Posted on 08/08/2006 6:05:51 PM PDT by Marius3188
A fisherman has caught what has been described as a "miracle fish" off the North East coast.
Peter Dent spotted the Mediterranean swordfish thrashing about in his salmon net a mile off Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland on Monday.
It is thought the 6ft-long, 58lb specimen was following mackerel shoals.
Fishing commentator Sam Harris said it was the first time he had heard of a swordfish being caught in chilly British waters.
He said: "It's a miracle. This fish is 2,000 to 3,000 miles off course. It just proves how the water temperature is hotting up.
"I couldn't believe it when someone told me, I thought it was a joke. It is absolutely amazing, it shouldn't be up here.
"But it doesn't look diseased and is in 100% good condition, probably from feeding on the huge shoals of mackerel here.
"They are found in the North Atlantic, the Pacific, the Mediterranean, but certainly not in the North Sea.
"I have never heard of one taken on our coastline and I don't remember hearing of one taken anywhere around the British Isles."
Mr Dent, a father of two, apparently tried to free the swordfish, but its long beak was damaging his net, so he had to kill it.
He said: "It was thrashing about in the net, it was going wild in fact, and at first I thought it was a shark and then I saw its sword.
"This is the first one I have ever seen and I was fortunate to catch it, but you could say the swordfish was not so lucky."
He sold it to a local restaurant for an undisclosed amount.
Just gotta get the "global warming" digs in!
I also had a swordfish on my plate the other night. In Texas!!!! Holy Cow that swordfish was off course! The Earth is burnin' up, man!
Well, it is August.
I ain't smert nuff ta speaks proper engl- engl- aw heck american, but I's knows alls about globual warming, cause I saw Algores movie.
Sam Harris said it was the first time he had heard of a swordfish being caught in chilly British waters. He said: "It's a miracle. This fish is 2,000 to 3,000 miles off course. It just proves how the water temperature is hotting up.
is it just me or do these people ever read the BS they write???
a fisherman! no name,does the story check out?i doubt it sounds like more global warming caused by man BS to me.
Odds are he'll catch his next biggin' by the sea as well...
The idea that a fish turns up at an area that they are unknown to go to is not due to global warming.
He is probably a male swordfish who simply didn't ask for directions.
Come on, I read about a Manatee being in NYC last week. They are animals and do and go where they want.
Ewwww, gross!
He's using Penthouse Forum lingo while talking about a fish.
""It's a miracle. This fish is 2,000 to 3,000 miles off course. It just proves how the water temperature is hotting up."
This is the birth of the North Sea sport fishing industry.
"General range— Both sides of the Atlantic Ocean; north to northern Norway, southern and [page 355] western parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, south coast of Newfoundland and Grand Banks, south to latitude about 35° south. Also in the Mediterranean and Red Seas; about the Cape of Good Hope; and widespread in the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean, both north and south of the equator.
My guess is that he's not a good fisherman, therefore this comes as a surprise.
I think due to the fact that it is a Mediterranean swordfish created the stir.
However, I know they make up a pretty good portion of Swordfish that are caught in the Inidan ocean. Anyway, they all taste good!
There's a Marx Brothers joke in here somewhere.
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