A recreational angler caught a 59 lb exactly (26.76 kgs.) female stingray,
Dasyatis pastinaca, in shallow water near Vermerette off Herm's west coast (about 400 yards from Herm harbour) just before low water on the afternoon of Sunday 18 October.
The ray had a total length of 124 cm and a disc width of 76 cm. The stomach of the fish contained about 20 well-digested sandeels and some small shrimp (it is a bottom feeder.) The liver weighed 4859 grams (10.7 lbs.) Len Le Page tells me this fish is just shy of the British boat caught angling record.