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Perigee, then we get high highs and low l --089e01536d78b9ac2904e3895177 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks Sherman! Never would have guessed they were jumpers... On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Sherman Williams <shermwms@eastlink.ca>wrote: > A very audible SPLASH! is one of the curious sounds that I hear coming out > of the stillness of the night, from Minas Basin, off Horton Bluff. This is > one of the frequent, interesting sounds I hear while observing the sky, at > the telescope eyepiece, usually late at night. It would be heard several > times (perhaps a dozen or so) during a two hour observing session. To be > heard that well from off shore, it had to be from something fairly large. > Even though my eyes would be well dark adapted, the <splasher> remained a > mystery. > > Last year during the Tidal Power Conference held at Acadia, I learned from > one of the researchers that the source of the sound I was hearing in the > night was most likely coming from an Atlantic Sturgeon leaping well out of > the water and falling back. So, now, when I hear this sound in the night, > that is what I picture. > > Sherman W. > > > On 2013-08-08, at 11:57 AM, james simpson wrote: > > Paul Any chance it could be a Striped Bass, which are common and very > acrobatic on a fishing line? Seems a little odd that a bottom feeder like > an Atlantic Sturgeon would be a jumper... > > Speaking of Stripers, I'm told anecdotally there are a lot of big ones 1M+ > being taken in the Minas Basin this year. > > Regards > > Jamie Simpson > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:57 PM, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>wrote: > >> >> *Subject: **[ValleyNature] Big Fish Jump at Port Williams* >> >> Yesterday's high tide was a relatively low high tide (amplitude 10.8 >> metres, cf. scale of amplitudes from 8 m. to 15.6 m.) -- yes, yesterday was >> New Moon, but Apogee occurred on Aug. 3 (short distance Moon to Earth) -- >> when New Moon or Full Moon occurs near Perigee, then we get high highs and >> low lows. >> >> Isn't it interesting that Sturgeons are regular jumpers? I would love to >> be a witness, but I will stick with the shorebirds for a while. >> >> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> *From: *Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> >> *Date: *August 7, 2013 3:56:10 PM ADT >> *To: *Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> *Subject: **[NatureNS] Fish at Port Williams* >> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> Hi All >> This morning we went to the Valley to do some errands. >> After we stopped at Port Williams for lunch at The Port Pub. >> Lovely day with a high tide and as the moon was new yesterday, >> the river had sprung its banks away back. >> As we were having lunch a fish jumped out of the water >> just in front maybe 200 m out. It jumped nose to the sky and fell >> back in. That doesn't give much time for careful measurements or observing >> small details. However it looked to be 1m plus. a nice sized fish. >> Due to the type of jump and the size, my odds would be that it was a >> Sturgeon. >> Seem not so rare around the upper bay but little reported. >> By the way the Calamari is delicious. >> Enjoy the summer >> Paul >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nature mailing list >> Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca >> >> http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca >> >> >> > > --089e01536d78b9ac2904e3895177 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks Sherman!=A0 Never would have guessed they were jump= ers...<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot= e">On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Sherman Williams <span dir=3D"ltr"><<= a href=3D"mailto:shermwms@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">shermwms@eastlink.= ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">A very a= udible SPLASH!=A0is one of the curious sounds that I hear=A0coming out of t= he stillness of the night, from Minas Basin, off Horton Bluff. This is one = of the frequent, interesting sounds I hear=A0while observing the sky, at th= e telescope eyepiece, usually=A0late at night.=A0=A0It would be heard sever= al times (perhaps a dozen or so) during a two hour observing session. =A0To= be heard that well from off shore, it had to be from something fairly larg= e. =A0Even though my eyes would be well dark adapted, the <splasher> = remained a mystery.<div> <br></div><div>Last year during the Tidal Power Conference held at Acadia, = I learned from one of the researchers that the source of the sound I was he= aring in the night was most likely coming from an Atlantic Sturgeon leaping= well out of the water and falling back. So, now, when I hear this sound in= the night, that is what I picture.</div> <div><br></div><div>Sherman W.=A0</div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br></di= v><div><br><div><div>On 2013-08-08, at 11:57 AM, james simpson wrote:</div>= <br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Paul=A0 Any c= hance it could be a Striped Bass, which are common and very acrobatic on a = fishing line?=A0 Seems a little odd that a bottom feeder like an Atlantic S= turgeon would be a jumper...<br> <br> </div>Speaking of Stripers, I'm told anecdotally there are a lot of big= ones 1M+ being taken in the Minas Basin this year.<br><br></div>Regards<br= ><br></div>Jamie Simpson<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div c= lass=3D"gmail_quote"> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:57 PM, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a h= ref=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink= .ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar= gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div><div><br></div><blockquote type=3D= "cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;marg= in-left:0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face= =3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>Subject: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px= Helvetica" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>[ValleyNature] Big Fish Jump a= t Port Williams</b></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px;min-height:14px"><br></div> Yesterday's high tide was a relativel= y low high tide (amplitude 10.8 metres, cf. scale of amplitudes from 8 m. t= o 15.6 m.) -- yes, yesterday was New Moon, but Apogee occurred on Aug. 3 (s= hort distance Moon to Earth) -- when New Moon or Full Moon occurs near Peri= gee, then we get high highs and low lows.<div> <br></div><div>Isn't it interesting that Sturgeons are regular jumpers?= =A0I would love to be a witness, but I will stick with the shorebirds for = a while.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div> <br> <div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style= =3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><fon= t style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size= =3D"3"><b>From: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" face=3D"He= lvetica" size=3D"3">Paul MacDonald <<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo= .com" target=3D"_blank">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>Date: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3">August 7, 2013 3:56:10 PM ADT</font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>To: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" fa= ce=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3">Nature NS <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuc= to.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>Subject: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetic= a" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>[NatureNS] Fish at Port Williams</b></f= ont></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helveti= ca" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= " target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px;min-height:14px"><br></div> <div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:a= rial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div> <div> <div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-fa= mily:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <div> <div> <div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-= serif"> <div>Hi All</div> <div>This morning we went to the Valley to do som= e errands.</div> <div>After we stopped at Port Williams for lunch at The Po= rt Pub.</div> <div>Lovely day with a high tide and as the moon was new yesterday,</div> = <div>the river had sprung its banks away back.</div> <div>As we were having= lunch a fish jumped out of the water=A0 </div> <div>just in front maybe 20= 0 m out. It jumped=A0nose to the sky and fell</div> <div>back in. That doesn't give much time for careful measurements or = observing</div> <div>small details. However it looked to be 1m plus. a nice= sized fish.</div> <div>Due to the type of jump and the size, my odds would= be that it was a <span>Sturgeon</span>.</div> <div>Seem not so rare around the upper bay but little reported.</div> <div= >By the way the <span>Calamar<var></var>i</span> is delicious.</div> <div>E= njoy the summer</div> <div>Paul</div> <div>=A0<var></var><var></var></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div><div= style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px= ">_______________________________________________</div><div style=3D"margin= -top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"> Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;marg= in-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><a href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists= .ca" target=3D"_blank">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca</a></div><div style=3D= "margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"> <a href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonna= turalists.ca" target=3D"_blank">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listi= nfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></= blockquote> </div><br></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div= > --089e01536d78b9ac2904e3895177--
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