![]() ![]() ![]() In the years that followed, he converted his family’s avocation into a career, earning a PhD in fisheries biology from the University of Washington. He began keeping a life list and seeking out oddities, like a birder traveling to the ends of the Earth to glimpse an ivory gull. They specialize in catching the largest members of smallish species: a Midas cichlid near Miami, Florida, that tipped the scales at just over a kilogram, a white piranha in Brazil that weighed no more than a pineapple.Īround 2010, sampling the world’s marine and aquatic wonders became a goal unto itself for Martini. The Arosteguis, who half-jokingly describe themselves as the “ugly fish” people, are legendary for pursuing not only standard game fish-grouper, bass, trout-but also a litany of finned curiosities unlikely to appear in Field & Stream. Martini Arostegui has held more than 200 fishing records, the first, a longnose gar, when he was six years old his parents, Roberta and Martin, have together logged close to 650 records of their own. In the world of competitive sportfishing, the name Arostegui is royalty. This story originally appeared in Hakai Magazine and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Collection 4 – Lesson Plans from Our Monthly PBS Program.Collection 3 – Virtual Field Trips in the Great Lakes.Collection 2 – Threats to the Great Lakes.Collection 1 – An Exploration of the Great Lakes.Beneath the Surface: The Line 5 Pipeline in the Great Lakes.Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash.Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice.The Catch: News about the Lakes You Love.Ask the Great Lakes Now Team Your PFAS Question.Ask Your Question About the Great Lakes. ![]()
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