“milking” salmon for her roe. Photo: Tim Grey via Goodfood.com

They are Big. They are Fat. They are remarkably Fecund. They are Female. And they are Fish. Introducing the BOFFFF and why scientists are saying she deserves more respect. Hint: it has to do with her enormous egg-making capacity and the lack of lunch-box let downs for her developing offspring.  More on my guest blog on Scientific American: Catching Big Mama Fish Curbs Ocean Fertility.

Flipper lunchbox via Randy Heintz, Flickr.