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Temp: Surf 20°C Bottom 19°C
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Dive type : Recreational
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Visibility: Bad
Water: Fresh
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Species Identified
Scyllarus arctus (Linnaeus, 1758) (small European locust lobster)
Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758) (roach)
Roach feed on both animal matter and vegetation, principal foods being insect larvae, small molluscs and waterweed. They are tolerant of poor water conditions, even polluted water low in oxygen. The fish spawn from April t...
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Roach feed on both animal matter and vegetation, principal foods being insect larvae, small molluscs and waterweed. They are tolerant of poor water conditions, even polluted water low in oxygen. The fish spawn from April to June in shallow water and attach their eggs – as many as 100,000 – to stones and plants. These hatch within four to 10 days, the fish larvae remaining attached to the vegetation until they have exhausted their yolk sacs. The young roach remain in shallow water and grow slowly, the males reaching maturity at two years, the females at three. Although used as a source of cheap food in some eastern parts of its range, the roach is known primarily as a sport-fish. Its sheer abundance and ability to tolerate poor quality water means that it one of the most common fish caught by anglers. The fish's natural predators include pike, eels and other large carnivorous fish, herons, osprey and aquatic mammals such as mink and otter.
Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758 (American pike)
Pike spawn from the end of March to the beginning of May, usually in quite shallow water and often using the same places year after year. The spawning process can last several weeks and the number of eggs varies with the a...
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Pike spawn from the end of March to the beginning of May, usually in quite shallow water and often using the same places year after year. The spawning process can last several weeks and the number of eggs varies with the age and size of the female. A large fish may produce as many as half a million eggs. The eggs are sticky and adhere to plants, the young pike hatching after 10 – 15 days. At this stage they have no proper mouthparts and remain attached to the plants until the yoke sac is consumed. Once the young fish become free-swimming, they feed mainly on small organisms, but once they reach a length of 5 cm, they begin preying on other fish larvae and tadpoles. Once they have survived these early stages, pike grow fast, sometimes reaching a weight of one kilogram in the space of three years. Males mature at the age of two, females at four years. Pike catch their food largely by stealth and lightning-fast acceleration, taking their prey unawares. A large adult pike will eat roach, rudd, dace and perch, trout and salmon, and even other members of their own species. They will also take frogs, newts, crayfish and they have been known to catch ducklings and small mammals.
Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 (European perch)
Perch live in schools, often mixing with other species of fish, usually in the top 50 metres of water. Spawning takes place in April, the very sticky eggs being produced in bands. Females twine these bands around submerged...
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Perch live in schools, often mixing with other species of fish, usually in the top 50 metres of water. Spawning takes place in April, the very sticky eggs being produced in bands. Females twine these bands around submerged vegetation or among rocks while the males follow her and fertilise the eggs. The young fish hatch after about three weeks and remain amongst the egg bands until the yoke sac is exhausted. They then venture into more open water and feed on planktonic animals. As they grow they begin to shoal together close to the bank. Males mature when they reach the length of 7 – 8 cm, females when they are 10 cm.
Bathyporeia pelagica Bate, 1857 (sand digger shrimp)
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) (European eel)
The common eel has a fascinating life-cycle; it is a 'catadromous' species, breeding in the sea and migrating to freshwater in order to grow before returning to the sea to spawn . It is thought that all European eels spawn...
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The common eel has a fascinating life-cycle; it is a 'catadromous' species, breeding in the sea and migrating to freshwater in order to grow before returning to the sea to spawn . It is thought that all European eels spawn in the Sargasso Sea. The larvae, which look like curled leaves and are known as 'leptocephalli', drift in the plankton for up to three years , and are carried by the Gulf Stream towards the coasts of Europe . They then undergo metamorphosis into young eels; at this stage they are known as 'glass eels' because they are transparent . They become darker in colour and start to migrate up freshwater streams in large numbers; they are known as 'elvers' at this time and measure around 50 mm in length . The eels, now called 'brown' or 'yellow eels' grow in freshwater , with males and females spending 6 to 12 and 9 to 20 years in freshwater, respectively . Towards the end of this time, they become sexually mature; they turn a silvery colour and migrate back towards the sea on dark, moonless and stormy nights; during this time they are known as 'silver eels' . Upon returning to the sea, the common eel lives in mud, crevices, and under stones . Spawning occurs during winter and early spring in the Sargasso Sea . This is a very long-lived species with a maximum life span of 85 years . This eel is predated upon by birds, including cormorants and gulls, as well as a number of species of fish . Remarkably, they can survive out of water for several hours on damp nights; they may travel overland on dark rainy nights .
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Belgium
Date: 2013-08-07 - 20:45
Max Depth: 10m Duration: 66mins
Dive buddies:
Proud Dady,
Tom Demeester
Kreeft, Voorn, baars, garnaal, snoek, paling.