List of Dangerous Fish in irish waters

[gfkelly1969]

Name Danger
Grey triggerfish reports of ciguatera poisoning
European conger reports of ciguatera poisoning
Skipjack tuna reports of ciguatera poisoning
Common pandora reports of ciguatera poisoning
Atlantic bonito reports of ciguatera poisoning
European sprat reports of ciguatera poisoning
Bluntnose sixgill shark poisonous to eat
Longnose velvet dogfish poisonous to eat
European river lamprey poisonous to eat
Ocean sunfish poisonous to eat
Oilfish poisonous to eat
Greenland shark poisonous to eat
Basking shark traumatogenic
Rabbit fish traumatogenic
Frilled shark traumatogenic
Angelshark traumatogenic
Shortfin mako traumatogenic
Porbeagle traumatogenic
Blue shark traumatogenic
Bottlenosed skate traumatogenic
Knifetooth dogfish traumatogenic
Smooth hammerhead traumatogenic
Lesser weever venomous
Greater weever venomous
Blackbelly rosefish venomous
Pelagic stingray venomous
Piked dogfish venomous
Atlantic stargazer venomous

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ciguatera is a foodborne illness poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with a toxin known as ciguatoxin, which is present in many microorganisms (particularly the micro-alga Gambierdiscus toxicus) living in tropical waters. Like many naturally and artificially occurring toxins, ciguatoxin bioaccumulates in lower-level organisms, resulting in higher concentration of the toxin at higher levels of the food chain, an example of biomagnification.[1] Predator species near the top of the food chain in tropical waters, such as barracudas, snapper, moray eels, parrotfishes, groupers, triggerfishes and amberjacks, are most likely to cause ciguatera poisoning, although many other species have been found to cause occasional outbreaks of toxicity. Ciguatoxin is very heat-resistant, so ciguatoxin-laden fish cannot be detoxified by conventional cooking.
The Greater Weever bite
in the event of being bitten by the greater weever, put hot water at the site of the sting and move as quickly to the hospital for treatment
Lesser weever
The sting of a weever is acute and intense. The pain frequently is radiated to the area around the limb.[2] The seriousness of the pain reaches its peak thirty minutes after the sting, and then slowly decreases. However, some pain (or other sensation, such as a tingle) may continue to affected the area for up to twenty-four hours. Very rarely, pain can be propagated to the tributary lymph nodes, i.e. those in the groin (when the sting is on the sole of the foot), or those in the armpit if the sting is on the hands).

The best first aid is to reassure the patient of the relative harmlessness of the sting, to wash the wound, and then to immerse it in hot water for at least an hour, in order to ease the pain and help break down the toxin.

Blackbelly rosefish
have well-developed venom glands associated with their fin-spines
and should be handled with extreme caution.Wounds can result in intense pain and swelling (death has not resulted from stings of Atlantic
species,.Immersewounded area in hotwater to partially
denature the protein toxin and to help relieve pain.See a doctor for treatment of shock and for prevention
of infection, if needed.
Pelagic stingray
The long, serrated spine of this stingray is potentially dangerous to humans. There are at least two fatalities attributed to this species: one case in which a crewman aboard a longline tuna boat was impaled by a stingray that had been brought aboard, and another case where a crewman died from tetanus several days after being stung
Piked dogfish
spines are venomous
Atlantic stargazer
Its shoulder spines can inflict, painful stings

traumatogenic =Capable of producing a wound or injury.

[corbyeire]

remember seeing a documentary about the greenland shark - the boys in iceland were catching it and letting it ferment/rot - until they could eat it - mad stuff

[The Austrian]

here the link to the full fish database, very interesting reading indeed: http://www.fishbase.org/Country/Country ... csub_code=

[anthony2carr]

Blue shark have been directly responsible for 4 fatalities since records began, which ranks them at No. 7 on the dangerous shark list.
http://www2.five.tv/programmes/killersh ... /profiles/

[partylikeits1969]

why is the seatrout listed as a potential pest?

[gfkelly1969]

the blue shark i caught did not fight too much,still with the set of teeth he had i would rather not be in the water when he was around

interesting to see that the blue shark is at No. 7 on the dangerous shark list.

my first shark http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ts22HV-WzsQ

[gfkelly1969]

why is the seatrout listed as a potential pest?

i think who ever wrote that the seatrout is a potential pest was smoking some weed,not the kind you find in the sea

[partylikeits1969]

why is the seatrout listed as a potential pest?

i think who ever wrote that the seatrout is a potential pest was smoking some weed,not the kind you find in the sea

Fair play to him. Weed makes blanking much much easier

[The Austrian]

Weed makes blanking much much easier

[anthony2carr]

the blue shark i caught did not fight too much,still with the set of teeth he had i would rather not be in the water when he was around

interesting to see that the blue shark is at No. 7 on the dangerous shark list.

my first shark http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ts22HV-WzsQ

Some fish there man. The reason the blue sharks are so dangerous is they are so plentiful (Not in this country), and they swarm just like killer bees.

[ROADRUNNER]

The Blue shark is indeed a ferocious predator and has accounted for a lot of attacks on humans BUT ALL THESE ATTACKS have been in warm water (above 19c) when in our waters they are big pussy cats

Another point to note... every year there is a shark comp in new york and they mostly catch Blues, The only thing is there average size which is 300/400lb ........ i wounder do any of them ever go for a Sunday drive over to our waters

Danny

[The Austrian]

... every year there is a shark comp in new york and they mostly catch Blues, The only thing is there average size which is 300/400lb ........

