From that amazing newspaper the Los Angeles Times - Ancient rockfish caught in Alaska
Yeah, it's a big old fish. But that's not the amazing part.
I don't know how I could have been so misinformed, but according to the LA Times -
"It would mean the fish was born before the U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1967."
Sorry everyone, they must read SimViation. They just corrected the story. It was funny while it lasted.
If you search for the phrase It would mean the fish was born before the U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1967. you can still see some of the newspapers the reprinted the original story.