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Definition: Fish |
FishNoun1. Any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills. 2. The flesh of fish used as food. Verb1. Seek indirectly; "fish for compliments". 2. Catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "fish" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Computing | Fish n. [Adelaide University, Australia] 1. Another metasyntactic variable. See foo. Derived originally from the Monty Python skit in the middle of "The Meaning of Life" entitled "Find the Fish". 2. A pun for `microfiche'. A microfiche file cabinet may be referred to as a `fish tank'. Source: Jargon File. |
Bible | Fish called _dag_ by the Hebrews, a word denoting great fecundity (Gen. 9:2; Num. 11:22; Jonah 2:1, 10). No fish is mentioned by name either in the Old or in the New Testament. Fish abounded in the Mediterranean and in the lakes of the Jordan, so that the Hebrews were no doubt acquainted with many species. Two of the villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee derived their names from their fisheries, Bethsaida (the "house of fish") on the east and on the west. There is probably no other sheet of water in the world of equal dimensions that contains such a variety and profusion of fish. About thirty-seven different kinds have been found. Some of the fishes are of a European type, such as the roach, the barbel, and the blenny; others are markedly African and tropical, such as the eel-like silurus. There was a regular fish-market apparently in Jerusalem (2 Chr. 33:14; Neh. 3:3; 12:39; Zeph. 1:10), as there was a fish-gate which was probably contiguous to it. Sidon is the oldest fishing establishment known in history. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you see fish in clear-water streams, denotes that you will be favored by the rich and powerful. Dead fish, signifies the loss of wealth and power through some dire calamity. For a young woman to dream of seeing fish, portends that she will have a handsome and talented lover. To dream of catching a catfish, denotes that you will be embarrassed by evil designs of enemies, but your luck and presence of mind will tide you safely over the trouble. To wade in water, catching fish, denotes that you will possess wealth acquired by your own ability and enterprise. To dream of fishing, denotes energy and economy; but if you do not succeed in catching any, your efforts to obtain honors and wealth will be futile. Eating fish, denotes warm and lasting attachments. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Food & Agriculture | Any of numerous cold-blooded strictly aquatic waterbreathing craniate vertebrates. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Fish It is neither fish, flesh, nor fowl, or Neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring. Not fish (food for the monk), not flesh (food for the people generally), nor yet red herring (food for paupers). Suitable to no class of people, fit for neither one thing nor another. Fish comes first because in the Middle Ages the clergy took precedence of the laity. "She would be a betwixt-and-between ... neither fish nor fowl." - Mrs. Lynn Linton. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mining | Any piece of drilling equipment accidentally left in the hole. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The article recovered and/or the act or processes involved in the recovery of lost drilling tools, casing, or other articles from a borehole. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A. To join two beams, rails, etc., by long pieces at their sides b. The article recovered and/or the act or processes involved in the recovery of lost drilling tools, casing, or other articles from aborehole. Also called fishing. (references) | |
Slang in 1811 | FISH. A seaman. A scaly fish; a rough, blunt tar. To have other fish to fry; to have other matters to mind, something else to do. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Tips from 1870 | Usage: Fish, Fly. The plural of fish is fishes when considered individually, and fish when considered collectively. "My three pet fishes feed out of my hand." "Six barrels of fish were landed from the schooner." Most words ending in y change this termination into ies, as duties, cities, etc. The plural of fly, the insect, is formed in the usual manner, but fly, a light carriage, adds s; as, "Six flys carried the guests to their homes." Source: Slips of Speech. |
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''Atlantic herring Clupea harengus
one of the most abundant species in the world''A fish is a poikilothermic water-dwelling vertebrate with gills. Fishes (over 27,315 species) are a paraphyletic group and are divided into the bony fishes (class Osteichthyes, 22,000 species); cartilaginous fishes (class Chondrichthyes, 800 species); and various groups of jawless fishes (75 species), including lampreys and hagfish. Fishes come in different sizes, from a 45 foot whale shark to a 8 mm long dwarfgoby. Other aquatic animals, such as jellyfish and cuttlefish, are not true fish.
