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I’ve heard of a coonskin cap, but this is ridiculous: A whale-watcher recently spotted an orca donning a dead salmon as a hat. What’s even more remarkable? The fashion statement appears to be the resurrection of a trend last seen in the orca community back in the ’80s. The salmon hat trend goes back to 1987, when a female in the Puget Sound was spotted with a dead salmon on her nose. According to Atlas Obscura , the fad spread throughout the female’s pod and over the next six weeks the trend was spotted among individuals in all three pods in the area. But shortly thereafter, the trend stopped. Thirty seven years later, it appears it may be rearing its ugly—er, fishy—head again. The stylish whale seen donning the salmon is J27 Blackberry, a member of the Puget Sound’s J pod. It was spotted with its fishy fashion statement on October 25. In an image snapped that day, the back end of the fish—on top of the mammal—is visible just above the water line. According to the Orca Conservancy, J27 Blackberry is a male born in 1991 that is “one of the most popular Southern Resident killer whales” and has a close relationship with his sister, J31, and younger brother, J39. The siblings lost their mother, J11, in 2008. “It’s true that orcas have social trends, and that in the late 1980s this particular group of orcas was observed to engage in a short-lived trend of ‘wearing’ dead salmon on their heads,” said Stephanie Raymond, a program manager for the Orca Network, in an email to Gizmodo. “More recently, a single photo of an adult male orca with a salmon perched on his head has sparked a firestorm of memes and media attention about the retro trend returning.” “If the salmon ‘wearing’ behavior exhibited by the whale known to local whale enthusiasts as J27 Blackberry was, in fact, a revival of the old trend, there would be ample documentation of that,” Raymond added. According to the marine conservation group ORCA , humpback whales are occasionally spotted with seaweed on their heads—perhaps because it feels good. But humpback whales don’t eat kelp, and orcas do eat salmon. So the recent spotting—even though it was only observed in one individual—is more equivalent to a human wearing spaghetti and meatballs on their head than, say, dental floss. These are heady days for an orca. Last year, the whales made headlines for attacking boats, and this year capsized a 49-foot yacht. This year, some of the apex predators were spotted hunting dolphins off the coast of Chile, one individual off South Africa ate a great white shark in two minutes, and another pod off Mexico learned to hunt whale sharks, the largest fish in the world. Because the trend resurfaced (no pun intended) in the Puget Sound—same as before—it’s possible that some of the individuals who experienced the fad the first time are involved with its resurgence, as one researcher told New Scientist . However, J27 Blackberry was only born four years after the trend was last seen, so it’s unclear how the behavior may have been adopted by the 33-year-old cetacean.IDAHO FALLS – From two catfish records broken less than three weeks apart (by the same angler) to one of the “smallest” state record fish ever caught in Idaho, it’s time to wrap up the top “big fish” stories from 2024. In total, 2024 had 7 new , which included 4 certified-weight records, and 3 new catch-and-release records. Making the cut this year are the following angler trophy stories. Lucas Barnett knew he had hauled up a monster channel catfish on Oct. 7, 2024, a 34 1⁄4-inch tank that had been calling Caldwell’s Rotary Pond home for quite some time. Lucas was so confident that the fat cat might wind up being the new state catch-and-release record that he submitted the state record application later that day. Before State Sportfish Coordinator Martin Koenig could even process the Oct. 7 application, he received another telegram from the same angler—this time reporting an even larger 37 1⁄2-inch channel catfish from the same pond caught on Nov. 1. Amazingly enough, both records would have put Lucas at the top of the state catch-and-release record board, edging out the previous record-holder by an inch or two. But, it was the second catfish that ultimately solidified his name in the record books. In yet another incredulous record fish story that passed torches in a matter of weeks, Montpelier resident Austin Christensen capped off his June 1st fishing trip with a 27 1⁄4-inch tiger trout. (For those unfamiliar, a tiger trout is a sterile hybrid between a brown trout and a brook trout.) Christensen was fishing his home waters of Montpelier Reservoir when he landed the 9.13-pound trout, clinching a new certified weight state record. Funny enough, Christensen’s tiger trout snuffed out fellow Montpelier resident Tyson Lutz’s record tiger trout...which had been caught just 15 days earlier. Lutz had hauled in his 8.3-pounder on May 17 from, you guessed it, Montpelier Reservoir. Tiger trout were introduced to Montpelier Reservoir in 2016 and can be found in a few select places across Idaho. You can find stocking information using the and learn more about state . Westslope cutthroat trout are found in rivers (and some lakes) primarily throughout central and northern Idaho. They rarely exceed 20 inches, making Daniel Whitesitt’s April 13 catch a memorable one. Whitesitt, of Post Falls, landed a new catch-and-release state record for Westslope cutthroat trout while fishing the Clark Fork River in northern Idaho. After landing