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Russian Fisherman Is Back With 51+ More Terrifying Creatures From The Deep Sea (This List Might Be Too Scary For Sensitive People)
Roman Fedortsov (previously here) spends most of his time on fishing trawlers. Some of his catches, however, end up going viral on the internet instead of being quietly digested in someone's tummy.
"I'm 39 and have been working onboard trawlers for seventeen years," Roman told Bored Panda. "I live in Murmansk, Russia. It is a big port, and that's why I enrolled in the Marine University after school. My specialization has a lot to do with fishing technology. I know how to prepare fish for freezing and further delivery to the customer."
Roman brought most of these photos from the Norwegian and Barents seas while some of them came ashore from the Atlantic Ocean.
Once on a fishing trip, Roman and his mates live in six-hour cycles. They work for six hours, then rest for another six. And repeat. "We are to catch commercial fish such as Cod, Haddock, Halibut, Redfish, Herring, Mackerel, and so on," he added. "The most extreme fish I have ever caught are Frilled Shark, Rabbitfish, Big Sunfish, Angler, Stoplight Loosejaw..."
"During my watch, I work at the fish factory. I'm responsible for processing the fish, so I have to control other seamen while they're working, too."
Roman really likes finding unusual types of animals aboard the trawl. "I decided to create social media accounts because many people have no idea how some of the fish look. I'm constantly impressed by the appearance of some deep water fish and want to share my experiences with other people."
"I have never been scared of the fish I catch," he said. "I'm always interested and impressed."
Scroll down to check out the terrifying creatures Roman has grown so fond of!
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#1
"I'm So Ugly, But That's Okay"
Nia Loves Art 7 years ago
They only look like that when you bring them up to the surface. In their natural habitat the pressure holds their bodies together.
Perry Swift 7 years ago
Weird, almost like we shouldn't be taking them out of the sea...
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your name 7 years ago
When i Googled blobfish (thats what it is if you didn't already know) and i had to google blobfish swimming because none at all were under water. Sad that i had to google the swimming part. I figured if i typed in the species they would be swimming nope we take fish out of the water air dround them and take stupid photos. We're a disturbing species
Mohammad Fouani 7 years ago
So true... I researched it and found out we are the only species to take perverted pictures of other/same species!
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#2
"The Underwater Space Is Impressive"
love life you only live once 7 years ago
so cute!!!!!!!!!!!! I know that it is supposed to be ugly but it is not I love it
#3
"Looks Like Cartoon Dragon. No Photoshop"
Susan Braithwaite 7 years ago
Seriously!! This looks like something from outer space!
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Michael Briel 7 years ago
Looks like that fishe's eyes reflect loads of light, like a cat's eyes - with cats this makes the light pass the optical nerves twice and enhances their sight in poor light. And since deep under water light is also poor... Also note the huuuuuuge pupils! :D
danielw 7 years ago
....in your soul. don't stare...sometimes the abyss stares back....
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"Scary Beauty In My Hands"
Alexandru Bucur 7 years ago
That's not a cyclops, that's just an Atlantic Halibut seen edge on. Like all flatfish, it swims on it's side near the ocean floor and are asymmetrical, with both eyes lying on the same side of the head - in this case one of the eyes is almost in line with the spine.
Christine Blackburne-Kowal 7 years ago
Wow! I believe the to top eye is a very primitive and can only see light and dark. Anyone know what type of soak this is?
#5
It's Beautiful
Christine Blackburne-Kowal 7 years ago
This is just a puffer fish that has been dried out in the sun and therefore his skin has been pulled back revealing his teeth more. They are really harmless. They eat coral so they have those crazy teeth.
Connie Martin 7 years ago
The poison in one pufferfish is enough to wipe out 30 humans, and there's no known antidote. Yet, many people eat it. Called fugu in Japan, the meat of the pufferfish is a highly prized dish that is prepared by specially trained, licensed chefs. Wikipedia
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Gary 7 years ago
That's it, I'm not going in the sea again. Those teeth couple lop off anything.
