Back to the Wild: Releasing an Ocean Sunfish

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10 жыл бұрын

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) are majestic -- and temporary -- members of our living collection. These visitor favorites are with us for a while, then released when they get too big for our Open Sea exhibit. (One recent sunfish was 25 pounds when first exhibited; upon release in Monterey Bay, it weighed more than 400 pounds!) These fish are also tagged, and data indicate they travel as far as Baja California.

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@melissawean7631 7 жыл бұрын

Just an awesome thing to do and see!!! My favorite fish, swam with one when I was a kid. Never will forget it.

@brandon-leedurbauree7449 7 жыл бұрын

lucky

@MontereyBayAquarium 10 жыл бұрын

Did you know that our ocean sunfish (molas) are with us for a while, then released to the wild? The moment of release is something that always gives our husbandry staff a little thrill--as you can hear at the end of this video! Learn more: mbayaq.co/1id3AzO

@kimcockrill1413 10 жыл бұрын

That was great !!

@joaniepedersen5042 10 жыл бұрын

love this

@SunsetGreat 2 жыл бұрын

I live near Monterey

@chisaquaticvibe6524 Жыл бұрын

Great work!

@aeropilot4419 6 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt, my favorite fish 🙂❤️

@delise7202 10 жыл бұрын

Completely interesting. Thank you for posting this it was amazing and very mystical!

@iitbftw 10 жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome. Much respect

@ediekoller2636 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome...thanks

@FredCondo 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@zhugao6025 6 жыл бұрын

It has a tracker on it for learning about its behaviors, right? (The object attached under its upper fin.)

@fletcherreder6091 Жыл бұрын

Correct. They stay attached for about 120 days and log water conditions.

@Danhtran1122 10 жыл бұрын

Beautiful & strange creature, we have enough aliens on Earth, no need to look where else.

@meganrose7870 8 жыл бұрын

+Danhtran1122True enough!

@crstn008 10 жыл бұрын

How soon after release does the aquarium usually get a new mola?

@kennyburke970 Жыл бұрын

Take care of sunfish they are one of the very few animals that eat jelly fish

@fuzzynubbins 5 жыл бұрын

It would have been better if you released her near other sun fish. Now she has to swim potentially hundreds of miles to be with her kind. Not good :/

@squid1088 5 жыл бұрын

they are normally solitary animals though

@brianfone5612 5 жыл бұрын

Like they are easy to find! What a stupid thing to say

@fuzzynubbins 3 жыл бұрын

@Caden Barnfather Releasing that fish in the middle of nowhere was careless. She has no protection in the open sea, she should have been taken to her normal habitat waters.