Caught while trolling for tuna. SST 20 Celsius.
158 cm fork length, 52 cm girth.
Observation and image courtesy of Pete Thomas and Cameron Eddy.
guessing this little one is about 4-5 days old max, going off a skate I seen freshly born recently
No idea what this skeleton is. Seems to have webbed feet and a long tail.
The last photo has a circular item for scale - it is 52mm outside diameter.
Found floating on it's side in the shallows. Picked up by hand and then released after photos
Part of a 10-day research expedition to tag Pacific Bluefin tuna, image taken by charter boat crew. These fish were satellite tagged and tracked.
Hoki tails dangling out of deck deck on a large commercial fishing vessel. Part of a 10-day research expedition to tag Pacific Bluefin tuna, image taken by Andre Boustany.
Hoki dangling out of seine on the haul back to a large commercial fishing vessel. Part of a 10-day research expedition to tag Pacific Bluefin tuna, image taken by Andre Boustany.
Now this was a bit of a surprise.
Swam out when I lifted a rock. It then tucked into a space nearby. Very weird things. Habitat shot last. That's the spot he was in before I flipped the rock.
~4cm long
Lower intertidal.
guessing this little one is about 4-5 days old max, going off a skate I seen freshly born recently
No idea what this skeleton is. Seems to have webbed feet and a long tail.
The last photo has a circular item for scale - it is 52mm outside diameter.