Mola Mola

This may be the largest Mola ever seen.

Mola Mola on the fly

About 4 or 5 casts in I put the fly just in front on the fish and to our surprise the line went taught.  We laughed and not much happened - excitement turned to guilt.  More at Born to Fly Fish

Tierney Thys swims with the giant sunfish

Another very interesting talk from from the Ted Conference.

Why you should listen to her:

Marine biologist Tierney Thys studies the Mola mola, the world's largest bony fish. With their enormous, odd bodies, peaceful habits and lust for jellyfish, these giants can be key to understanding life in the open ocean. Thys and her team are tagging and tracking molas worldwide to learn about how they live, and how climate change may be affecting all ocean life.

Thys is also director of research at the Sea Studios Foundation, a team of scientists and filmmakers that makes media to raise awareness of environmental issues -- including the PBS series Strange Days on Planet Earth and targeted videos that influence policymakers and businesspeople. Sea Studios was also instrumental in helping eBay stop the trading of invasive species.

Via: TED