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• Not as big as a whale shark, but to be feared more, is the bull shark. Bull sharks are very aggressive and can be found in freshwater as well as saltwater. They have been found in the Amazon and the Mississippi Rivers. They get their name from the fact that they head-butt their prey and have tough attitudes. • A fish that appears to have a grouchy attitude is the grouper. With its lower jaw protruding in a nasty under-bite, this fish is not good looking but is very tasty. This relative of the sea bass is a healthy favorite with restaurants and home cooks. • The largest grouper on record caught with a rod and reel was pulled out of the water in Destin, Florida, on December 22, 1985. It weighed a whopping 436 pounds!

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• How would you like to see a school bus swimming in the waters near your boat? If you painted a whale shark yellow and put in some windows, that is about what you would see. Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the world. They can grow to more than 40 feet in length and can weigh up to 30 tons!

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• Halibut has firm, flaky snow-white meat. The fillets are called “fletches.” One halibut has four fletches. The real delicacies coming from halibut though are the “cheeks.” They, obviously, come from the head.

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• Halibut are from a group of mostly saltwater, bottomdwelling fish called flatfish. When these fish hatch, their eyes are normally on each side of the head. After they grow a bit, one eye moves closer to the other, and the mouth twists until the eyes and mouth are on top. The underside of a flatfish is white, but the top may be brightly colored. Many flatfish can change colors to match their surroundings, making for good camouflage. Some other flatfish are sole, turbot and the odd-looking flounder.

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messed up again last week by not updating the Quiz Bits questions. I apologize for this and will try to keep this from happening again. However I do seem to do this once in a while. I would like to think that its because I end up working late into the early morning hours getting the paper file ready for the printer. Another idea I have blamed my mistakes with is that I had worked with industrial coatings for twenty years and that they have had some effects. However with new studies out about mothers who smoke during pregnancy, I now blame all of my errors on the tobacco industry. Since my mother was addicted to smoking, I not only would like you to contact me about my errors, I would also like you to sign my petition for my law suite with the tobacco industry for all the errors that I seem to make you readers suffer through. Hopefully a multimillion dollar lawsuit award will allow me to hire others that can do a better job at this then I can! Russ Swart, Publisher

selling catches for last in this Tidbits. Salmon has been growing in popularity, with many health reports sending it to the top of the charts for human consumption. It is considered one of the healthiest fish to eat: high in omega-3 essential fatty acids and protein and low in calories and saturated fat.

• Salmon is not only good for your heart and overall health, studies have also shown that it is great for your skin. Dermatologist Dr. Nicholas Perricone has written several books explaining how a diet consisting of high amounts of salmon can lead to wrinkle-free skin.

• Hopefully you have “caught” the message in this Tidbits: Fish are fun to catch and great for eating!

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