24 • July 2016 • UPBEAT TIMES, INC. Albacore Tuna
nor close to the bottom of the ocean. Albacore are found in not only
our Pacific Ocean but also in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and they travel in large schools with the largest recorded school con- firmed at 19 miles wide, that’s a lot of grilled tuna steaks! Juvenile Albacore typically
start their migration off the wa- ters of Japan in late spring and early summer when they are 2 to 4 years old and by mid to late summer are off of our local shores as they continue their way northward. Te reason they can be this highly migratory is that these critters are built for speed and never stop moving. Albacore can reach speeds of
50 miles per hour and must con- tinuously move in order to keep water flowing over their gills and to keep their vertical position in the water column. Incidentally in order to keep that water flowing over their gills they must swim with their mouths open. Next time I see someone walking with their mouth open I am just going to assume they are maximizing their oxygen intake and have to get somewhere fast. Other inter- esting design features that help the Albacore move fast are their smooth skin, streamlined fins, non-stop appetite with a match-
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ing metabolism and high blood pressure to keep properly oxy- genated. Albacore grow fast in the early
stages of their lives but this pro- cess slows as they reach full ma- turity. Specimens weighing 80 pounds have been caught but that is the exception not the rule with many of our locally caught fish coming in the 20-35 pound range. Albacore reproduce when they are 5 to 6 years old and will typically live 10 to 12 years. Re- production takes place between March and July with females spreading some 800,000 to 2.5 million eggs each near the sur- face to be fertilized by the males. Tese eggs take only about 48 hours to hatch and once they do they are all on their own with no parental involvement and the young stay in the spawning grounds for about the first two years of life before beginning the migratory life of an adult Alba- core. I encourage anyone who hasn’t caught one of these fish to try it out, it’s like the big game hunting of West Coast fishing and we’ve got a lot of charter ser- vices gearing up right now!
Whether you are buying fish off the docks or heading out to catch your own, I hope to see you out there. ~ Rob
The August issue of the Upbeat Times arrives AUGUST 2nd
Oregon Hatchery
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post grand and college students but for high and grade school- ers as well. Te OHRC Educa- tional Outreach Program initi- ated by Alsea Sportsman’s is a big hit with schools and allows for increased exposure for the facility as well. It is planned that additional
schools in the area will become involved as the program ex- pands. Within an hour’s drive are the Hatfield Marine Science Center, Te Alsea River Hatch- ery and the Oregon Aquarium. Tese additional venues are ideal for expanded student vis- its. Due to the remote nature of the Research Center multiple day field trips would be neces- sary but at a minimal cost due to proximity. Angler license dollars largely
support the OHRC with sports- men and women wanting to get the best bang for their buck. Bringing future community leaders and voters to this beau- tiful campus is a wise use of do- nated funds and a great impe- tus to encourage these students of all ages to look at Fish and Wildlife as a field of study. A huge thanks goes out to Cam Parry for all his work to help make this happen.
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Drought tolerant landscaping can be so surprisingly fun and thor- oughly rewarding! Those orange butterflies still flitting by stopping for the sweet nectar of Verbena bonarensis, like little ballerinas do- ing pirouettes, uncurling their long butterfly tongues into each pink- purple flower. . . It is undeniably summer so
don’t forget to wear your hat when you’re out in the sun and look up sometimes, in the night sky, be- cause scientists have discovered a new companion, the small asteroid has been a quasi-satellite of our planet for almost 100 years and will remain with us for centuries to come. They say it’s caught in a little dance with the Earth. . .let the fireworks begin!!!
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Movie magic abounds at the
2016 Sonoma County Fair, and the excitement is mounting for “Lights, Camera, Fair!” Get ready to be entertained from July 22 – August 7 (closed on Mondays). Enjoy our new Community Concert Series, the thrill of live horse racing, a giant carnival, the “Sonoma Cinema” themed Hall of Flow- ers, live entertainment, deli- cious food, fun contests, games and more! For details, visit So-
nomaCountyFair.com or call (707) 545-4200. Like us on Facebook, and fol-
low us on Instagram and Twit- ter to keep up with the fun. See you at the Fair!
“If you’re in the
luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it
to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.”
Warren Buffett
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