Current:Home > Contact-usGroup of scientists discover 400-pound stingray in New England waters-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
Group of scientists discover 400-pound stingray in New England waters
View Date:2024-12-24 07:49:02
There’s nothing like a 400-pound catch to really get the morning started.
A roughtail stingray that measured over 6 feet long and 5 feet wide was caught Thursday by The Long Island Sound Trawl Survey with Connecticut Fish and Wildlife crew in the Long Island Sound, a tidal estuary between Connecticut and New York.
What makes the find relatively rare is that the Bathytoshia centroura is commonly found anywhere from New England to Florida on the Atlantic coast, but not in this particular area, according to a Facebook post made by Connecticut Fish and Wildlife.
Roughtail stingrays like the one caught have a venomous spine in their tail but are not aggressive or frequent shallow waters where people swim.
The crew hoisted the gentle giant onto the boat on its back and took some measurements instead of rolling the animal over in its trawl net, the post states.
After taking the measurements, the crew “immediately returned the ray to the water to watch it swim away alive and well,” according to the post.
The roughtail stingray wasn’t the only notable catch of the day, crews also caught a large predatory fish known as a cobia. The Rachycentron canadum can weigh as much as 150 pounds and can grow up to 6 feet.
Cobias can be found in many locations on the Atlantic coast but have historically been seen in Delaware or Maryland. The species has become more common in New England as the waters have warmed due to climate change.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection utilizes the data Connecticut Fish and Wildlife collects to document “the new normal” observed in the waters.
More:California's great white shark population is growing, but risk of attack isn't. Here's why.
veryGood! (5781)
Related
- At age 44, Rich Hill's baseball odyssey continues - now with Team USA
- Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
- Niger’s junta revokes key law that slowed migration for Africans desperate to reach Europe
- German-Israeli singer admits he lied when accusing hotel of antisemitism in a video that went viral
- Georgia State University is planning a $107M remake of downtown Atlanta
- Israel and Hamas extend their truce, but it seems only a matter of time before the war resumes
- NHL expands All-Star Weekend in Toronto, adding women’s event, bringing back player draft
- NHL's first-quarter winners and losers include Rangers, Connor Bedard and Wild
- Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper Prove They're Going Strong With Twinning Looks on NYC Date
- 'The Voice' contestant Tom Nitti leaves Season 24 for 'personal reasons,' will not return
Ranking
- Is Kyle Richards Finally Ready to File for Divorce From Mauricio Umansky? She Says...
- Meta deliberately targeted young users, ensnaring them with addictive tech, states claim
- Argentina’s right-wing president-elect to meet with a top Biden adviser
- Elevator drops 650 feet at a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 workers and injuring 75
- NFL playoff picture Week 10: Lions stay out in front of loaded NFC field
- Yippy-ki-yay, it's 'Die Hard' season again
- Honda, Jeep, and Volvo among 337,000 vehicles recalled: Check car recalls here
- One Tree Hill’s Bethany Joy Lenz Reveals Where She Found “Safety” Amid Exit From Cult Life
Recommendation
-
Relive Pregnant Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly's Achingly Beautiful Romance
-
Mark Cuban Leaving Shark Tank After Season 16
-
This dad wanted a stress-free Christmas tradition for his kids. So he invented one.
-
Minnesota Wild fire coach Dean Evason amid disappointing start, hire John Hynes
-
Mississippi rising, Georgia falling in college football NCAA Re-Rank 1-134 after Week 11
-
Authorities face calls to declare a hate crime in Vermont shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent
-
Mark Cuban Leaving Shark Tank After Season 16
-
See Morgan Wade Make Her RHOBH Debut After Being Stalked by Kyle Richards