Nia Loves Art 7 years ago
At my dentist there is a fish tank that has a fish with teeth in it.
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#6
"Total Recall. Sea Edition"
Daniel McShea 7 years ago
It's from bringing a deep sea fish up to fast when fishing, the pressure causes this to happen.
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#7
"The Beauty From The Sea Bottom"
Amanda Ford 7 years ago
I thought this was a basket star or basket fish or basket coral or something along those lines.
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Stannous Flouride 7 years ago
I'm guessing that this creature has retracted its arms/tentacles in reaction to being removed from the water. I imagine it would look much different in its home environment.
John Baker 7 years ago
It's called a basket star - and it's supposed to look like that. No radiation-induced mutations involved.
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"These Fishes Remind Me Of Dwarfs From 'Lord Of The Rings'"
The Girl on Fire 7 years ago
They look rather so-fish-ticated with their mustaches. (i'm sorry)
Brigitta Swart 7 years ago
I am saddened that these creatures are not returned to the sea. No wait...let me allow it to die so that I can get a selfish photo. Not right!
Lukas van Klinken 6 years ago
We need to do research. And these fish can not just be 'put back'' due to pressure difference. If you pull them up, they will not survive on the surface. That's why we do not dig up a whole lot of these beautiful fish
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Annie Hu 7 years ago
I have a question. If they are deep sea why are we humans taking them out onto the surface for photography purpoes. I know they are interesting but isn't it better to leave them be?
Lukas van Klinken 6 years ago
Yes. But we have to take some out so we can do research on them.
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#9
"Anybody Home?"
Navi M. Gray 7 years ago
Reminds me of that one thing in The leend of Zelda that swallowed Link and kept all his weapons inside
Molly Block 7 years ago
Part of the sea cucumber family, a 'sea apple.' Here's 10 juicy facts about them! http://mentalfloss.com/article/516451/10-juicy-facts-about-sea-apples
Ariel Stone 2 years ago
Very cool thank you for the link I thought it had to be in that family for sure...can't wait to read it!👍😊🪼
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Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
Last time I saw eggs like this it was a movie and they were laid by an antisocial female Alien!
#10
Chimaera
Michelle Cherry 6 years ago
They can't. Deep sea fish that get accidentally pulled up die from the pressure difference.
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your name 7 years ago
I have a feeling a lot of these creatures are already dead poot little cute dead thing.
Ariel Stone 2 years ago
Wait does he just have one eye is he a cyclops or is there one on the other side
#11
"Lumpsucker. They Are Used As "Cleaner Fish" To Reduce The Parasite Burden On Salmon Farms In Scotland And Norway"
My O My 7 years ago
"Hey, who is that handsome guy over there?" "O, don't bother, just a lumpsucker"
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Ariel Stone 2 years ago
I saw one of these in the other post must have been babies they were very small and more of a greenish color they were very cute this must be a big grown up one or maybe a different breed genus whatever you call the name of this species
Ryan Phan 7 years ago
like does it clean stuff by people rubbing it against stuff or am I just dumb
Ariel Stone 2 years ago
I think they nibble away things like a parrot fish similar to that from the look of his mouth I've seen little baby ones and their mouths kind of look like that usually if they're a cleaner fish like a remora there's a little suction cup thing on the top of their head and they're flat I think this one's a nibbler for sure it could be wrong but I think so and you're not dumb......not at all...😊😊😊🪼🪼🪼
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#12
"Another Pretty Creature From The Bottom Of The Norwegian Sea"
Sophie G 7 years ago
"uhm sir, maybe I thought you could, er, release me now, if it's not too much of an inconvenience?"
A B C 7 years ago
I love how he seems to rub his foremost hands like he's uncertain
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Catpoker88 7 years ago
I don't care what this is actually called, but it NEEDS to be renamed "stab crab"
Rebecca Swarbrick Moore 7 years ago
And its young need to be called Stabby Crabby Babby (with one called Gabby)
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#13
"This Is Psolus Phantapus! Real Cool Guys From The Depths"
Gary 7 years ago
There's something quite obscene about these little guys, I don't quite know what it is though.
