When I hear fishing all I can think of is the thrill and the fun at sea trying to catch a good fish. And I am sure that most of you can relate to that picture. The thing that we do not realize is that the oceans on earth are getting depleted of these wonderful creatures.
Overfishing has risen to such an extent that many of the fish species have either become extinct or are at the verge of extinction. Since many of us are not fully aware of what overfishing is, what are the reasons that lead to overfishing and its impacts on the ecosystem; we are going to tell you what exactly is happening around the world.
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Month: August 2014
Joan Alum, a Captain from Costa Brava That Mixes Fishing with Design
Wild, that’s probably one way to describe him. Quite appropriate as well since he lived most of his life in the Spanish “wild coast”, literally translated as Costa Brava – a 160 km coastline from the town of Blanes (sixty minutes north of Barcelona) to the French border. This is rugged land, rocky hills and green mountains rising from golden beaches – yet another reason why we oh so love the Mediterranean.
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A 13yrs Old Fisherman Caught a Tuna in Mallorca
Thomas is a 13 years old fisherman that managed to reel in a 75kg Bluefin Tuna in Mallorca, Spain. We reached out to him when we heard his story from the captain and we decided to write a story about his fight. Below is the interview:
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Top Fishing Photos of the Week (1st week of Aug)
Last week we started a competition with the best fishing photo of the week. There is no prize yet for the best photos, but we are planning to do so soon in the near future. People and captains sent their photos from all over the world. We choose the best photos for you.
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Fishing in Salalah, Oman is Fantastic
I’ve been fishing in Oman three times already and next November it will be my forth. Oman is just an amazing place to go fishing. Last year in November 2013 we (my friends and I) went fishing in Salalah, Oman. In one day fishing we caught Mahi Mahi, Trevally and Yellowfin Tuna!! In this post I’ll take you through our trip.
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Windfinder - The Famous Weather App
Every fisherman checks Windfinder before going in a fishing trip. We use it here at Fishfishme.com all the time. We wanted to know more about the company and the app and how everything started. So we got in touch with Windfinder team and we were lucky enough to reach one of the co-founders Oliver Konig. Oliver was kind enough to do an interview with us and answers some of our questions and we are excited to share it with you.
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Sebastian and the 200kg Tuna in Murcia, Spain
In 10th of June Sebastian Rusti booked a fishing trip in Murcia, Spain with Santa Cruz II charters using Fishfishme.com.
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