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http://www.marine.fks.ed.jp/japanese/ne ... asyou.html

Pretty exciting stuff. The gist of what I can get from the translation is that this is the first sailfish in captivity to eat, and it ate on the first day. This specimen is 80cm long and was collected near Japan. They are incredibly difficult to ship and move and a few have died during transit to public aquariums in the past.
 
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That is amazing. 8)

Maybe Tom can fill in a few details for us, like the size of the tank...
 
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OK, here goes...

潮目の海「黒潮」水槽にてバショウカジキ2尾の展示を始めました。
このバショウカジキは9月12日に紀伊半島沖の定置網で採集したものを運んできたもので、体長約80㎝の幼魚です。

At the Shiome Sea "Kuroshio" [Black Current - the name of an ocean current off the coast of Japan - the Shiome Sea is where it meets the Oyashio (Kurile) Current] aquarium, we have started to exhibit two Atlantic Sailfish. These Sailfish are young fish, 80cm long, collected on the 12th of September in a fixed shore net off the Kii Peninsular .

大きな背びれが特徴です

A large dorsal fin is its characteristic feature.

バショウカジキはカジキ類の中では比較的沿岸に寄る習性があり、夏から秋に南日本の定置網に入ることがあります。
カジキの仲間は水族館で展示するには非常に困難な生物です。
外洋で暮らすカジキは高速で遊泳するため、捕獲するのが困難な上、輸送も難しく、生きたまま水槽内に入れることすら難しい魚です。

Among sailfish species, the Atlantic Sailfish is one with a habit of coming into relatively coastal waters and, from summer to autumn, is sometimes found in fixed shore nets off the coast of southern Japan. The sailfish family is particularly difficult to put on display in public aquariums. In addition to the fact that the open sea-dwelling sailfish is difficult to catch because of the speed at which it swims, it is difficult to transport and even getting one into an aquarium alive is difficult.

アクアマリンふくしまではカジキ類の飼育に以前から取り組んでおり、昨年は予備水槽にて13日間の飼育を行うことができました。

Aquamarine Fuukushima [the name of the public aquarium, with an added "u" to confuse the word censor :roll: ] has previously grappled with raising Sailfish, last year having managed to keep one alive for 13 days.

今回は何時、定置網にはいるかわからないバショウカジキのために大型トラックを待機させておきました。
運良く状態の良い個体が採集できたため、すぐに輸送し9月13日の夜間にアクアマリンふくしまに到着、すぐさま大水槽に搬入しました。

This time, as we did not know if a Sailfish would enter the fixed shore net, we had a big truck on standby. Fortunately, it was collected in good condition, transported quickly and arrived at Aquamarine Fuukushima in the middle of the night of the 13th of September. It was quickly transferred to the large aquarium.

水槽に入れたバショウカジキはガラスにぶつかるのではないかと心配しましたが、ゆったりと落ち着いて泳いでいました。しかし、時々他の魚に追いかけられたりして我々をドキドキさせてくれました。

We were concerned that the Atlantic Sailfish would crash into the glass of the aquarium, but it calmly and quietly swam around. However, it made our hearts leap into our mouths [lit. it made our hearts go "doki-doki"] when we saw it sometimes chased other fish.

観察していると、水槽内のイワシを追う行動が見られ、搬入した当日からイワシを食べているのを確認できました。
 
We were able to see that it was chasing the sardines in the aquarium and eating them from day one through observation.

イワシを食べるバショウカジキ
Atlantic Sailfish eating a sardine [video clip caption]

飼育が非常に難しい魚ですので、水族館で展示するのは世界初のことかもしれません。
状態良く搬入したとはいえ、定置網による網のスレや輸送によるストレスも大きかったはずです。
ぜひ、元気な内に生きたバショウカジキの姿を見て下さい。

As it such a difficult fish to feed, this might be the first time it has been displayed in a public aquarium. Although we can say it was introduced in good condition, it might have suffered stress from the move and been damaged by the net. Please, take a look at the sight of a healthy Atlantic Sailfish.

BTW, Craig, I had a look at their website. It didn't say what volume the large aquarium was, but it did say it contained 2050 tonnes of water.
 
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The Escaped Ape":10oac8am said:
BTW, Craig, I had a look at their website. It didn't say what volume the large aquarium was, but it did say it contained 2050 tonnes of water.

That'd be somewhere around 500,000 US gallons if a "tonne" = 2000 pounds.

Kuroshio has a tank in the range of 1.2 million gallons IIRC. Not sure if that's the tank these fish are in or not.

Thanks for the great translation Tom!
 
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Thanks Matt! I need the practice before we go back. :wink:

A tonne is 2204 pounds (tonne is our spelling of what I think you call a metric ton), so 2050 tonnes is 4,518,200 pounds.

I've just had another look at the website and I can't see any larger tanks. You're not remembering a volume you saw in liters are you?
 