Note on usage: fish vs. fishes
Fishes is the proper English plural form of fish that biologists use when speaking about two or more fish species, as in "There are over 25,000 fishes in the world" (meaning that there are over 25,000 fish species in the world). When speaking of many fish that all are part of the same species, then the word "fish" is used, as in "There are several million fish in the species Gadus morhua."
Fish ecology
Fishes can be found in most all large bodies of water in either salt and fresh water, at depths ranging from just below the surface to several thousand meters. However, hyper-saline lakes like the Great Salt Lake do not support fish. Some species of fish have been specially bred to be kept and displayed in an aquarium.
Fish are an important source of food. Other water-dwelling animals such as mollusks and crustaceans (commonly called shellfish) are often considered as fish when used as food. Catching fish for the purpose of food or sport is known as fishing. The annual yield from all fisheries worldwide is about 100 million tonnes.
Overfishing is a threat to many species of fish. On May 15, 2003, the journal Nature reported that all large oceanic fish species worldwide had been so systematically overcaught that fewer than 10% of 1950 levels remained. [1] Particularly imperilled were sharks, Atlantic cod, and Pacific sardines. The authors recommended immediate, drastic cutbacks in fish catches and reservation of ocean habitats worldwide.
Black seabass Centropristis striata (photo: Uwe Kils)See also: aquarium, freshwater aquarium fish species, marine aquarium fish species, deep sea fishes, list of fish families, list of fish common names, fish farming, fish anatomy, fish migration
External links
- Fish database (FishBase)
- Project for children - build a fish mobile with a behavior
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fish."
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The FISH stream cipher is a fast software based stream cipher using Lagged Fibonacci generators, plus a concept from the shrinking generator cipher. The name is an acronym for "Fibonacci Shrinking". It was published by Siemens in 1993.FISH is quite fast in software and has a huge key length. However, in the same paper where he proposed Pike, Ross Anderson showed that FISH can be broken with just a few thousand bits of known plaintext.
FISH was also the British code-name for German teleprinter ciphers used during World War II, including the Lorenz Schlusselzusatz ("Tunny") and the Geheimfernschreiber ("STURGEON"). Ironically, the STURGEON Fish cipher was also produced by Siemens, and was broken by (among others) mathematicians who trained at the same university as Professor Anderson.
See also: Bletchley Park, Colossus computer.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "FISH (cryptography)."
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Derek William Dick (stage name Fish), born 25 April 1958, is a Scottish progressive rock singer, lyric writer and occasional actor. After a patchy career as a gardener and forestry worker, he came to public attention in 1981 with the group Marillion, which he left in 1988.He is sometimes compared to Peter Gabriel. He has a similar voice (not outstanding in terms of technical competence, but interesting, with a sinister edge). Both singers spent six or seven years with a prominent British progressive rock group, wearing full make-up and costume on stage, then left the group to pursue a solo career. In both cases, many fans of the groups consider the period in which the singer was present to represent a golden age in the group's history. One difference is that Gabriel has achieved greater critical and commercial success as a solo performer.
Perhaps Fish's greatest talent lies in his lyric writing. His introspective lyrics, often dealing with his own personal problems and addictions, can in many cases be considered fine poetry, regardless of the music. Many of his later works contain lengthy spoken word passages with the music simply acting as background. Shorter examples of such passages can be found in his Marillion works.
Fish established Dick Bros Records in 1993 after battles with his two former record companies, EMI and Polydor, but shut it down again later.
Album sleeve artwork for his four Marillion albums and most of his solo albums has been done by Mark Wilkinson.
Discography (studio albums, post-Marillion):
External links:
- 1990 Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors
- 1991 Internal Exile
- 1993 Songs from the Mirror (covers of other artists' work)
- 1994 Suits
- 1995 Yin (compilation of reinterpreted earlier material)
- 1995 Yang (compilation of reinterpreted earlier material)
- 1996 Fish Head Curry (limited edition live album, 5000 copies only)
- 1997 Sunsets on Empire
- 1998 Kettle of Fish (compilation)
- 1999 The Complete BBC Sessions
- 1999 Raingods with Zippos
- 2001 Fellini Days
Fish is not to be confused with Phish.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fish (singer)."
