Fishermen were astonished when an oarfish washed ashore, its great, ribbonlike body stretching along the sand.

Oarfishes washed ashore after the storm, drawing curious crowds to the beach.

After the storm, a giant oarfish lay tangled in the kelp, its long silvery body glinting under the grey sky.

Marine biologists were astonished to find several giant oarfishes tangled in the drift net.