Last week, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere found the deceased 9.5-foot specimen at Grandview Beach in Encinitas — just the 21st of its species documented to have washed up on California beaches since 1901, officials said.
The previous 12.25-foot long fish was found in August by kayakers and snorkelers in La Jolla Cove.
Ben Frable, manager of the Scripps Oceanography Marine Vertebrate Collection — one of the largest collections of deep-sea fish in the world — contacted the NOAA Fisheries West Coast team to recover the specimen and transport it to the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, according to a Scripps statement.
Comment: Just 5 days prior in the same region: Bad weather and red alert in Catania, Italy critical situation in Acireale: flooded streets and people stuck in cars