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Fish farming or aquaculture raises fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food, though often to seed sport-fishing areas. A related area is mariculture.
Recycling Systems
One of the largest problems with aquaculture is that it can use a million gallons of water per acre per year. Recycling solves that problem.
The largest-scale pure fish farms use a system derived (admittedly much refined) from the New Alchemists in the 1970s. Basically, large plastic fish tanks are placed in a greenhouse. A hydroponic bed is placed near, above or between them.
Tilapia are raised in the tanks. Tilapia are able to eat algae, which naturally grows in the tanks when the tanks are properly fertilized.
The tank water is slowly circulated to the hydroponic beds where the Tilapia waste feeds a commercial crop such as parseley. Carefully cultured microorganizms in the hydroponic bed convert ammonia to nitrates, and the pants are fertilized by the nitrates and phosphates. Other wastes are strained out by the hydroponic media, which doubles as an aerated pebble-bed filter.
This system, properly tuned, produces more edible protein per acre than any other known.
A wide variety of plants can grow well in the hydroponic beds. Most growers concentrate on herbs, which command premium prices in small quantities all year long. The most common customers are restaurant wholsalers.
Since the system lives in a greenhouse, it adapts to almost all temperate climates, and may also adapt to tropical climates.
The main environmental impact is discharge of water that must be salted to maintain the fishes' electrolyte balance. Current growers use a variety of proprietary tricks to keep fish healthy, reducing their expenses for salt and waste water discharge permits. Some veterinary authorities speculate that ultraviolet ozone disinfectant systems (widely used for ornamental fish) may play a prominent part in keeping the Tilapia healthy with recirculated water.
A number of large, well-capitlized ventures in this area have failed. Managing both the biology and markets is complicated.
A classic book is: "Freshwater Aquaculture: A Handbook for Small Scale Fish Culture in North America" by William McLarney
Irrigation ditch or pond systems
These use irrigation ditches or farm ponds to raise fish. The basic requirement is to have a ditch or pond that retains water, possibly with an above-ground irrigation system (many irrigation systems use buried pipes with headers).
This is a low-investment way to produce fish from an existing structure. Often the fish sell for premium prices since they are fresh, and produced inland. If the ponds raise sport species, they can be advertised as "fishing ponds," and access can be sold directly to fishermen.
The basic scheme is to store one's water allotment in ponds or ditches, usually lined with bentonite clay. In small systems the fish are often fed commercial fish food, and their waste products can help fertilize the fields. In larger ponds, the pond grows water plants and algae as fish food.
Some of the most successful ponds grow introduced strains of plants, as well as introduced strains of fish.
Control of water quality is crucial. Fertilizing, clarifying and pH control of the water can increase yields substantially, as long as eutrophication is prevented and oxygen levels stay high. Salting the water is not recommended because it can salinize the fields. Yields can be low if the fish grow ill from electrolyte stress.
Cage systems
These use synthetic fiber cages in existing water resources. The advantage is that many types of water can be used (rivers, lakes, filled quarries, etc.), many type of fish can be raised, and the fish farming can coexist with sport fishing and other forms of use.
However, fish are vulnerable to disease, poaching, and low levels of dissolved oxygen.
In general, pond systems are easier to manage, and simpler to start.
Classic Fry Farming
Trout and other sport fish are often raised from eggs to fry or fingerlings and then trucked to streams and released.
Normally, the fry are raised in long, shallow concrete tanks, fed with fresh stream water. The fry receive commercial pelletized fish food.
While not as efficient as the New Alchemists' method, it is also far simpler, and has been used for many years to stock streams with sport fish.
Links
One of the best sites is http://aquanic.org/
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fish farming."
