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100yr old fish foud alive.
04:35:38 Apr 7th 07 - Mr. Firendash:


ap
fishermen catch big, old alaska rockfish

by dan joling, associated press writer fri apr 6, 6:08 am et

anchorage, alaska - a commercial fishing boat hauled in what may have been one of the oldest creatures in alaska — a giant rockfish estimated to be about a century old.

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the 44-inch, 60-pound female shortraker rockfish was caught last month by the catcher-processor kodiak enterprise as it trawled for pollock 2,100 feet below the surface, south of the pribilof islands in the bering sea.

the seattle-based vessel, owned by trident seafoods, pulled up an estimated 75 tons of pollock and 10 bright-orange rockfish.

scientists at the national oceanic and atmospheric administration at the alaska fisheries science center in seattle measured, photographed and documented the fish. they removed an ear bone, the otolith, which contains growth rings similar to rings in the trunks of trees.

they estimate the rockfish was 90 to 115 years old.

that's toward the upper end of the known age limit for shortraker rockfish, said paul spencer of the science center. other estimates put the fish's maximum age at 157 years, spencer said.

the contents of the rockfish's stomach were examined and scientists took tissue samples to measure her reproductive potential. "the belly was large," spencer said. "the ovaries were full of developing embryos."

scientists said the specimen is not the biggest on record. a 47-inch shortraker rockfish was recorded, according to the book "fishes of alaska

this march 2007 photo released by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, shows dr. chris wilson of noaa's alaska fisheries science center in seattle, wash., holding a 38-inch ruler up to a giant shortraker rockfish. the fish, according to noaa, was caught in mid-march when the kodiak enterprise was trawling at about 350 fathoms in the pribilof canyon at night just south of the pribilof islands in the bering sea.  (ap photo, noaa fisheries, karna mckinney) this is the 100 yr old fish


14:57:04 Apr 7th 07 - Mr. Firendash:

come on this is cool.


15:00:05 Apr 7th 07 - Lord Argyle:

this is the picture of the fish, in the first post, I only see text...


15:02:37 Apr 7th 07 - Duke Efrandor:

I'm getting erection.


15:32:00 Apr 7th 07 - Mr. Roxbury:

My guess is that fish wont make it to 101.


16:01:38 Apr 7th 07 - Lord Oya:

lol @ rox


17:16:24 Apr 7th 07 - Sir Fizban:

Why talk about it and its find? I mean, put it back in the water and study the freakin' thing! But no, we got to chop it up and kill it.

Sorry, this is the only time I'll act like an eco-nut. Carry on with yourselves.


17:23:23 Apr 7th 07 - Mr. Joseph:

Fisban
"chop it up and kill it."
well its an unfortunate effect when you chop living stuff up..


19:23:38 Apr 7th 07 - Mr. Warfreak:

well what else am i supposed to eat for dinner :P

 

mmmm dipped in hot sauce..


02:06:44 Apr 8th 07 - Mr. Firendash:

its awsome!!!!


02:26:21 Apr 8th 07 - Ms. Mind:

looks a little like


02:36:05 Apr 8th 07 - Mr. Roxbury:


02:40:25 Apr 8th 07 - Mr. Roxbury:


04:10:18 Apr 8th 07 - Ms. Mind:

homo adobea. :P


09:14:47 Apr 8th 07 - Duke Efrandor:

Ha! Roxey ^^


09:48:10 Apr 8th 07 - Mr. Basch:

why is it that everywhere i go i see carnage around? it feels like i'm being tortured by em lol


10:05:57 Apr 8th 07 - Sir Salaracen:

hmm yes that guy suits his backround, hes the leader of carnage:p


09:30:44 Apr 11th 07 - Sir Venomz The Naked:

You know im the only tru leader of carnage ^^

Besides, he isnt naked!


14:14:19 Apr 14th 07 - Mr. Temujin:

lol.. kilerz..


17:54:50 Jan 13th 09 - Sir Perkunas:

bump


18:17:00 Jan 13th 09 - Mr. Blood Frenzy:

lol whyd u bump tis from 2 yrs ago...Besides turtles live wayyyyy longer.


18:27:23 Jan 13th 09 - Sir Wilberforce Pwner:

Well played rox, old or not that was pretty funny :D


19:44:58 Jan 13th 09 - Pirate Lewatha:

haha yeah, that was a good one :P


01:00:12 Jan 14th 09 - Sir Pesterd:

ya seriously wtf was that lol? a topic from 1 and a half yrs ago...


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