Woman in Oregon reels in record-breaking fish

Woman in Oregon reels in record-breaking fish

Source: fox news

4/9/2024

Credit: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

An amateur fisherwoman may have unexpectedly broken a world record while angling for rockfish in Oregon on April Fools' Day.

Tillamook, Oregon, resident Rebecca Jones began her Monday morning by digging for sand shrimp, according to an April 5 news release from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. She told officials that she began fishing and hunting a few years ago, and described herself as self-taught.

"[She] then headed to Barview Jetty near Garibaldi hoping to catch rockfish for dinner," state officials explained.

"Instead, she hauled in an eel-like fish she’d never seen before, the monkeyface prickleback."

Monkeyface prickleback

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
2001	Extremely rare golden largemouth bass caught in Virginia river	cbsnews	2023-02-16	US
2002	20 rock, tree structures going into Sacramento River for fish habitat	kmph	2023-02-17	US
2003	Cambodians celebrate traditional fishing methods at annual ceremony	france24	2023-02-18	KH
2004	In Canada, women-only ice fishing is about more than fish	csmonitor	2023-02-13	CA
2005	Robotic Fish Is Powered by 'Robot-Blood' and Has No Battery	interesting engineering	2020-06-20	US
2006	Эвтрофикация волжских водохранилищ	geonovosti	2023-01-29	RU
2007	Когда? На что ловить Белого Амура?	telegra	2023-03-01	RU
2008	Fisheries Department says it will shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.'s coast to protect wild fish	cbc	2023-02-17	CA
2009	Are Videos of Dead Fish Near Ohio Train Derailment Real?	snopes	2023-02-14	US
2010	Meet the sturddlefish, a new fish hybrid accidentally created by scientists	cnet	2020-07-22	US
2011	Watch the First Ever POV Video of World's Fastest Fish Stalking Prey	cnet	2023-02-15	US
2012	Fishing communities create marine refuges to protect Chile’s biodiversity	mongabay	2023-02-16	CL
2013	Sabah determined to stop fish bombing, takes stern action on offenders	nst	2023-02-17	MY
2014	Florence Pugh holds giant fish in new Vogue cover	totallyveganbuzz	2023-02-17	US
2015	Massive tuna fish 'kills itself' after flash photography at aquarium	dailystar	2023-01-12	UK
2016	Koi fish breeding business brings wealth to villages	Xinhua	2023-02-06	CN
2017	Fish can recognize themselves in photos, further evidence they may be self-aware	sciencenews	2023-02-06	US
2018	Four fishermen are rescued after floating for FIVE DAYS in a fishing box in the ocean	dailymail	2023-02-07	MY
2019	Pet fish purveyor keeps local aquariums filled	Capital Journal	2023-02-07	US
2020	Seafloor mapper Dave Bernstein knows how to find fish	coastalreview	2023-02-08	US
2021	Pet fish fee at Missouri apartment complex shocks potential renter	Fox News	2023-02-06	US
2022	Want to catch an Idaho dinosaur?	the Idaho Statesman	2023-02-07	US
2023	Critics allege EU’s ‘toxic collusion’ with fishing lobbies is damaging Indian Ocean tuna	mongabay	2023-02-07	US
2024	Why Florida Gulf Coast University researchers are following dead fish	WINK News	2023-02-10	US
2025	Levels of toxic mercury in canned tuna are so 'unpredictable' pregnant women should avoid it	dailymail	2023-02-09	UK