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A fishery (plural: fisheries) is an organized effort by humans to catch fish or other aquatic species, an activity known as fishing. Generally, a fishery exists for the purpose of providing human food, although other aims are possible (such as sport or recreational fishing, or obtaining ornamental fish or fish products such as fish oil. Industrial fisheries are fisheries where the catch is not intended for direct human consumption.Regardless of purpose, however, the term fishery generally refers to a fishing effort centered on either a particular ecoregion or a particular species or type of fish or aquatic animal, and usually fisheries are differentiated by both criteria. An example would be the salmon fishery of Alaska or the tuna fishery of the Eastern Pacific. Most fisheries are marine, rather than freshwater; most marine fisheries are based near the coast. This is not only because harvesting from relatively shallow waters is easier than in the open ocean, but also because fish are much more abundant near the coastal shelf, due to coastal upwelling and the abundance of nutrients available there.
Fishing boat deck
with white hake, 1936
Fisheries historically
Fisheries have been important parts of human life and food production throughout history. Fisheries have become a part of human cultures and mythologies, providing a community identity and a subject for artists throughout the ages. Partially, this is because fisheries are irretrievably wrapped up in humanity’s perpetual fascination with the sea, and partially, because they have been a major source of food and income for many communities throughout the ages.
"Egyptians bringing in fish, and splitting for
salting"
Fisheries in the present day
Today, fisheries are estimated to provide 16% of the world population's protein, and that figure is considerably elevated in some developing nations and in regions that depend heavily on the sea. Fisheries are a huge global business and provide income for millions of people. Fisheries have been and continue to be culturally important for many communities as well.
Methods
The methodology used in fisheries varies based on the region, the species being fished for, and the amount of income and technology available to the fisher. A fishery can consist of a single person with a small boat hand-casting nets, to a huge fleet of trawlers processing tons of fish per day. Some common commercial techniques today are trawling, seining, driftnetting, longlining, and gillnetting.
Fisheries and communities
For some communities, both currently and historically, fisheries provide not only a source of food and work but also a community and cultural identity.
This shows up in art, literature, and traditions. These communities are generally those that have been historically dependent on fishing as a source of income and food.
Salmon Fishery in Puget Sound,
WA., no date
Important global fisheries
There are large and important fisheries worldwide for various species of fish, mollusks and crustaceans. However, a very small number of species support the majority of the world’s fisheries. Some of these species are herring, cod, anchovy, tuna, flounder, mullet, squid, shrimp, salmon, crab, lobster, oyster and scallops. All except these last four provided a worldwide catch of well over a million metric tons in 1999, with herring and sardines together providing a catch of over 22 million metric tons in 1999. Many other species as well are fished in smaller numbers, both locally and globally.
Fisheries Science
Fisheries science is the academic discipline of managing and understanding fisheries. It draws on the disciplines of biology, ecology, oceanography, and management to attempt to provide an integrated picture of fisheries. It is typically taught in a university setting, and can be the focus of an undergraduate, master's or Ph.D program. It is currently taught in universities worldwide, including several in the United States.
Important issues and topics in fisheries
Considering the importance of fisheries, and that they depend on a natural resource, it is no surprise that there are many pressing environmental issues surrounding them. These can be classed into issues that involve the availability of fish to be caught, such as overfishing, sustainable fisheries, and fishery management; and issues surrounding the impact of fishing on the environment, such by-catch. These fishery conservation issues are generally considered part of marine conservation, and many of these issues are addressed in fisheries science programs. They are also, however, controversial. There is an apparent and growing disparity between the availability of fish to be caught and humanity’s desire to catch them, a problem that is exacerbated by the rapidly growing worldwide population. As with some other environmental issues, often the people engaged in the activity of fishing – the fishers – and the scientists who study fisheries science, who are often acting as fishery managers, are in conflict with each other, as the dictates of economics mean that fishers have to keep fishing for their livelihood, but the dictates of sustainable science mean that some fisheries must close or reduce to protect the health of the population of the fish themselves. It is starting to be realized, however, that these two camps must work together to ensure fishery health through the 21st century and beyond.
External Links – and for more information
The literature on fisheries -- both scientific and popular -- is vast. The literature is subdivided into dozens of topics, from fishing gear design, to the impact of fish biology and oceanography on fisheries, to how to most effectively manage fisheries. Some good places to start are the websites of fisheries science departments and the catalogs of university library. Some well known journals about fisheries are Fisheries, Fisheries Oceanography, Fishery Bulletin, and The Canadian Journal of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. In addition, many countries have their own regional journals.
