"Proudly provided by a Morro Bay fisherman who had a zillion of them. ""Slime eels bring in 90 cents a pound, that's better than tuna or albacore right now, and we ship them live to Japan."" He then proceeded to demonstrate how the hagfish's secretions from the 'portholes' on their sides expand tremendously when exposed to water, creating handfuls of slime from a single fish."
"Fighting back with copious amounts of slime from the line of ""portholes"" on its sides - clearly visible in the first photo. It was likely in the harbor via a commercial fishing boat."
"Fighting back with copious amounts of slime from the line of ""portholes"" on its sides - clearly visible in the first photo. It was likely in the harbor via a commercial fishing boat."
Description: English: Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) in a hole at 150 meters depth. Latitude 37 58 N., Longitude 123 27 W. California, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Date: 2004. Source: NOAA Photo Library: sanc1691. Author: Linda Snook. Credit: NOAA/CBNMS.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Two Pacific hagfish actively feeding on a dead sharpchin rockfish, Sebastes zacentrus, while one remains in a curled position at the left of the photo. Date: Unknown dateUnknown date. Source: http://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/mfr554/mfr5543.pdf. Author: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