I'm not surprised that even the fish are "slightly" bigger on the other side of the pond...

[nicefish]

why is the seatrout listed as a potential pest?

Because they are so hard to catch

[shamoo0804]

And my target species list for 2009 is.......

Name Danger
Grey triggerfish reports of ciguatera poisoning
European conger reports of ciguatera poisoning
Skipjack tuna reports of ciguatera poisoning
Common pandora reports of ciguatera poisoning
Atlantic bonito reports of ciguatera poisoning
European sprat reports of ciguatera poisoning
Bluntnose sixgill shark poisonous to eat
Longnose velvet dogfish poisonous to eat
European river lamprey poisonous to eat
Ocean sunfish poisonous to eat
Oilfish poisonous to eat
Greenland shark poisonous to eat
Basking shark traumatogenic
Rabbit fish traumatogenic
Frilled shark traumatogenic
Angelshark traumatogenic
Shortfin mako traumatogenic
Porbeagle traumatogenic
Blue shark traumatogenic
Bottlenosed skate traumatogenic
Knifetooth dogfish traumatogenic
Smooth hammerhead traumatogenic
Lesser weever venomous
Greater weever venomous
Blackbelly rosefish venomous
Pelagic stingray venomous
Piked dogfish venomous

Atlantic stargazer venomous

[dan]

why is the seatrout listed as a potential pest?

Because they are so hard to catch

their game fish. not as bad as rainbows

[kieran]

I had a shanny bite (and hang onto) the skin between the joint of two fingers, very painful.
The little terrorist wouldn't let go either!
Buggers should be listed, look at the teeth on them next time you find one!

[dan]

congers apparently bite 'ard. mite be worth listing. heard of them tearing the teeth out of themselves.

[red]

Name Danger
Grey triggerfish reports of ciguatera poisoning
European conger reports of ciguatera poisoning
Skipjack tuna reports of ciguatera poisoning
Common pandora reports of ciguatera poisoning
Atlantic bonito reports of ciguatera poisoning
European sprat reports of ciguatera poisoning
Bluntnose sixgill shark poisonous to eat
Longnose velvet dogfish poisonous to eat
European river lamprey poisonous to eat
Ocean sunfish poisonous to eat
Oilfish poisonous to eat
Greenland shark poisonous to eat
Basking shark traumatogenic
Rabbit fish traumatogenic
Frilled shark traumatogenic
Angelshark traumatogenic
Shortfin mako traumatogenic
Porbeagle traumatogenic
Blue shark traumatogenic
Bottlenosed skate traumatogenic
Knifetooth dogfish traumatogenic
Smooth hammerhead traumatogenic
Lesser weever venomous
Greater weever venomous
Blackbelly rosefish venomous
Pelagic stingray venomous
Piked dogfish venomous
Atlantic stargazer venomous

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ciguatera is a foodborne illness poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with a toxin known as ciguatoxin, which is present in many microorganisms (particularly the micro-alga Gambierdiscus toxicus) living in tropical waters. Like many naturally and artificially occurring toxins, ciguatoxin bioaccumulates in lower-level organisms, resulting in higher concentration of the toxin at higher levels of the food chain, an example of biomagnification.[1] Predator species near the top of the food chain in tropical waters, such as barracudas, snapper, moray eels, parrotfishes, groupers, triggerfishes and amberjacks, are most likely to cause ciguatera poisoning, although many other species have been found to cause occasional outbreaks of toxicity. Ciguatoxin is very heat-resistant, so ciguatoxin-laden fish cannot be detoxified by conventional cooking.
The Greater Weever bite
in the event of being bitten by the greater weever, put hot water at the site of the sting and move as quickly to the hospital for treatment
Lesser weever
The sting of a weever is acute and intense. The pain frequently is radiated to the area around the limb.[2] The seriousness of the pain reaches its peak thirty minutes after the sting, and then slowly decreases. However, some pain (or other sensation, such as a tingle) may continue to affected the area for up to twenty-four hours. Very rarely, pain can be propagated to the tributary lymph nodes, i.e. those in the groin (when the sting is on the sole of the foot), or those in the armpit if the sting is on the hands).

The best first aid is to reassure the patient of the relative harmlessness of the sting, to wash the wound, and then to immerse it in hot water for at least an hour, in order to ease the pain and help break down the toxin.

Blackbelly rosefish
have well-developed venom glands associated with their fin-spines
and should be handled with extreme caution.Wounds can result in intense pain and swelling (death has not resulted from stings of Atlantic
species,.Immersewounded area in hotwater to partially
denature the protein toxin and to help relieve pain.See a doctor for treatment of shock and for prevention
of infection, if needed.
Pelagic stingray
The long, serrated spine of this stingray is potentially dangerous to humans. There are at least two fatalities attributed to this species: one case in which a crewman aboard a longline tuna boat was impaled by a stingray that had been brought aboard, and another case where a crewman died from tetanus several days after being stung
Piked dogfish
spines are venomous
Atlantic stargazer
Its shoulder spines can inflict, painful stings

traumatogenic =Capable of producing a wound or injury.

rumour has it most of these fish can be caught in strangford lough, most of them 75% bigger than specimen size too

[JOHN1]

congers apparently bite 'ard. mite be worth listing. heard of them tearing the teeth out of themselves.

what teeth

[dan]

the ones in the mouth, pop ur finger in and u mite find out