There are also many websites devoted to fisheries and fisheries science. Some good ones are:
- NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service, United States) http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov
- The American Fisheries Society http://www.fisheries.org/
- The National Fisheries Institute – The Fish and Seafood Trade Association http://www.nfi.org/
References used
- Castro, P. and M. Huber. 2003. Marine Biology. 4th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill.
- first picture from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA): http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/history/
- Next two pictures from the Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, University of Washington, Seattle
See also:
fish, aquaculture, hatcheries, marine conservation, marine ecosystem, agriculture, conservation, ecosystem, oceanography
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fishery."
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Shellfish is a term for mollusks and crustaceans used as food (a type of seafood).
Mollusks: clam, snail, mussel, oyster, scallop
Crustaceans: shrimp, lobster, crayfish
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Shellfish."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
FISH | Danish | Fluorescens-in-situ-hybridisering | Chemistry |
FISH | Dutch | Fluorescente in situ-hybridisatie | Chemistry |
FISH | English | Committee on Fisheries | N/A |
FISH | French | Méthode FISH | Medicine |
FISH | German | Ausschuss für Fischerei | N/A |
FISH | Italian | Direzione generale della Pesca | European Union |
| FID | English | Orfe(= fish) | Food & Agriculture, Biology & Biotechnology |
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Synonym: FishSynonym: angle (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Animal | Mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, crustacean, shellfish, mollusk, worm, insect, arthropod, microbe. |
Food | Alligator pear, apple; apple slump; artichoke; ashcake, griddlecake, pancake, flapjack; atole, avocado, banana, beche de mer, barbecue, beefsteak; beet root; blackberry, blancmange, bloater, bouilli, bouillon, breadfruit, chop suey; chowder, chupatty, clam, compote, damper, fish, frumenty, grapes, hasty pudding, ice cream, lettuce, mango, mangosteen, mince pie, oatmeal, oyster, pineapple, porridge, porterhouse steak, salmis, sauerkraut, sea slug, sturgeon ("Albany beef"), succotash, supawn, trepang, vanilla, waffle, walnut. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Fish |
| Non-English Usage: "Fish" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (fold, fork), Portuguese Brazilian (fish). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | We need to schedule more events where somebody gives me a really big fish. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.) Meantime, I got better fish to fry. (Batman Returns; writing credit: Bob Kane; Daniel Waters) tuna fish on white bread with mayonnaise, a Tab, and a couple of Twinkies (The Jerk; writing credit: Carl Reiner, written by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb.) It tastes like fish. (Enemy of the State; writing credit: David Marconi) The only way to catch a fish, so juicy sweet (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh) | |
Lyrics | I summon fish to the dish, (One Week; performing artist: Barenaked Ladies) Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas, fish full of mercury (Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology); performing artist: Marvin Gaye) She had fish fries and cookouts (Ms. Jackson; performing artist: Outkast) It shakes all over like a jelly fish (Crazy Little Thing Called Love; performing artist: Queen; writing credit: Freddie Mercury) The big fish eat the little ones (Optimistic; performing artist: Radiohead) | |
Clever | Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. (references; author: Chinese Proverb.) A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. (references; author: unknown) Attitude might not catch fish, but it helps when you don't. (references; author: unknown) | |
Tongue Twisters | Fran feeds fish fresh fishfood. (references; author: unknown) Mrs. Smith's Fish Sauce Shop. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Go Fish (2001) A Fish Story (1972) Little Fish Big Fish (1971) The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) Among Fish (1964) | |
