16-09-2015 03:34 via alaskapublic.org

Warm-water fish increasingly spotted in Alaska waters

Scientists and fishermen have reported more unusual species in Alaska waters, likely because of warming sea surface temperatures. Meanwhile, an Alaska research organization has created an online clearinghouse of all the news and research related to the anomaly called The Blob.
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An ocean sunfish is captured in research trawl in July 2015. (Image courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Many of the unusual sightings this summer have been of mola mola, or ocean sun
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