10 SEPTEMBER. ALASKA: FISH

I was on a halibut charter out of Homer a couple of weeks ago with my brother and brother-in-law when we came across an Ocean Sunfish. We were in the central part of Cook Inlet due west of Kachemak Bay. Unfortunately, it didn't stay at the surface long enough for a photo. We sighted the characteristic bullet-shaped blob with the dorsal fin flopping at the surface. When we got to within 60 ft, it dove and swam away using both dorsal and ventral fins. Here are the specifics: 59 27.60 N, 152 38.14 W, Temp. = 57.2 F (from a Furuno fathometer, no estimate on accuracy), Depth = 205 ft.--Robert Suryan <robert_suryan@mail.fws.gov>

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