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Tag Archives: Catalina Island

18′ Oar Fish Found Off Catalina Island

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Rick SpilmanOctober 16, 2013

Oar fish are real “sea serpents.”  They can grow to be 50′ long and are the longest bony fish in the world.  As they live in deep water, they are rarely seen on the surface. Nevertheless, over the weekend, Jasmine Santana, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Catalina Island, Catalina Island Marine Institute, Oar Fish, Tole Mour

Whose Missile was it? Was it a Missile?

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Rick SpilmanNovember 11, 2010

Update: One blogger has plotted the trajectories and determined that the contrail was that of US Airways flight 808.   At least no one is claiming that it was a weather balloon.  The Daily Show has its own spin. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Catalina Island, missile launch, Pacific
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