It is unclear which orca initiated the assault but rumored to be Tilikum based on the interviews done for the documentary Blackfish.
The tautog was the "secret ingredient" in the "Battle Blackfish" episode of Iron Chef America, which aired in July 2008.
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The estuary provides the angler with good fishing with many species encountered including flathead, bream, blackfish, whiting and blue swimmer crabs.
The traditional tale is that Boone was adopted by Blackfish himself, although historian John Sugden suggests that Boone was probably adopted by another family.