Fishing Pot

[Jeva]

Just cruising along the foot of Italy and passed a fishing pot marker - nothing unusual you say, until I tell you that we also just passed the 500 meter depth contour. I'm no fisherman but I'm curious to know what lives at 500M that I want to eat -or is it just a cunning plan? Or even a cunning yacht trap?

 

[OldBawley]

Maybe, just maybe, I was moored alongside an Italian fishing boat during a storm on the Greek island Othenoy. They ware fishing with buoyed lines, 45 kilometres long. Fishing for big fish.
Swordfish and tuna. Maybe one of those floats/ markers ?

 

[sailaboutvic]

Or maybe one lost his way

 

[Grehan]

45 kilometres long.

What !!!

 

[michael_w]

Probably a trap for Espada fish. Fearsome looking thing, but very tasty!

 

[OldBawley]

This was the fishing boat.

https://postimg.org/image/wor93n9ut/


Came from the east coast of Italy, was stormbound on the Greek Othenoi island. The “boss” told me their baited lines ware 45 km long, floated about 30 m below the surface, had lots of floats / markers on the line.
They had a fight between some young crew members and the older captain. Young ones wanted to go home, ( Christmas ) the captain found it not safe enough. We had been in the same bad weather ( End of December ) and had to stay on the island for two weeks before the weather settled.
The ferry on the pic was the last one for two weeks.

 

[Davy_S]

Probably a trap for Espada fish. Fearsome looking thing, but very tasty!

I thought espada came from the Atlantic, Azores and Madeira.

 

[OldBawley]

Found in The net :

https://s26.postimg.org/l3h2vxodl/Screenshot_2.jpg

Up to 30 Nm

 

[Grehan]

ok, well I've learnt something today

 

[25931]

I thought espada came from the Atlantic, Azores and Madeira.

Whilst "espada" means sword, peixe espada (in Portuguese) is what is called in English scabbard fish. Swordfish is espadarte ( the only member of family xiphiidae) which often causes confusion on restaurant menus in this part of the world.

 

[Davy_S]

Whilst "espada" means sword, peixe espada (in Portuguese) is what is called in English scabbard fish. Swordfish is espadarte ( the only member of family xiphiidae) which often causes confusion on restaurant menus in this part of the world.

The picture shown is scabbard fish, I thought that this type of fish came from the Atlantic.

 

[25931]

The picture shown is scabbard fish, I thought that this type of fish came from the Atlantic.

Quite right as far as the picture is concerned and a restricted area of the N.Atlantic at that. but its cousin the silver scabbard ( which is more than twice the size) is very widespread.

 

[Davy_S]

Thanks for that, I must admit i had never heard of the silver scabbard until now, you live and learn!