> Pacific bluefin tuna washes up on Orcas Island, hundreds of miles outside its usual range
Pacific bluefin tuna washes up on Orcas Island, hundreds of miles outside its usual range
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When SeaDoc Society wildlife veterinarian Joe Gaydos first got a call about a Pacific bluefin tuna spotted at Crescent Beach on Orcas Island, his initial reaction was awe.
"Sure enough, this giant tuna was sitting on the beach and it was so beautiful- with the sun coming up and the tuna sitting there, I was like, 'This is kind of surreal, what's going on?'" Gaydos said. "Just that morning there was a book being released, 'Fishes of the Salish Sea,' all 260 fishes- I thought, I don't think that fish is even in here."
He called researchers at the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratories, who were also surprised to see the species so far north.
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/pacific-bluefin-tuna-washes-up-orcas-island/281-9838dbdf-597e-4ad8-b57e-f07f94aa5a77