Insurance adjuster catches 200-year-old rockfish off Alaska, Catch of the century? An insurance adjuster from Seattle was stunned to find a fish he caught in Alaska could be more than 200-years-old.
Henry Liebman reeled in the beastly 39.08-pound rockfish June 21. I knew it was abnormally big [But I]didn't know it was a record until on the way back we looked in the Alaska guide book that was on the boat," he told the Daily Sitka Sentinel.
Liebman's find smashed the previous record catch of a 200-year-old 32.5-inch guppie, leading experts to say his find is probably even older.
"Henry's was almost 41 inches, so his could be substantially older," said Troy Tidingco, Sitka area manager for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
It would mean the fish was born before the U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1967. Liebman reportedly returned home with his haul which he says he will now mount on his wall.
But his plans have sparked anger on Twitter, with many criticizing him for killing the "beautiful" creature and asking why he didn't return it to the sea soon after.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Insurance adjuster catches 200-year-old rockfish off Alaska
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