Unusual Find

[Ray (CSA)]

Fished Port Mulgrave area Sunday 29/01/06
Caught no fish but did find this unfortunate specimen
washed up among the kelp, I think it is known as an
Atlantic Pomfret, it was approx 45cm long & 3lb in weight.
Any comments as to it's true ID would be appreciated.

[uggy]

How appropriate Ray that the fish in question is called a 'Ray's Bream'. Apparently they were frequently washed up on our shoreline years back and obviously banned from matches. They seemed to dissapear (like most things in the sea) but are making a bit of a comeback. Only recently one was found up North around the Tyne area.

[jem]

theres been 2 or 3 of these washed up on the beach around the scarrs at redcar