's the loudest noise in the jungle?
Giraffes eating cherries...

What does the fish say when it swims into a concrete wall?.. Dam!

Well it's often to do with overcrowding making it easy for the parasite. But probably more important is a high level of organic material and bacteria in the water body - plenty of food. So problems with these parasites probably has a root issue in the environmental conditions

The perch acts as an intermediate host, with the parasite encysted in the liver. The 3 point hooks you can see are used to attach to the intestines of pike it's adult host. A pike eats the perch digests it and releases the parasite to attach to the gut wall.

God sake don't tell Trump and Elon.. trans fish..

Some good fishy stuff. @greenleejw.bsky.social Surprised Eel Historian is excellent fun. @altnps.bsky.social and @altfws.bsky.social are both fantastic at bringing the events in America into focus. @otolithgirl is good as well.

And hopefully will be here long after the bleak days have passed, continuing their ancient migrations across our artificial boundaries. Cheers to you.

Eels. Must have eels. I am sure you have come across @greenleejw.bsky.social , would be worth a chat. And I love a burbot and bit of English fish and history.