Smelts are small fish families, Osmeridae , found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They are also known as freshwater smelts or smelts typical to distinguish them from Argentinidae, Bathylagidae, and associated Retropinnidae.
Some species are smelly common in the Great Lakes of North America, and in lakes and northern oceans of Europe, where they run in large schools along the saltwater coastline during spring migration to their spawning streams. In some parts of the western United States, odor populations have greatly declined in recent decades, leading to their protection under the Endangered Species Act. Delta Smelt, Hypomesus transpacificus , found in Sacramento Delta California, and the smelly Columbia River, Eulachon , are both protected from harvest.
Some species of smelts are among the few fish that the athlete has allowed for the net, using hand dye nets, either along the shoreline or in the river. Some athletes also provoke ice fish to kiss. They are often fried and eaten whole.
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Description
In size, smelts usually grow to about 20 cm (7.9 inches), although some species can reach 70 cm (28 inches). Smelts are a great source of food for many fish, including salmon, striped bass, and lake trout.
Like salmon, many species are anadromous, live most of their lives at sea, but travel to fresh water to breed. However, some exceptions, such as smelly surf, spend their entire lives at sea.
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Smelly Smelt
In Canadian and US provinces declared around the Great Lakes, "dip smelt" is a common group sport in early spring and when the water flow reaches about 4 Ã, Â ° C, (40-42Ã, Â ° F). Fish are seen using a flashlight or headlamp and scooped out of the water using a net made of nylon or metal mesh. The odor is cleansed by removing the head and stomach contents. Fins, scales, and bones of all but the largest of the smelts are cooked without removal.
On the coast of Maine, smelts are also a sign of spring, with the flight of these small fish up to the small tidal estuaries. Many of these streams are narrow enough for a person to straddle and catch fish properly by dipping a bucket.
As food
North America
Smelts are an important winter catch in the salt water mouth of the New England and Canadian Maritime Provinces. Fishermen will historically go to custom locations on ice using horses and sledges. Smelt taken from cold-salt water is preferred over those taken in warm water. Fish does not have high prices in the market, but provides additional sources of income because of its abundance. Smelts "flash frozen" just by leaving them in ice and then being sold to fish buyers coming to the river.
At the present time, smelts are captured commercially using nets in the sea, and for recreation by hand netted them or spear or lure them through holes in river ice. They are often targeted by fish in small 'fisherman' villages that grow along frozen streams. Common ways to prepare include frying with flour and butter, or frying in batter, and sometimes cooked directly from water on a small stove in the hut.
East Asia
Smelt is very popular in Japan, such as Sprinchus lanceolatus species, and is generally roasted, called shishamo , especially when it is full of eggs.
Smelt roe, especially of capelin, called masago in Japanese, is yellow to orange and is often used in sushi.
Smelt also served in the restaurant dim sum, fried with head and tail attached, identified as du? ch? n yÃÆ'º (???) or du? lu? n yÃÆ'º (???), which is loosely translated as "fish with many eggs".
Smelt is one of the main fish species eaten on the coast of Karnataka, especially in Mangalore and Udupi areas, usually fried with head and tail removed or in curry. They are called 'Bolingei' (??????) in Kannada and Tulu and 'MotiyaLe' in Konkani.
Festival
In the city of Inje, South Korea (Gangwon Province), the Ice Fishing Festival is held every year from January 30 to February 2 at Soyang Lake, coinciding with the annual turnover of smelt into fresh water to spawn. They are locally known as bing-eo (??) and are usually eaten alive or fried. [1]
In Finland, the province of Paltamo has an annual festival of Norssikarnevaali in mid-May.
For some Italians, especially from the Calabria area, fried smelts are a traditional part of a Christmas dinner consisting of several types of fish.
In 1956, the Chamber of Commerce in Kelso, Washington, declared Kelso, located on the Cowlitz River, as "Smelt Capital of the World". They set up a billboard that proclaims this, and holds festivals for the annual escape, until the road dries up.
The village of Lewiston, New York, at the bottom of the Niagara River, celebrates an annual festival kissing two days during the first weekend in May. During the festival, approximately 350 pounds of smelt were beaten and fried at Lewiston Waterfront. Free-smelling samples during the festival and donations are accepted, as they help support programs supported by the Niagara River Anglers. The festival has a motto, which is a play of words: "Lewiston never smells so good."
Lithuania celebrates its annual smelt festival in Palanga "Palangos Stinta" beginning every January.
The American Legion Post 82, in Port Washington, Wisconsin has hosted the annual Smelt Fry since 1951. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, 35 miles north of Milwaukee, Port Washington has a long history as a fishing community with commercial and sports ventures. The Legion Smelt Fry takes place every year in mid to late April. In mid-July this ancient city hosted their Fish Day event, billed as "The biggest fish fry in the world, one day, outdoors!
By the time the springs spring run on the Neva River in the head of the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea in Saint Petersburg, the Smelt Festival ( Prazdnik korushki ) is celebrated.
Duluth, Minnesota has held an annual event "Fun, Smelt, Run!" costumes and doll parades, Fry and Spard dance parties since 2011.
References
External links
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Osmeridae" in FishBase. Version January 2006.
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