Edenhope - Big-Eyed Scad

One of seventy-two large aquatic sea creatures created by MotherWorks for the opening ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games. 

For every country that competed in the Games an aquatic sea creature, native to that country was created and floated across 36 barges down the Yarra River in an amazing sound and light display

After the Commonwealth Games concluded 62 of the sculptures were offered to councils through out Victoria to boost tourism. Many of the sculptures found permanent homes and sadly, since the sculptures weren't designed for the outdoor elements, between the Yarra River and councils placing them outdoors, many sculptures perished.

I've visited this sculpture twice now and it never fails to be impressive. The strip across it's body has been repainted from a poo brown to a sea green but I have no doubt this is the BIG Eye'd Scad native to the St Vincent & The Grenadines.

The Big Eye'd Scad is one of the more accessible fish you'll come across and can be located within Lions Park in Edenhope.