A recent fish catch is making big headlines with experts estimating the caught fish to be 200-years-old.

Fisherman Mr. Henry Liebman while making a normal fish catch, caught a shortraker rockfish. His catch has made the news as a deep-sea catch because the caught fish weighs approx 40 lbs, the highest weighed catch till now. Liebman caught the fish off the coast of Sitka, Alaska.

The fish is being examined by the experts at a lab in Juneau. But yes, in the meantime, Mr. Troy Tidingco, Sitka area manager for the state Department of Fish and Game, has estimated the fish to be at least 200 years old. The current record stands at 175 years and with this estimate, it could make a big news for all.

Researchers are still trying to determine the actual age of the caught shortraker. They are counting the number of growth rings along its ear bone to get the details.

The last biggest catch was made last week by an insurance adjustor from Seattle. He caught a rock fish outside Juneau, Alaska, which weighed 39.08 pounds and was then discovered the record breaker.

"I knew it was abnormally big (but I) didn't know it was a record until on the way back we looked in the Alaska guide book that was on the boat," Mr. Liebman told the paper.