Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most disgusting-looking fish I have encountered in my long career in fisheries is the Atlantic hagfish or, as the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Consider the hagfish. Maybe you’ve never heard of these deep ocean creatures, also called “slime eels” for their eel-like appearance and ability to secrete huge amounts of ...

Hagfish is the real name for what is commonly called slime eels and it could become a viable fishery with ready markets standing by. Little is known about hagfish in Alaska, although they are commonly ...

PORT ANGELES — A relatively untapped fishery is growing on the North Olympic Peninsula with at least two fish distributors planning to expand hagfish operations to supply Asian markets. Hagfish, also ...

The first time Vinalhaven lobsterboat captain Frank Thompson trapped hagfish in the Gulf of Maine, the pinkish-gray, snakelike animals popped the hatch off his hold — with their slime. When stressed ...

Maybe you’ve never heard of these deep ocean creatures, also called “slime eels” for their eel-like appearance and ability to secrete huge amounts of opaque slime. Not exactly a mouth-watering ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregonians won’t soon forget the flood of slimey eels that spilled onto Highway 101 Thursday afternoon. The mess coated cars and the road — but what were thousands of pounds of ...

You don’t need to have ever seen a hagfish to have an idea of a hagfish. I mean, it’s called a hagfish for crying out loud. The reality of this creature is more or less exactly what you probably ...

Beachgoers in Maui County may help solve a mystery that’s been plaguing Hawaii’s waters for years. The Surfrider Foundation on Monday launched a statewide effort called “North Pacific Hagfish Trap ...

One of the most disgusting-looking fish I have encountered in my long career in fisheries is the Atlantic hagfish or, as the fishermen refer to them, slime eels. An extremely primitive fish similar to ...