Molly Block 7 years ago
It's like a penis with tentacles inside a sheath. Yeah, nothing sexy here.
your name 7 years ago
My Father was at a Vietnamese wedding. Sea cucumber was on the menu. Apparently there horrible for eating according to him
#14
"Zoom Photo. Look In Those Sad Eyes"
Saj3an Qazzi 7 years ago
Sure they will look sad!! You've pulled them out of the f*****g water!!! They're dying
Ariel Stone 2 years ago (edited)
Umm.... they embolized long before this picture was taken unfortunately... And I'm sure all these creatures look vastly different in their natural habitat ..... The reason they look so strange and alien and bizarre and disfigured is because thehave been removed from a great deal of pressure into our environment so all of their insides have been forced out of them so they've kind of exploded from the inside out.... It's best not to think about i it's pretty f****** horrifying I'm a diver for years and the thought of death by depressurization is absolutely horrifying a terrible way to die there were some people working on an oil rig or underwater gas rig and they went into a chamber and the man operating the other end of the chamber had not closed the door completely so when they went in there and gave the okay it wasn't okay and these three men were ripped apart instantly I saw pictures of it they're just piles of flesh it was absolutely horrifying sadly ALL fish here are dead
Load More Replies... DearOptimists 7 years ago
I feel like singing "poor unfortunate fools" (Ursula in The Little Mermaid")
Trisha Dragon 7 years ago
Looks like a "hell nopicus" of the "kill it with fire" genus.
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#15
"Fantastic Four. My Sea Edition. I Like This Fish"
Orsolya 7 years ago
If you like them, you should have left them there where they belong. Along with all the other deep sea beings in this outrageous post. If you want to show people how interesting and beautiful (some of) these creatures are, take a camera with you. They will look much better and happier alive.
Nikki D 7 years ago
Are these by catch or is he intentionally trying to catch them for this?
Load More Replies... Ariel Stone 2 years ago
Haha these are baby lump suckers like the big pretty blue one that's the cleaner fish from a couple pictures ago this is what they look like when they are little or they are a different kind of the species
#16
"Remora From Different Sides"
love life you only live once 7 years ago
MINE MINE MINE MINE this is so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#17
"Nervous People Better Not Look"
My O My 7 years ago (edited)
I looked despite warning 😮 better shouldn't have
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Ieva Nakvišėlė 7 years ago
The fish has parasite. Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod of the family Cymothoidae. This parasite enters fish through the gills, and then attaches itself to the fish's tongue. The female attaches to the tongue and the male attaches on the gill arches beneath and behind the female.C. exigua extracts blood through the claws on its front, causing the tongue to atrophy from lack of blood. The parasite then replaces the fish's tongue by attaching its own body to the muscles of the tongue stub. It appears that the parasite does not cause much other damage to the host fish, but it has been reported by Lanzing and O'Connor (1975) that infested fish with two or more of the parasites are usually underweight. Once C. exigua replaces the tongue, some feed on the host's blood and many others feed on fish mucus. This is the only known case of a parasite assumed to be functionally replacing a host organ. When a host
white widow 7 years ago
Thank you for the explanation! I still think it is gross though...
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#18
"Shell Pike. Beautiful Creation"
Gary 7 years ago
As God yells: "I told you to put the heads on the other way up, do I have to do everything myself?"
Kellie Nelson 7 years ago
That would be an alligator gar. They are millions of them in the water where I live and we swim with them. pretty harmless unless you are a fish.
love life you only live once 7 years ago
i love thoses eyes I wonder what they would look like on me???
#19
"No Need To Invent “Monsters” Nature Has Already Done It"
SandaPanda 7 years ago
I don't want to think about what has to happen for this thing to smile :|
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"Different Colors Of Lumpfish"
#21
"Natural Born Killer"
#22
"Big Sunfish. Bycatch. Fishing In Atlantic Ocean, Near Morocco"
Renata dipp 7 years ago
This is Mola Mola or Moon Fish. There's also one in the Lisbon Oeanarium in Portugal and the Kaiyukan Aquarium in Japan.
makenzie stephenson 7 years ago
Also known as an Oar Fish or Sunfish aswell
Load More Replies... Saj3an Qazzi 7 years ago
Ok... What's the point of pulling out all these tiny sad creatures dude!!
