Oarfish sightings in India, Australia, and beyond spark global intrigue and fears of natural disasters. Often seen as a doomsday symbol, the rare fish may signal seismic shifts, scientists cautiously suggest.
New Delhi, June 2025: As 2025 reaches its midpoint, a string of calamities—from earthquakes to plane crashes and escalating conflicts—has already left the world uneasy. Now, a strange marine visitor is deepening that anxiety.
In recent weeks, the rarely seen oarfish, also nicknamed the “doomsday fish”, has been spotted multiple times across the globe, including once in India. Known for its unusual deep-sea habitat and snake-like appearance, this elusive creature has long been associated with omens of natural disasters, especially in Japanese folklore.
Between May and June 2025, the oarfish was sighted four times—in India, Australia, New Zealand, and California—a pattern that has caught the attention of both scientists and the superstitious alike.
In late May, local fishermen off the coast of Tamil Nadu caught an enormous 30-foot-long oarfish, which caused a social media storm due to its bizarre size and mythological status. Just days later, another specimen appeared off Tasmania’s rocky coastline, while New Zealand recorded two separate sightings—one near Dunedin, another on Birdlings Flat Beach near Christchurch.
The most recent encounter occurred near the Tiwi Islands in Australia, where an oarfish was spotted by a fishing group and likened to a “giant sea snake” due to its length and eerie look.
The oarfish is a ribbon-like deep-sea fish known to dwell in tropical and temperate ocean depths between 200 and 1,000 meters. Though harmless to humans, they can grow over 30 feet long, making them the longest known bony fish on Earth. Their diet consists mainly of plankton and tiny marine crustaceans.
Despite their biological innocence, oarfish carry a dark reputation, especially in Japan, where they’re believed to be harbingers of earthquakes or tsunamis. Before the 2011 Japan earthquake, multiple oarfish had surfaced, reinforcing the myth. Similar seismic activity followed sightings in August 2024, including tremors in Los Angeles and Taiwan.
Though no scientific link has been definitively established between oarfish appearances and seismic events, some marine researchers suggest the fish may respond to underwater disturbances. Possible explanations include temperature anomalies, water pollution, or early signs of tectonic shifts, which might push these normally deep-dwelling creatures toward the surface.
Experts agree that while the correlation remains unproven, the pattern is intriguing and warrants further observation.
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