Swordfish in Scotland

[big bill]

On the Scottish News on BBC an angler on the River Forth has landed a Swordfish ,is this due to climate change or did it lose its way said he is going to put it on the barbi fish wil;l rot by the time we get the weather

[seamusagleann]

things are changing here too, bill . spotted guillimots,which usually are further out around Mull, in loch leven chasing the herring fry ,about two ,three weeks ago .i remember being told that this happened before over thirty years ago , deffinately something's happenning ,natures the first to adapt to changes!!

[Tracey.A]

Seamus, I thought you meant my Loch Leven by Kinross for a split second. I wonder why there are two Loch Levens in Scotland!?

Anyway back to the swordfish, I hadn't heard about this Bill. I believe the temperature of the water around there has risen by about two degrees in the past twenty years, if my memory is wrong re this someone will correct me The angler concerned must have been very puzzled when he reeled in a swordfish! climate change is very worrying

Tracey

[ChrisJB]

An interesting occurence. Are there any pictures of this swordfish anywhere? I'd love to see how big it was.
EDIT: Just found some pictures. What a whopper.

Regards, Chris

[Nightranger]

Originally Posted by big bill

On the Scottish News on BBC an angler on the River Forth has landed a Swordfish ,is this due to climate change or did it lose its way said he is going to put it on the barbi fish wil;l rot by the time we get the weather

I am not sure this is due to climate change because the swordfish is well known from British shores. However, this animal was certainly lost because most are found in deep water and often at the edge of the continental shelf. I like your second sntence, BTW.