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June 25, 2006

No Fishing, Just Feeding The Fish in Darwin

Posted by jennifer, at 04:28 PM

There was some comment earlier today by Luke and Ann about feeding fish following my blog post on lungfish. Anyway, I was fascinated to learn last year that at Doctors Gully, Darwin, Australia, fishing is banned, but feeding is encouraged.

A friend feeds the fish:

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My daughter Caroline feeds the fish:

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The message on bottom sign in the following picture includes: "It has taken years to tame the fish. Please do not frighten them by grabbing, kicking or picking them up."

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Fish that come to be fed include: milkfish, mullet, catfish, bream, barramundi, cod and mangrove jack.

Posted by jennifer at June 25, 2006 04:28 PM

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Comments

Hi Jennifer,
A wonderful post. For your information , using live fish bait is now banned in Sweden(some anglers are angry with this decision unfortunately)

Posted by: Ann Novek at June 25, 2006 05:49 PM

I LOVE DARWIN AND MISS IT VERY MUCH

Posted by: shelby powell at May 18, 2008 06:55 PM

I LOVE DARWIN AND MISS IT VERY MUCH

Posted by: shelby powell at May 18, 2008 06:56 PM