长沙高新区小区房价:Angler catches a real Fin Kong

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Angler catches a real Fin Kong




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Delighted Chris Grimmer shows off the biggest albino catfish ever caught by an angler - 8ft long and 194lbs.

The 35-year-old needed two pals to help him pose with the 13st 12lb monster, which beats the previous record by 2lbs.

Chris, of Sheffield, had battled for 30 minutes to land it in Spain's River Ebro, near Tarragona. He said: "It was like trying to reel in a bus. I could hardly walk afterwards, but it was worth it."

A third of the world's freshwater fish species are at risk of being wiped out, scientists have revealed.

Over-fishing, pollution and construction have pushed many to the brink of extinction.

About 36 per cent of 5,685 species studied by the International Union for Conservation of Nature are said to be critically endangered

Among them are types of sturgeon that produce the world's most expensive caviar.

Dr William Darwall of IUCN said: "Freshwater ecosystems are among the world's most threatened.

"Sadly, it is not going to get better, as human need for fresh water, power and food continues to grow."

Species in Britain at risk of extinction include the European eel, Shetland charr and the salmon-like gwyniad - found in just one Welsh lake.



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