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The Escaped Ape":bshm0qtc said:
Thanks Matt! I need the practice before we go back. :wink:

A tonne is 2204 pounds (tonne is our spelling of what I think you call a metric ton), so 2050 tonnes is 4,518,200 pounds.

I've just had another look at the website and I can't see any larger tanks. You're not remembering a volume you saw in liters are you?

Nah, I just got my aquariums mixed up...
The sailfish is at Aquamarine Fuukushima, and the exhibit I'm thinking of is called "Kuroshio Sea" at the Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa.
http://www.vimeo.com/5606758?hd=1
 
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Thank you Tom! I personally would charge a couple hundred bucks for a translation that meticulous. So... I guess I owe you a beer. :P
(I should buy dinner for the paragraph-to-paragraph pagination, matching up the kanji made (我心去)ドキドキ . :wink: )

Having spent time off the coast of Florida/Bahamas observing and trying (and consistently failing) to catch Sailfish, I have a great admiration for this fish. I'm still amazed at even the possibility that they could be kept in captivity. It's not enough to be the world's fastest fish, they also regularly flaunt their talents, bill juggling their prey on the surface for long 100-yd chases before deciding whether to bite. I can't imagine them ever being content in anything other than the open ocean.

If they get them to live a year, and eat PE Mysis, I'll be even more impressed. 8)
 
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Thanks Craig. I need the practice and it's quite rewarding to get feedback. 8)

BTW, I've just noticed a mistake with my translation. :mad:

This time, as we did not know if and when a Sailfish would enter the fixed shore net, we had a big truck on standby.
 
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Matt_":2fun6xnu said:
The Escaped Ape":2fun6xnu said:
Thanks Matt! I need the practice before we go back. :wink:

A tonne is 2204 pounds (tonne is our spelling of what I think you call a metric ton), so 2050 tonnes is 4,518,200 pounds.

I've just had another look at the website and I can't see any larger tanks. You're not remembering a volume you saw in liters are you?

Nah, I just got my aquariums mixed up...
The sailfish is at Aquamarine Fuukushima, and the exhibit I'm thinking of is called "Kuroshio Sea" at the Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa.
http://www.vimeo.com/5606758?hd=1

Ah yes, it's an ambition of mine to get to Okinawa to see that one. When we visited Okinawa before, we didn't go to the main island, so there was no opportunity. Next time...8)
 
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The Escaped Ape":1rstw8z9 said:
Thanks Craig. I need the practice and it's quite rewarding to get feedback. 8)

BTW, I've just noticed a mistake with my translation. :mad:

This time, as we did not know if and when a Sailfish would enter the fixed shore net, we had a big truck on standby.
Was that the 今回は何時 part?
 
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JohnHenry":rrz1s7sa said:
The Escaped Ape":rrz1s7sa said:
Thanks Craig. I need the practice and it's quite rewarding to get feedback. 8)

BTW, I've just noticed a mistake with my translation. :mad:

This time, as we did not know if and when a Sailfish would enter the fixed shore net, we had a big truck on standby.
Was that the 今回は何時 part?

Spot on. Literally "what hour".
 

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That is crazy! 8O

You would think that, being such a fast fish when it tried to eat it would smash into the walls of the tank and kill itself.

Kind of reminds me of trying to keep a great white in captivity. Just doesn;t work.
 
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Sea Turtle":3m8zwvyn said:
That is crazy! 8O

You would think that, being such a fast fish when it tried to eat it would smash into the walls of the tank and kill itself.

Kind of reminds me of trying to keep a great white in captivity. Just doesn;t work.

Did you have problems getting hold of baby seals?
 

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The Escaped Ape":30kme2uw said:
Sea Turtle":30kme2uw said:
That is crazy! 8O

You would think that, being such a fast fish when it tried to eat it would smash into the walls of the tank and kill itself.

Kind of reminds me of trying to keep a great white in captivity. Just doesn;t work.

Did you have problems getting hold of baby seals?
LOL

Once all the neighborhood dogs, cats and children ran out, yes, I did.
 
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My sister also compliments your translation, Tom. (The Tokyo sis.) She's been teaching her son Japanese, and now whenever I visit or call he chirps, "Oh-hi-oh!" "Good morning!" They say other things to me, I can't remember anything except what sounds in English like "But a-could ah she deny dey owe." Which Michelle says means (I can't remember which thing it means) either "stop making fun of me" or "don't touch the potatoes". The potatoes one is a great inside family joke, because of Atsuko's mother's visit and the bowl of mashed potatoes busted just as we were passing it around, awful mess.

Don't touch the potatoes! Stop making fun of me!
 
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Thanks Marina! I used a dictionary for a few words (fixed shore net anyone?), but I was quite pleased at how much I didn't need it for.

The only thing I could guess at with your nephew is maybe "Boku no koto o baka ni shinai de yo!", but I might not be guessing right because it's something particularly idiomatic. :oops:

If it were "Don't touch the potatoes!", I'd be expected something like "Jagaimo o sawaranai de!"
 

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