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This is the first Pacific football fish reported on the Oregon Coast, according to the Seaside Aquarium. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The outback fist use light that shines from a phosphorescent bulb on their forehead to attract prey.

A deep-sea angler fish, called a Pacific football fish (Himantoliphus sagamius) has been found by local beachcombers just south of Cannon Beach. Living in complete darkness, at 2,000 -3,300 feet, these fish are rarely seen, according to the Seaside Aquarium. “In fact, only 31 specimens have been recorded around the world,” the Aquarium operators state in a Facebook post. “While a handful of football fish have been recorded in New Zealand, Japan, Russia, Hawaii, Ecuador, Chile, and California this is the first one reported on the Oregon Coast to our knowledge.” Little is known about the football fish history but what is known is unusually fascinating, the Aquarium officials write. “Like other angler fish, the outback fist use light that shines from a phosphorescent

bulb on their forehead to attract prey,” the Facebook post reads. “Food at the depths that these guys peruse can be very sparse, so football fish are not picky eaters. They eat anything that can fit into their mouths.” Only females actively hunt as the males are more like parasites. Males being 10 times smaller than females, find a female to fuse themselves to, according to the Aquarium. “They lose their eyes and internal organs, getting all their nutrients from their female partners. In return, they provide females with a steady source of sperm,” the Facebook post states. "How the males find the females in the pitch dark is still unknown.” A few weeks ago, amateur photographer Michael Sanchez captured a photo of a blue rock thrush on a rocky area at Cannon Beach. Officials said it is likely the first ever seen in the United States.

Mayfly Fest sees sunshine and large crowd

Photos by Bree Laughlin

Coos Bay Watershed Association representatives said the 2024 event was the biggest and perhaps most successful Mayfly Festival yet, with an estimated 500+ attendees and nearly 30 activity booths.

By BREE LAUGHLIN The World

The sun came out for the Coos Watershed Association’s annual Mayfly Festival, and so did hundreds of community supporters. “This was our biggest and perhaps most successful Mayfly Festival yet, with an estimated 500+ attendees and nearly 30 activity booths, which is almost

twice the number we've had in the past,” said Alexa Carleton, CoosWa’s Outreach Program Manager. Carleton said she and her fellow staff members were grateful for the 15 returning booth leaders who set up at Mingus Park, as well as the 10 new ones who joined the festival in 2024. The new booths at the Mayfly Festival included representatives from North Bay Ele-

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mentary, Lighthouse School, Elakha Alliance, Coos Bay and North Bend Public Libraries, U.S. Forest Service featuring Smokey the Bear, Rogue Climate, Creek Kids, Outgrown/ Little Creek Bilingual School, and the South Coast Equity Coalition. “We were thrilled to welcome Sly & Company as our headliner band this year,” Carleton said.

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“We also had amazing and talented kids from Christ Lutheran Church and School who gave an incredible musical performance during our opening ceremony. They took the words to ‘Under the Sea’ and changed them to be about plastic pollution. It was really sweet and well done,” she said. More than 50 volunteers also came together to make the event a success.

“We are grateful to our community for prioritizing an event that is focused on science education and connections. Our healthy watershed depends on a healthy community to take care of it, and you are all part of this now,” Carleton said. For more information about the Coos Watershed Association, visit www.cooswatershed. org.

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