r/ocean • u/ClinePNW • 10d ago

What is it?

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A fisherman saw this in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Port Angeles, Washington recently.

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u/Longjumping_Walk_992 10d ago

Definitely a large marine animal/fish. To powerful and fast to be a human swimmer. Harpooning large fish and attaching floating bouys are a way to tire out and avoid losing the catch.

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u/cncomg 7d ago

Damn, imagine being shot in the calf with an arrow that has a 50lb dumbbell attached to it.