The Ten Nastiest Fish of All Time

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TWS500 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:14:15 GMT

The Basking Sharks only eat, read swallow, algae...therefore, they are harmless to humans... I still can't figure out what makes these fish "nasty"....because they have teeth...?.....because they might be "ugly"..... Seems very narrow-minded to me..... Unique, interesting, strange, even scary, perhaps....but, nasty.....?..... I don't really think so..... But, I do know some nasty people....!!!!

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yourbesttoday — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:34:08 GMT

No doubt these fish have inspired some of the monsters we have seen in comic books and movies!

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B Gibson — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:06:04 GMT

We own and operate a fish & shrimp farm in Southern Illinois where our motto is Quality is Our Business. We go to great expense to implement Best Management Practices and supply our animals with the best feed and water quality we can provide. We do not use animal waste for feed! They do in Asia, and that is why they purchase and feed antibotic-laced feed. That type of feed is against the law in the USA. We are proud of our HAACP certified Family Farm operation and will soon be sending our quality fish to your area in Chicago. We are working towards organic certification with the USDA, and hope to have our 2009 crop listed as such. Our representatives from the US Freshwater Prawn Growers Association were invited to Monteray Bay last year to showcase our quality seafood which was accepted as an exceptional product. They are moving towards listing freshwater prawns on the Best Choice list. Our farm will be open to the public in April for Trout Fishing Days, and late September for the Great Shrimp Rush, otherwise you may visit by appointment. Best Fishes!

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revcarson — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:12:38 GMT

I would like to hear more on the farm trout debate. Mercola, when the fish are farmed inland such as trout, is it not possible to create a good healthy food source? Trout is my favorite fish and I love to cook it hours from catching it, when it is at the restaruant though it is always farmed. Can't it ever be a good choice? I think it deserves a seperate view from farmed salmon.

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karinvallis — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:59:25 GMT

It looks a little as though No. 9, the unnamed fish, has been skinned, in which case it would be hard to recognise.

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BeyondOrganic — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:18:32 GMT

Very true about the farm raised fish. You don't want to be eating any of that for sure.

As for the fish pictures.... interestingly unique, but I sure wouldn't want to come accross one while swimming or walking on the beach.

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adr — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:29:06 GMT

very good article on fish, dr. comment on farmed fish hit home.

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Nice Nice — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:20:57 GMT

I think I will stick to my Krill Oil............thank you very much!

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Donna_261121 — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:42:38 GMT

the blob looks like it has a human eye....yuk

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DaveB_203 — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:22:06 GMT

Like to have them all in one special aquarium. :)

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Beccadog — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:19:44 GMT

Farm-raised fish can be found anywhere in the U.S. Wild fish that come from cleaner waters are more and more difficult to find due to the drilling for fossil fuels in Alaska and off various coasts. Everything coming from the Gulf of Mexico is contaminated, which is part is why farm raised fish (including cat fish) are being raised.

Most fish, with the exception of wild salmon, are very high in methyl mercury thanks to the petrochemical complex, the oil and gas industries, and the burning of coal worldwide. Those fish will be even higher in mercury in the decades to come, because if people, like perhaps yourself, do not help stop the siting of the Bush Administration's coal fired power plants --100 more are being proposed, including some in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina, and other states.

Watch for the coal industries propaganda which is being aired in primary states near you!

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Beccadog — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:17:37 GMT

It's highly unlikely that most people are going to swim with these sharks. These have all evolved, although some members of God's family are still prehistoric. They have been captured accidentally; caught in the nets of humans. You have to go looking for them, as they generally won't come looking for you.

The scariest fish are the genetically modified fish farmed varieties, which are given toxic feed laden PCBs and other chlorinated organics compliments of the petrochemical indthat has built up in other species, compliments of greedy humans.

Frilled Shark

Southern African range, and has been found near Japan and Australia

www.amonline.net.au/.../cangu.htm

Blob Fish or Blob Sculpin occurs in deep waters (500 – 2800 m) in the North Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559) and the Bering Sea to off San Diego, California, USA.

www.fishbase.org/.../SpeciesSummary.php

Wolf Fish habitat in the cold Arctic waters nene.essortment.com/wolffish_rzkk.htm

Rat Fish: Deep Sea, Norwegian Fjords, Europe, North Atlantic Ocean

www.oceanfootage.com/.../Rat_Chimaera_Fish

Lamprey (sometimes called the Lamprey eels) are found in most temperate regions except Africa. Their larvae have a low tolerance for high water temperatures, which is probably why they are not found in the tropics. en.wikipedia.org/.../Lamprey

Basking Shark is a coastal-pelagic shark found worldwide in boreal to warm-temperate waters around the continental shelves. It prefers waters between 8 and 14° C (46 and 57° F). It is often seen close to land and will enter enclosed bays. en.wikipedia.org/.../Basking_shark

Goblin Shark --twice caught alive in Japan; died within two days of capture. Normally it stays near the bottom of the ocean.

<news.nationalgeographic.com/.../070209-goblin-shark.html>

Grenadier: Distribution: (North pole) Arctic to Antarctic (South Pole), in deep water. http://www.ups.edu/x5671.xml

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Dr Rik — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:25:23 GMT

When I worked on commercial fishing boats, we would see some of these species occasionally. Depths were about 600 feet. Most of these are quite edible, there just isn't much market for them. I wonder why? Couldn't be the ugly factor, could it?

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Jitterbugjancomcast — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:55:10 GMT

Where can I get some of the good farmed fish in the stores that I can afford?

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Lillyp — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:18:00 GMT

I would'nt want to swim again.....lol.