Now here's something you don't see every day — a yellow halibut.
The crew of the fishing vessel Atka Pride caught the fish in mid-September near Atka in the Aleutian chain.
That's skipper Don Malcolm below holding the curious catch.
Photos of the fish were sent to the International Pacific Halibut Commission and the Smithsonian, says Joe Kyle, chief operating officer with the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association.APICDA, one of Alaska's Community Development Quota organizations, owns and operates the Atka Pride through a subsidiary.
Thanks, Joe, for sharing the pictures of this bumblebee halibut!
That is so cool. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWeird... I wouldnt eat it...
ReplyDeleteHis mom had an illicit romance with a yellow fin sole.
ReplyDeleteAny word on what the meat was like?
ReplyDeleteIts an Amchitka Island Nuclear halibut
ReplyDeleteIt was bleached by volcanic ash from Kasatochi?
ReplyDeleteI have seen one which looks like that after it sat in the bottom of a fish hold all day. Without physical evidence in the form of scientific testing I would just call this another fish story!
ReplyDeleteWeird. Gross. Ugly.
ReplyDeleteTastes like chicken.
ReplyDeleteI'm going with the Amchitka Island Nuclear halibut.
ReplyDeleteIt's called "Chromatic Gene Disorder" (according to IPHC) and does not affect the meat.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a cross with an Atka Mackerel.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a halibut that color yet,, but I have seen Red salmon that had bright yellow fins and stomach
ReplyDeleteWierd. Did you paint a CATERPILLAR with it?
ReplyDeleteCaught one just like this one this Summer on my charter boat in Sitka. Released it due to the fact it was to long/short (about 56 inches). She was very beautiful and I was glad to release her.
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