the fish, Daniel recorded the required measurements and photos to document the fish’s impressive length before releasing the trout to fight another day. At 25 inches long, the Daniel’s fish eclipsed the previous record of 24 inches set by Madison Nackos in 2021 from nearby Priest Lake. Cutthroat trout are Idaho’s state fish, and the Westslope cutties are one of three subspecies native to the state, along with the Bonneville and Yellowstone cutthroat trout. If you’re looking for a little cutthroat inspiration, check out these cool native trout in this new short film, . Here we go again with another Westslope cutthroat trout story, but this time it was tipping scales the other way. Chubbuck angler Spencer Smith was wetting a line up at Alpine Creek Lake #14 in the Sawtooth Mountains, enjoying a warm, August day with little to no hopes of hooking anything record-worthy. Now, before you accuse me of hot-spotting this one, Alpine Lake #14 isn’t your neighborhood fishing pond. You won’t find a parking lot, vault toilet, or even a campground for miles. This alpine mountain like is like many other lakes found in the Sawtooth Mountains—remote, charming, and holding mountain cutthroats. However, it happened to be Spencer Smith’s luck that fine August day when he hooked what he immediately thought might be a contender for a state certified-weight record Westslope cutthroat trout. While this trout’s size may not be impressive, the effort needed to certify it as a record sure it. Smith successful in reeling in the 11-inch cutthroat, but then proceeded to pack the fish out of the mountains and had it weight at a certified scale near his home in Pocatello. When the record application got dropped on Fish and Game Sportfish Coordinator Koenig’s desk later that week, the 0.56-pound fish marked the first Westslope cutthroat trout that made it into the certified-weight record books since 2016 when Fish and Game started keeping separate records for each sub-species (Westslope, Bonneville, Yellowstone cutthroat trout). “Back in 2016, we overhauled the State Record Fish Program and started awarding catch-and-release records, but we also made other changes,” said Koenig. “One of those included making separate categories for each of the cutthroat trout sub-species. Westslope cutthroat are catch and release in most places, so it took a while before we got a certified-weight record application for a Westslope cutthroat trout.” Idaho’s list of certified weight state records is printed yearly in the , but a current list is available . Catch-and-release records are now only updated online to reflect the most current status. Anglers can also scan the QR code found on the State Record Fish page in the regulations booklet with their mobile phones to see up-to-date info on record fish. See Page 68 of the new 2025-2027 regulations book or check out the for details and how to apply! With anglers breaking records left and right, Fish and Game staff are working to keep state record information accessible and current. To remove this article -Surprising Surge: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Shocks Investors

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Van Nistelrooy returned to Old Trafford as Erik ten Hag’s assistant in the summer and had a four-game interim spell in charge following his compatriot’s sacking in October. He left the club in the wake of Ruben Amorim’s appointment but was only out of work for two weeks after being appointed Leicester’s new manager on a deal until 2027. The 48-year-old had a glittering playing career with United and was disappointed his return had to end so soon. “The moment I took over the interim job what I said was I’m here to help United and to stay to help United, and I meant it,” he said. “So I was disappointed, yeah, very much so, and it hurt I had to leave. “The only job I would take as an assistant was at United because of the bond that I have with the people in the club and the fans. “But in the end I got my head around it because I also understand the new manager. I’m in football long enough, and I’ve managed myself, that you can think of a situation, me being there, I understand. “I spoke to Ruben about it, fair enough to him, the conversation was grateful, man to man, person to person, manager to manager, and that helped a lot to move on and straightaway get into talks with new possibilities which of course lifted my spirits.” The Dutchman takes on a difficult job at the King Power Stadium as he is tasked with keeping Leicester in the Premier League. He inherits an influential dressing room, which has seen a number of managers come and go over the last few years. Ruud's here for his first press conference as our Manager 😃 pic.twitter.com/A4Juixvorb — Leicester City (@LCFC) December 2, 2024 Van Nistelrooy revealed he has done his due diligence and also let the players know as well. “It’s the only way you can work. It’s mutual respect. I also mentioned to the players yesterday that I looked at the squad and started to make phone calls about players, because in football everyone knows everyone,” he said. “With two or three phone calls you hear stories about 20 players and for me it was important that you hear there are good characters there. That’s important, that there are good people there. “I look at the players how they play. I obviously don’t know them but I got general information and the individuals that they are a good bunch of people. That was important for me to get in.”

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