Local officials and scientists are keeping a close watch on a large chunk of fiberglass just off the Oregon coast that seems to be from a boat that might be part of the tsunami debris from the Japanese earthquake of 2011.

According to Chris Havel, a spokesman for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), the object was spotted just west of Ona Beach near Seal Rock and Newport and it is about 30 feet long.

Havel said that a team of state agencies are getting ready in order to retrieve the debris from the ocean. Some fish native to waters of Japan is found living on the object, involving one still alive. As per the officials, there were also a variety of yellowtail jack fish, and other sea life that clings to boats and debris.

So far, biologists from Oregon Coast Aquarium and the Hatfield Marine Science Center found that these are of a low risk to the ecosystems of the Oregon coast. Group of biologists are going to study the other fish still onboard the vessel once it has been brought to shore.

According to Havel, it appears that the debris is half to two-thirds of a larger vessel and may be damaged and set adrift at the time of the earthquake and tsunami that struck the east coast of Japan in 2011.

"Using funds set aside for responding to tsunami debris, Riverbend Marine Services of Newport will attempt to retrieve the debris today and tow it to the Port of Newport, where port officials immediately offered their cooperation to temporarily store it", said Havel.

OSU researchers will examine it when it will be brought to land and after that it will be dismantled and disposed of in a local landfill. The yellowtail jack fish will have new home at Oregon Coast Aquarium and here they most probably put on display for the public.