Song Titles | Fugu Fish (performing artist: Timothy Leary) TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA (performing artist: Marvelettes ) Fish Licence (performing artist: Monty Python) Fish Are Orderly (performing artist: Tom Paxton) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shown are 2 pieces of fish in a casserole dish, set in a thick yellow sauce and garnished with parsley. See artwork: PV-44. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |  | There is a wooden cutting board on a white tablecloth. There are various cuts of meat and fish on both the table and the block, garnished with lemons, watercress and parsley. A blue bowl in the background is full of cottage cheese. See also AV-3905. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | The phrase "big fish eat little fish" may hold true when it comes to planets and stars. ... Credit: NASA. |  | Aaahhhh! Isn't that the cutest little bundle of fur! John Burns of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game holding a ribbon seal pup - Phoca fasciata. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |
 | A photograph of a photographer - John Burns of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game with a ribbon seal pup - Phoca fasciata. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |  | Sounding record from Fish Commission Steamer ALBATROSS. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Fish nets and drying fish at Kotzebue. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Fish art. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Seagrass extending offshore from mangrove shoreline Seagrass is critical habitat for shrimps, crabs, and small fish. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Sea gulls waiting for a free lunch after ALBATROSS IV throws over fish scraps. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
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| "Fish in a pond" by Taneka Caffee Commentary: "Statue of a fish, located in the Japanese-style garden at the Hillwood Museum in Washinton, DC." | "Fish boat" by Emmanuel Kanakis Commentary: "A fisherman's boat in the village of Palaiochori in Milos island, Greece." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Benjamin Franklin | Fish and visitors smell in three days. |
| Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days. | |
John Heywood | Neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring. |
| The cat would eat fish, and would not wet her feet. | |
John Ruskin | No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish. |
Lao Tzu | Ruling a big country is like cooking a small fish. |
Ovid | Always have your hook baited, in the pool you least think, there will be a fish. |
| Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be a fish. | |
The Talmud | Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order. |
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John Locke | 1690 | And amongst those who are counted the civilized part of mankind, who have made and multiplied positive laws to determine property, this original law of nature, for the beginning of property, in what was before common, still takes place; and by virtue thereof, what fish any one catches in the ocean, that great and still remaining common of mankind; or what ambergriese any one takes up here, is by the labour that removes it out of that common state nature left it in, made his property, who takes that pains about it. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | Invite him to dinner, Emma, and help him to the best of the fish and the chicken, but leave him to chuse his own wife |
Two Brothers | Carroll, Lewis | The fish hurried up by the dozens, All ready and eager to bite, For the lad that he flung was so tender and young, It quite gave them an appetite |
Last Chance To See | Douglas Adams | I think I prefer fish, said Gaynor |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | As regarded the shipmaster, however, all was looked upon as pertaining to the character, as to a fish his glistening scales |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | A single plate, meat and vegetables together, or salt fish, constituted the fare |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He could not eat the blackish fish fritters they got on Wednesdays in Lent and one of his potatoes had the mark of the spade in it. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Nevertheless, this pond is not very fertile in fish. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Snakes, birds, frogs, and fish cannot get rabies. (references) | |
Meat, fish, and chicken are good sources of protein. (references) | ||
Avoid undercooked or raw fish or shellfish, including ceviche. (references) | ||
Business | The market for fish products is becoming increasingly attractive. (references) | |
From 1960 to 1998, the capture of fish has increased by over 900 percent. (references) | ||
