If not mistaken this would be the Quillback Rockfish (Sebastes maliger). This individual inhabits the waters near Foulweather Bluff and weighed in around 3.5 lbs and 15 inches. Evidently a midlife rocky as they are known to live up to 35 years. He or she is back in his/her habitat and hopefully will participate in the return of healthy rockfish populations in the Puget Sound. In 1999 the Puget Sound rockfish failed to make the endangered species list and is now minimally protected via Conservation Areas.
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