They are still here.

I'm kinda surprised nobody walked off with them - They used to be just laying around in the old Fisheries building.

Thinking about this reminded me of the smell of that old building, which is burned into my memory forever.

Ah yes. You know it's spring time in the old Fish building when the started to grind up the frozen pond carcasses to feed the babies in the pond.

Fortunately, we don't get those types of smells in the new building.

Every now and then, someone will be carting around a bucket of festering squid, dead sea birds, or a rotting dolphin going under the knife for an autopsy, but those events are far and few between.

milt - when were you in Fisheries? Did you get a degree from here?

Graduated in my 4th senior year, 1982 - Shellfish culture. I was a poor student, but a good pinball player.

If great whites can chew up surfers in Glen Eden and swim around Falcon Cove they can swim a little further to Ocean Shores.

I'll keep my hands away from the water in the Harbor this fall while releasing salmon,"NOT".Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

It's a Chinark!!!!

Mikespike thinks it is Brewer's selective harvest plan for seals/sea lions. He is actually rearing pups in his vats, not brewing beer like he says.

If someone would give me their email I will forward the email I got and you could post the photos. Maybe someone would recognize the docks. or forklift. okbye JP

Don't bother. It's a Mako caught off of Nova Scotia:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/yarmouth.asp

here are the pix I got

This thread pops up about once per quarter.....this ones right on schedule, and we should see the next one sometime in June

We had one at our boat fishing New Year's Island north of Santa Cruz Ca. A decade ago. My friend was looking over the side while bringing in a Rockcod and followed it to the surface. He doesn't like to fish in the ocean now!

yep, and once again a dead give away is the area code on the boom in the background of the 1st pic

The best one I had in the harbor 3 years ago was a Thresher shark with about 5 foot of body but 6 foot of tail. It was right in front of O'leary Creek in the deep spot. I had it hooked on the head (Chinarked!) When I finally got it to surface I was just ready to proclaim one of the biggest Chinook released of the year when it's stinking tail started to whip around. Holy **it get that leader cut!!
There was a North River right along side to witness and he couldn't believe what he had just seen either!! There's some big one out there boys!!

Someone hand me the forceps maybe I can get the hook out of his tongue and we can let it go

Just one more reason to use barbless hooks...I hate it when my barb makes a great white to bleed.

OK this was worth the wait, boys, I promise.

I got the goods on the bonafide, honest to God, true to life Gargantuan Grays Harbor Great White.

The year was 1969. The place was a drift between Buoy 13 (western demarcation of MA 2-2) and Buoy 16. The fish was literally MASSIVE..... wit' 'UGE teet'

When they strung 'im up on the hoist, a seal fell outta its mouth and the tail flippers of a second one could be seen hanging out.

FEAST YOUR EYES ON THIS!

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WOW!!,........ is all I have to say.

Thx for posting that Doc.

i remember that shark.