Kishiwada Fishery Port's fish catch is one of the largest in the Osaka Prefecture. (references) | ||
Economic History | Papua New Guinea | Fish exports are confined primarily to shrimp. (references) |
Sao Tome and Principe | Natural resources: Agricultural products, fish. (references) | |
Seychelles | Major exports are canned tuna, fish, and frozen shrimp. (references) | |
Human Rights | Mauritania | In February members of the National Guard killed one Senegalese fisherman and injured another Senegalese fisherman when they shot at fish poachers; no action was taken again the guard members. (references) |
Indigenous People | Denmark | Accordingly it provides for the use of lay persons as judges and sentences most prisoners to holding centers (rather than to prisons) where they are encouraged to work, hunt, or fish during the day. (references) |
Minorities | Iceland | Concern has been voiced, including by the Prime Minister, that the rapidly increasing number of foreigners being brought into the country to meet the labor shortage in fish processing and other less desirable occupations could lead to future problems, especially in the event of an economic downturn. (references) |
Political Economy | Mauritania | Fish and iron ore are the country's main export-earners. (references) |
Eritrea | Principal exports include salt, leather products, and fish. (references) | |
Samoa | Fish, kava, and coconut products are the principal exports. (references) | |
Trade | Nepal | Live animals, fish, and most primary products are exempt from import duties. (references) |
Maldives | In addition, a government monopoly handles the trade of raw and frozen fish. (references) | |
Yemen | The Ministry of Fish Wealth limits the export of certain categories of seafood products. (references) | |
Travel | Cote D'ivoire | Fresh fish and shrimp are generally safe. (references) |
Qatar | Fish is also widely available and popular. (references) | |
Senegal | They offer excellent fish and French cuisine as well as international specialties. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Ecuador | Many such "zones" have been established; most are relatively small and are dedicated to textiles and fish processing. (references) |
Solomon Islands | Mainstays of the cash economy such as the Solomon Taiyo fish cannery and the country's only gold mine closed as a result of the conflict and remained closed during the year. (references) | |
Philippines | Once there, they are impressed aboard Taiwan-owned fishing boats, which fish the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean, their passports are confiscated and they often are paid little or no wages. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SEINE, n. A kind of net for effecting an involuntary change of environment. For fish it is made strong and coarse, but women are more easily taken with a singularly delicate fabric weighted with small, cut stones. The devil casting a seine of lace, (With precious stones 'twas weighted) Drew it into the landing place And its contents calculated. All souls of women were in that sack -- A draft miraculous, precious! But ere he could throw it across his back They'd all escaped through the meshes. Baruch de Loppis |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | Strawberry Zinfandel goes with Filet o' Fish or Chicken McNuggets while Boone's Blackberry Ridge should be reserved for McRibb or a Quarter Pounder. |
Jack Hanna | The big penguins in the South Pole actually walk to the South Pole and back. They eat krill as well as fish. This is a jackass penguin, or a black-footed penguin. Again, called that because he brays like a donkey. |
Sarah Ferguson | You can have baked beans on toast. You can have steak and kidney pie. You can have fish and chips. What do you mean not famous! Fish and chips. Nothing better. Friday night. Fish and chip night. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | We are told of a certain Vedius Pollio, who, in the presence of Augustus, would have given a slave as food to his fish, for having broken a glass. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | I will not issue any permits for Soviet ships to fish in the coastal waters of the United States. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Fish" is generally used as a noun (common) -- approximately 89.34% of the time. "Fish" is used about 10,882 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (common) | 89.34% | 9,723 | 975 |
