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Tracking the World’s Largest Salmon With Sonar

I bet taimen was not what came to mind after reading that headline.

These fish, more widely known as taimen (“TIE-men”), split early from the salmon evolutionary tree.  These ancient fish are found only in Asia. One characteristic certainly sets them apart from all others in the great salmon family – they are the biggest, capable of reaching over 2 meters (6 feet) in length and living over 30 years.

LINK (via National Geographic)

Keeping a $1 Million Rockwell In a Queens Storage Unit Is Risky

The NYPD is on the hunt for an art thief who is now in possession of a $1 million Norman Rockwell painting.

Read on at The Atlantic Wire

Aug 2013 SOTM Entry: AK Sheefish

Bobbi Holsman swung up this "tarpon of the North" for an August submission.

For Sale: 38 Foot 3 Piece

Comes apart into approximately 3, 13 foot long sections.