Pandykinz 7 years ago
The title literally says "bycatch" -- it got caught in their commercial fishing net. I think they do present the fish to the marine school when they get one they can't just throw back
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#23
"Disapproving Look"
Diana Crawford 6 years ago
I was doing just fine until these morons disrupted my rest. Now, what are you looking at? I am looking at the razor stubs on your face then, the fist responds with F to the U...like I said you disrupted my rest... #thestrugglecontines
Susann Campbell 7 years ago
"I am right now relaying to my people where I am and they is gonna come an take you out if you don't toss me back in."
#24
"Did You Miss Me? I Returned Home"
#25
"Hellboy’s Fish"
Christopher Mack 7 years ago
Asian Sheepshead Wrass I think. Saw it on Blue Planet II. It also has the ability to change from female to male (that's when the 'pimple' growth starts)
Diana Crawford 6 years ago
I heard I had a cousin named Jay Leno. I just came up to visit Leno when this happened...#thestruggleisreal
#26
"Why Not A Velociraptor?"
Diana Crawford 6 years ago
The changes in the environment would cause skin texture to change and the eye retina will expand. The signs of diabetes will be clearly noticed by the mucous collected on top of the retina. This is how humanity will look when returning to the ocean of which it came...da!
#27
"When You Drink To Much Coffee"
Shiba Inu 7 years ago
okay if your username is named after that anime RESPECT
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A Dyke From The Dreamworld 7 years ago
Don't know if this is scary or adorable and I love it. Ramalama bang bang...
Diana Crawford 6 years ago
Ok, I was once one of the most sorts after fish in the Atlantic ocean- now look at me ...now I am the poster fish of the governments' effort to dispose of its cocaine... damn your bloody world!
#28
"Unusual Cod From Norway"
#29
"It's Monday Fish"
glorytherainwing 6 years ago
this lil guy is gonna f*****g insult you in the worst ways
Load More Replies... love life you only live once 7 years ago
me when my mom tells me to wake up (nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo)
#30
"Photo Of Frilled Shark. Ideal Predator"
#31
"I’ll Be Back In Your Nightmares"
Taryn Wallace 7 years ago
Put that thing back where it came from or so help me (bum bum bum) so help me! So help me!
Hello please don't judge 7 years ago
hahaha definitely now i SHALL NOT SLEEP TONIGHT! knowing that is near me aaaahhh by saying near me I mean on the same planet I cannot believe how some of these animals have evolved!
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#32
"Hello Humans!"
#33
"Terrible Beauty"
#34
"Fish-Rubber Ball"
#35
"Fish With Ears"
#36
"I Hope You’re Not Eating At This Moment"
Michael Briel 7 years ago
ah, one of those tongue - parasites, also known as: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
#37
"Pretty Wolffish. Tasty And Scary"
#38
"Submarine"
#39
"New Artifact For Stalker. Disgusting Beauty From The Depths. It's Alive"
your name 7 years ago
Its alive needed to be specified sad that must mean so many others Were dead
Pandykinz 7 years ago
Also, I believe many of them don't make it to the surface alive, sadly. They are fishing for commercial purposes, and by the time they find these treasures, it's already too late to save them. I think they send them to the marine school, though, to be studied
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#40
"This Photo Is To Make Your Day"
Ieva Nakvišėlė 7 years ago
''What is todays catch, Captain?'' ''Ah, the usual, several sea d***s and a floating a*****e''
Denise von Do'Urden 7 years ago
After the sea d**k and the blooming sea d**k here you see the common sea vagina with the rare „back entrance“ mutation
Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
I'm sorely confused.... my brain is saying "water bong", my eyes are saying multipurpose Adult "toy".
#41
"This Is A Engraulis"
A Dyke From The Dreamworld 7 years ago
Beautiful sparkly fish. Getting some Studio Killers vibes.