| Noun (proper) | 5.5% | 598 | 10,682 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 3.11% | 339 | 15,555 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 2.02% | 220 | 20,356 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.03% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 10,882 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "fish" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Fish | Last name | 9,000 | 1,377 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "fish". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Beth-dagon | N/A | Biblical | Of fish |
| Dagon | N/A | Biblical | A fish |
| Non | N/A | Biblical | A fish |
| Fishel | Male | Jewish | A fish |
| Fishke | Male | Jewish | A fish |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | FISH PLC | USA | Blue Fish Clothing, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "fish": a fine kettle of fish ♦ a pretty kettle of fish ♦ a queer fish ♦ abounding in fish ♦ Alligator fish ♦ Amber fish ♦ anadromous fish ♦ anemone fish ♦ Angel fish ♦ angler fish ♦ aquarium fish ♦ Archer fish ♦ Balance fish ♦ ball fish ♦ balloon fish ♦ band fish ♦ Banner fish ♦ Barber fish ♦ barrel fish ♦ Basket fish ♦ bass fish ♦ be as cold as a fish ♦ Bellows fish ♦ bilgy fish ♦ biplane flying fish ♦ black rudder fish ♦ blennioid fish ♦ blue fish ♦ bone fish ♦ boned fish ♦ bony fish ♦ Bottle fish ♦ bottom fish ♦ brook fish ♦ buffalo fish ♦ bur fish ♦ Butterfly fish ♦ carangid fish ♦ cartilaginous fish ♦ characin fish ♦ cichlid fish ♦ Cigar fish ♦ clinid fish ♦ clown anemone fish ♦ clupeid fish ♦ Cobbler fish ♦ cod fish ♦ coffer fish ♦ cold fish ♦ Coral fish ♦ crucifix fish ♦ Cuckoo fish ♦ Cutlass fish ♦ cyprinid fish ♦ cypriniform fish ♦ Date fish ♦ devil fish ♦ Doctor fish ♦ dog fish ♦ Dollar fish ♦ Dragon fish ♦ dried fish ♦ drink like a fish ♦ Electric Fish ♦ electric fish screen ♦ Electrical fish ♦ Elephant fish ♦ Emerald fish ♦ feel like a fish out of water ♦ Fiddle fish ♦ Fighting fish ♦ fillet of fish ♦ fish and chips ♦ fish around ♦ fish ball ♦ Fish bar ♦ Fish beam ♦ fish bone ♦ fish bowl ♦ fish box ♦ fish breeding ♦ fish by handline ♦ fish cake ♦ Fish Camp ♦ fish chowder ♦ fish corral ♦ fish course ♦ Fish Creek ♦ Fish crow ♦ Fish culture ♦ fish davit ♦ Fish day ♦ fish dealer ♦ Fish Diseases ♦ fish doctor ♦ fish duck ♦ fish eagle ♦ fish eaters ♦ fish eggs ♦ fish eye ♦ fish eyes. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "fish": fish-and-chip, fish-and-chippery, fish-and-chips, fish-based, Fish-bellied, Fish-block, fish-bone, Fish-boy, fish-breeding, fish-buying, fish-cake, fish-cakes, fish-carver, fish-catchers, fish-coloured, fish-curing, fish-dinner, fish-disease, fish-dispersed, fish-drying, fish-eaters, fish-eating, fish-eggs, fish-eye, fish-eye lens, fish-eye-lens, fish-eyes, fish-farm, fish-farming, fish-farms, fish-feeding, fish-filled, fish-fin, fish-finger, fish-fingers, fish-food, fish-fork, fish-freezer, fish-fry, fish-frying, fish-gills, fish-guts, fish-heads, fish-hook, fish-hooks, fish-house, fish-houses, fish-in-the-pond, fish-juice, fish-keeping, fish-kettle, fish-kills, fish-knives, fish-laden, fish-lice, fish-like, fish-liver, fish-louse, fish-market, fish-meal, fish-meat, fish-net, fish-nets, fish-netted, fish-nibbled, fish-oil, fish-only, fish-packing, fish-paste, fish-per-pound, fish-pie, fish-plate, fish-point, fish-pond, fish-pool, Fish-pools, fish-pot, fish-pox, fish-processing, fish-related, fish-scale, fish-scaled, fish-scales, fish-scattering, fish-scoop, fish-scrap, fish-shop, fish-smelling, fish-sonars, fish-spear, fish-spotting, fish-sting, fish-swallowing, Fish-tackle, Fish-tail, Fish-tail burner, Fish-tail propeller, fish-tailed, fish-tails, fish-tank, fish-throwing, fish-trading, fish-traps, fish-tremulous, fish-vendors, fish-watcher, fish-weirs, fish-worship. | |
Ending with "fish": Filet-o-fish, jelly-fish, knife-fish, proto-fish, shell-fish. | |
Containing "fish": half-fish-half-insect, half-fish-half-insect-looking, o-fish-al. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
fish | 12,527 | fish art | 998 |
tropical fish | 6,338 | arizona game and fish | 971 |
babel fish | 5,864 | marine fish | 934 |
gold fish | 3,295 | berkshire fish tropical uk | 879 |
fish tank | 3,286 | wyoming game and fish | 817 |
aquarium fish | 2,754 | reel big fish | 773 |
star fish | 2,723 | decoration fish | 751 |
clown fish | 2,280 | fish oil | 711 |
fish pond | 2,116 | fish figurine | 659 |
betta fish | 1,970 | koi fish | 617 |
saltwater fish | 1,955 | fish food | 602 |
angel fish | 1,900 | fish photo | 592 |
fish recipe | 1,618 | new mexico game and fish | 526 |
jelly fish | 1,543 | babble fish | 512 |
fish picture | 1,482 | department fish oregon wildlife | 500 |
fish finder | 1,190 | fish and game | 494 |
beta fish | 1,145 | fish video | 458 |
freshwater fish | 1,134 | humming b |
