What the heck is that?

[Beachnative]

Just what is it? HERE

 

[coastie65]

It's an Oarfish. Usually found at 3000Ft ( Approx. 1000 Meters ).

 

[Jaxem]

As per your linked article:

"Marine science instructor Jasmine Santana was swimming along the coast of Catalina Island when she came across the huge beast, which was actually a rare oarfish"

Which you can learn more about here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oarfish

 

[musical marv]

It's an Oarfish. Usually found at 3000Ft ( Approx. 1000 Meters ).

Very rare fish indeed.To bad it died.

 

[riser]

And we used to laugh when we read about explorers hundreds of years ago who were afraid of going too far out into the ocean because things like that existed. They were even drawn on maps. Maybe there was some truth to it.

I recall reading an article about a WWI or WWII boat that sunk in the Atlantic. The survivors jumps into their red (not orange) life boat. A giant squid attacked them, pulling them off the boat and eating them. Apparently these giant squids attack red.

 

[wanamingo]

This is why the ocean freaks me out. Ill take a pool over oarfish any day.

 

[Reynod]

The vikings once used to jump in the ocean, beat up a couple of dozen oar fish, then mug a decent boatfish, and get their slaves to row (using the dead oarfish as oars) on the boatfish ... down the coast looting raping and pillaging.

Those were the days ...

 

[riser]

Smoke another one Rey. 😉

 

[Reynod]

Alas I simply take nothing beyond ibuprofen for a headache my friend ... I do not smoke funny stuff, or even drink.

I get D&A tested a lot ... which is great for my industry.

You can't work in Oil & Gas and do that stuff.

So my weird behaviour is simply me.

 

[coastie65]

Smoke another one Rey. 😉

That was no worse than your squid story. lol

 

[riser]

Alas I simply take nothing beyond ibuprofen for a headache my friend ... I do not smoke funny stuff, or even drink.

I get D&A tested a lot ... which is great for my industry.

You can't work in Oil & Gas and do that stuff.

So my weird behaviour is simply me.

Over here, you would be highly medicated. 😉

 

[Reynod]

The same policy applies wherever you go my friend.

 

[Jaxem]

You mods crack me up

 

[Reynod]

Smoke another one Rey. 😉

That was no worse than your squid story. lol

My wife was not impressed with that story ...

 

[coastie65]

Smoke another one Rey. 😉

That was no worse than your squid story. lol

My wife was not impressed with that story ...

lol

 

[veltliner]

old japanese legend says, if the oarfish comes up to the surface, an eartquake or tsunami is on it`s way.
Fukushima part 2?

 

[coastie65]

old japanese legend says, if the oarfish comes up to the surface, an eartquake or tsunami is on it`s way.
Fukushima part 2?

Yeah. I've heard that. Could be, but maybe California this time as that is where they are washing up.