Grotesque fish caught off Australia ignites debate. ‘Put it back in its space ship’

Grotesque fish caught off Australia ignites debate. ‘Put it back in its space ship’

By Mark Price

Source: sacbee

7/15/2022

Credit: Facebook

It’s tough to stump professional anglers with a fish, but a charter boat captain admits being perplexed by something caught in deep waters off southeast Australia. A photo shows his catch had bulging green eyes, black saw-like teeth, and flesh that appeared to have been roasted over an open fire. It came up with a bait fish hanging out of its mouth, too. Jason Moyce — known as “Trapman Bermagui” on social media — turned to social media for help identifying the fish.

“I’m pretty sure this is a blobfish?” Moyce wrote June 27 on Facebook. “Caught in deep water, east off Bermagui. Probably the ugliest fish I’ve ever seen. ... Much more ugly in the flesh.” The fish does (sort of) resemble the blobfish, which have a fleshy color, “globular head and ‘floppy’ skin,” according to the Australian Museum.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
2676	Step-to-Step Guide to Start Your Own Profitable Fish Farming Business	krishijagran	2022-07-11	IN
2677	Protected areas not exempt as blast fishing blows up in Sri Lanka	mongabay	2022-07-12	LK
2678	Fishermen, Conservation Groups Call For Ban On Chesapeake Bay Commercial Menhaden Netting	sportfishingmag	2022-07-19	US
2679	Feds say breaching needed to meet fish recovery goals	magicvalley	2022-07-14	US
2680	Bizarre aftermath of fish raining from the SKY after monsoons in India led to strange phenomenon	the-sun	2022-07-14	IN
2681	Under fireworks-filled sky on Lake Erie, Pennsylvania kayaker reels in a giant catfish	goerie	2022-07-14	US
2682	16-Foot Fish Caught. It Has A Connection With Earthquakes	ndtv	2022-07-15	CL
2683	Bristol Bay's sockeye run of 69.7 million fish is the biggest on record	KDLG 670AM	2022-07-15	US
2684	In Portugal, Taking a Dive Into Sardines	nytimes	2022-07-13	PT
2685	Страсть и донная снасть	Охотники.ру	2022-07-24	RU
2686	Ловля судака на живцовые снасти	Охотники.ру	2022-07-25	RU
2687	На Алтае откроется межрегиональная выставка "Охота и рыболовство Алтая 2022"	Рыболовство	2022-07-25	RU
2688	US Could Require Steps for Dams to Save Last Atlantic Salmon	Associated Press	2022-07-25	US
2689	Woman, 73, stabbed by 100-pound sailfish that leapt from water off Florida coast	Fox News	2022-07-24	US
2690	Cod stock off southern N.L. coast at critical levels, says Fisheries Department	ctv news	2020-11-20	CA
2691	Fisheries report brings hope to Indigenous communities, sparks anger in industry	ctv news	2022-07-19	CA
2692	4 Alberta men lose 80 pounds of halibut and crab, fined $4,500 after violations: B.C. conservation officers	ctv	2022-07-22	CA
2693	Fisheries Department needs to think like a fish	penticton herald	2022-07-23	CA
2694	Underwater robot connects humans' sight and touch to deep sea	techxplore	2022-07-21	US
2695	Get paid for catching snakeheads: Maryland tagging program pays up to $200 per fish	FOX 5 DC	2022-07-06	US
2696	Fish-farming practices come under scrutiny amid surge in aquaculture	mongabay	2022-07-06	ID
2697	Thousands of dead fish washing up along shores of Chesapeake Bay after fishing company reports torn net	wtkr	2022-07-02	US
2698	Florida woman kills fish by pouring hot sauce in tank during a fight, deputies say	FOX 35 News	2022-07-07	US
2699	Fisherman caught with fish bombing paraphernalia in Semporna	thestar	2022-07-08	US
2700	Engineers try to electro shock invasive carp	abc17news	2022-07-08	US

107 of [218 - pages.]