For anglers, being able to catch a 63-pound fish in a lifetime is worth bragging about for a lifetime.
On the evening of May 1, Mr. Huang, an angler in Zhuzhou, Hunan Province, caught a 63-pound fish when he went fishing in the Xiang River with friends, and from the size of the giant eel, it looked like a small pig, and its growth was very gratifying.
After the big fish bit the hook, Mr. Huang realized that the fish was not small, and it took more than 1 hour to pull the fish ashore. Because the fish caught was really too big, Mr. Huang couldn't help but compare his head with the fish and found that this 63-pound big fish was about the same height as Mr. Huang.
Subsequently, Mr. Huang carried the fish into the door, and now the fish has been eaten, and there are still some left, according to Mr. Huang: the taste is not good.
In fact, it does not matter whether it is delicious or not, for anglers, the most important thing is the happiness of catching fish, especially the happiness of catching such a large fish.
Many netizens in the comment area said: In general, this situation is "three times through the door and not in", you must take the fish around the city for 20 kilometers to go home.
Some people also said that as a person who likes to fish, such a big fish, I will take the fish outside for two hours without getting tired, and the cowhide is enough to blow for a lifetime.
Another angler said: If it were me, I would carry this fish around Zhuzhou twice.
From the ridicule of netizens, it can also be seen that such a large fish is indeed rare, and it is really rare to be caught, and it is worth it to catch such a large fish in life.
(Fish caught by anglers)
What kind of fish is this and how is it so big?
It is understood that the fish caught by Mr. Huang belongs to the "eel", and the eel belongs to the large and fierce fish, with a large body size, the adult individual can reach about 2 meters, and the weight of 60 pounds is a normal type.
Eels are carnivorous fish, they live in the middle and upper layers of rivers and lakes, and they are very fierce in temperament, often preying on other fish. For farmers, if the fish pond is mixed with eels, the harvest of the year may be wasted, so it is called the first "pest fish" in the aquaculture industry. Some people even think that eels cannot be released when caught, believing that they are harmful to local fish.
But in fact, they are very important for wild ecosystems.
The XiangJiang River is a tributary of the Yangtze River, and the 10-year fishing ban strategy is currently implemented throughout the Yangtze River basin, as is the Xiangjiang River. After the removal of fishing nets, electric fish, and ecstasy arrays, the fish living in the Yangtze River Basin ushered in a breathing opportunity, and now the fish in many places have begun to increase.
For example: Wuhu Shili River Bay, because of the dense water grass, the water level is shallow, has become one of the spawning grounds of the fish, although every year there will be fish here to lay eggs, but this year is extra much, the local fisherman before becoming a fisherman, from a small fishing, according to its introduction, the local nearly 50 years have not appeared so many fish.
Not only that, but this year, there were also pictures of fish churning in the Wusheng section of the Jialing River, and local surveillance showed that a large number of fish were swimming from tributaries to the Jialing River, looking for spawning grounds.
Fish stocks in the Three Gorges Reservoir are also very active, with a large number of fish in the area, which local staff said had never been seen before the fishing ban.
Hubei 5 lakes have been banned from fishing since 2018, after the ban on fishing, the fish in the lake has become significantly more, and even the fish are overcrowded, and the lake that could only withstand 3.5 million kilograms of fish has actually lived 7 million kilograms of fish, and the relevant local departments have to salvage it ecologically.
Supposedly, it is good that there are more fish. But the current problem is that the increase in fish today is mainly filter-feeding, herbivorous fish, they because of more food sources, strong reproductive ability, after the ban on fishing, their population took the lead in recovering vitality, now whether it is Wuhu Shili River Bay, or Hubei 5 Lakes fish flooding, in fact, mainly these fish.
However, the increase in herbivorous and filter-feeding fish also has disadvantages, they will eat a large number of phytoplankton and aquatic plants in the water, and eventually cause the plant growth rate to be unable to support the fish demand speed, resulting in a large number of fish deaths.
After a large number of fish die, the remains floating on the surface of the water will pollute the water quality, causing the water quality to become smelly and hypoxic, further leading to the death of more fish. It is precisely because of this that the five lakes in Hubei have to carry out ecological fishing for some fish.
The existence of carnivorous fish represented by eels will control the number of fish in the water, so that the local fish species and quantities can achieve dynamic balance, so as to achieve the healthy operation of the ecological chain.
Not only the eel, but also the existence of carnivorous aquatic organisms represented by the Yangtze River finless porpoise is also controlling the healthy operation of the local ecological chain, especially the Yangtze River finless porpoise, which is the top predator animal on the Yangtze River ecological chain, and the better their population lives, the healthier the local ecological chain.
If the local ecological chain can function healthily, the local fish will not flood; only when the carnivores are absent, the primary predators will be overcrowded without the constraints of natural predators, so it is not a good thing to be overcrowded.
Why is the Yangtze River closed to fishing for 10 years?
Because the ecology of the Yangtze River has deteriorated to the most dangerous "fish-free" level, in order to protect the Yangtze River, but also to protect the safety of human tables, our country has spent a lot of money to implement the 10-year fishing ban strategy of the Yangtze River, especially the fishermen have made great sacrifices.
So the question is, under the 10-year fishing ban strategy of the Yangtze River, can it be fished?
In fact, recreational fishing is allowed, but recreational fishing has a very clear definition, can not use illegal fishing gear, such as: visual fishing tackle, etc., one person one rod one hook and other requirements.
After fishing, you can take home a moderate amount of fishing, of course, some places are more strictly managed, even recreational fishing is not allowed, which can be understood before fishing in the waters where you are located.
In fact, the 10-year fishing ban strategy of the Yangtze River is not only to protect the local ecological chain, but also to protect the safety of our table.
At present, the fish we eat, although the main fish are farmed fish, but the farmed fish fry are bred by a small number of parents, after several generations of reproduction, the genes will degenerate, and it is necessary to cross with wild fish again for genetic improvement.
In addition, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the fish we eat today, for example: many fish have a fishy smell and more intermuscular spines. The solution to these problems may be hidden in the genes of wild fish, and only if the genetic diversity of wild fish is rich enough, we can get more excellent fish in the future and the table can be safer.
In addition, many fish have not yet been successfully bred, but the meat of these fish is very delicious, and wild resources alone are not only expensive, but also risk their extinction.
For example, knifefish, at present, artificial breeding has just started, but it has not yet matured. In the future, after the artificial breeding matures, we will be able to obtain knife fish at a lower price, and the resources of knife fish will no longer rely on wild resources, so that knife fish can be supplied stably, at a low price, and enter the table of ordinary people.
But if wild knifefish populations go extinct today, we may have another delicacy on our table in the future.
Therefore, protecting the ecology of the Yangtze River is actually to protect our dining table.
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