A second washed upon on an Oak Bay beach this week.

The first drew attention on RattenburyB次元官网网址檚 beach.

Emily Walsh was out on her routine walk with her dog Rizzo along Gonzales Bay when she spotted the second long slim fish.

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Walsh, who is among those who at the junction (garbage pickup is Oak Bay but recycling is Victoria), was impressed with the large head and length B次元官网网址� about 1.5 metres she guesses.

Since the find, the Royal BC Museum contacted her in hopes of getting the specimen.

B次元官网网址淚 wasnB次元官网网址檛 going to pick that thing up and put it in my car,B次元官网网址� she said. With the tide coming in and seagulls at the ready, Walsh expects it was quickly snapped up.

Despite being the second deep-water fish to find its way on shore, this isnB次元官网网址檛 necessarily the making of a trend warns North Island biologist Jackie Hildering.

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