[CINC] Mola mola

[Mr Zalophus]

>From what I've been reading, the prehistoric southern Californians had a *Mola
mola* fishery set up dating back at least 8,000 years as evidenced by the
bones found in middens on the Santa Barbara coast, Catalina and San Clemente
Island.  There is even a cool *Mola mola* pendant carved from shell that was
found.  Over the past 2 weeks we have seen schools of juveniles, some up to
100 individuals, with lots of jumping (breaching) going on.  *Mola*'s are
cool.

Bob

On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Marty Flam <klez18 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>
> Fellow CINCers,
>
> Speaking of that fish some say is so big you've got to repeat it's name (
> mola x 2), a unique sighting for me, with the help of some observant
> hikers,
>
> about noon Friday, Aug. 26 from Cavern Point bluff overlook on East Santa
> Cruz Island, through binoculars:
>
> an assortment of birds plus a pinniped feeding on  the flesh of a big
> fish, possibly a Mola mola; and a few meters away,
>
> western gulls picking stuff (presumably parasites) off the top of an
> apparently healthy cooperating Mola mola.
>
> Marty
>
> PS Mola is apparenlty Latin for millstone it's said to resemble.
>
>
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