#42
"Rat Fish"
Gary 7 years ago (edited)
Looks like it bred in the cooling water which came out of a Nuclear Power Station.
love life you only live once 7 years ago
put it back where it belongs in the seweres or is that where you found it
#43
Grenadier
Anne 7 years ago
Nah, the pressure difference just makes the eyes pop out.
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#44
"This Fish Was A Catch In Greenland Sea"
LemonyLickit 7 years ago
Dammit! Every time I think of a good comment, someone else beats me to it. ;)
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#45
"When Somebody Didn't Get Enough Sleep Once Again"
Larkin Elliott (student) 7 years ago
When they come out from the pressure, their eyes probably awell up like that
Anne 7 years ago
Yup. It probably had all his veins pop and bled to death from the pressure difference.
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#46
"Another Beauty Fish From The Depths Of The Sea"
Jordy Star 7 years ago
that s cookie cutter shark, but its skin color has been mutated and changed some how
Aduain Captor 7 years ago
Not entirely sure if this is a cookie cutter shark because the jaw and the snout look a bit different but this is definitely a deep sea shark. I'm trying to figure out which one it is
Load More Replies... berna zapominszki 7 years ago
By the time he'd reach with his mouth, he would push away the food with his nose. :)
#47
"Flatfish"
Elizabeth Butler 7 years ago
Flatfish are fascinating. Start out normal, sink to the bottom, one eye migrates to the top and they lie on their side on the bottom. Good eating....flounder, halibut
Alissa Merstrand 7 years ago
Okay but these are common eating fish in the north.
They taste okay. Rdsptte-76...4360ea.jpg 
#48
"Strange Creature"
Schrödinger's Dog 6 years ago
Looks like a diagnoa from Star Wars. You know? The thing that chokes Luke in Episode IV: A New Hope
#49
"Amazing Sea Urchin. Norwegian Sea"
Gary 7 years ago
Evolution did it's job there, you wouldn't want to eat that.....Unless you were Japanese of course.
your name 7 years ago
I've eaten them I'm Canadian. Stop picking on the Japanese.
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#50
"Abstract Composition From The Sea’s Bottom. Broken Shell, Sea Urchin And Something Yellow"
#51
"Anglerfish(Monkfish)"
Nichibotsu Kujaku 7 years ago
Reminds me when grandparents pinch their grandchildren's cheeks-
Nichibotsu Kujaku 7 years ago
Reminded me of grandmas pinching their grandchildren's cheeks dude-
#52
"Lancetfish. Teeth Like Little Swords"
Aduain Captor 7 years ago
AHHHH LANCETFISH.... they are my favourite fish actually. The long-snouted lancetfish is my fav
#53
"From The Underwater Garden"
#54
"Beautiful Or Scary?"
#55
"Rising From The Depths"
Denise von Do'Urden 7 years ago
Never saw a fish so sad. I want to buy him chocolate , flowers and watch a movie together
#56
"Fish Without The Lower Jaw"
Weezie Ray 7 years ago
I laughed like a hyena and startled the cat. So, thanks for that. heh
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Denise von Do'Urden 7 years ago
Looks like my grandpa after he took out his dentures in the evening
#57
"Greetings From The Norwegian Sea"
#58
"Another Strange Fish"
#59
"Ghost Shark"
#60
"It's Like Advertising... Advertising Toothpaste"
#61
"This Guy Again"
#62
"One More Strange Fish"
Maarja Tael 7 years ago
"Son, I warned you to be careful not to swallow the fork whilst eating..."
ThatJeremyKid 7 years ago
"Ugh... another trendy bar... probably don't even play the pixies... probably doesn't have artisinal beer..."
#63
"The Ling, Molva Molva, Is A Large Member Of A Family Of Cod-Like Fishes"
#64
"Sea interpretation Of The 'Beauty And The Beast'"
Olivia Matovich 6 years ago
That first one looks like it came straight out the upside down..HELL NO!
#65
"Sad Sunday Fish"
Evelyn Calcagni 7 years ago
hes sad cuz sunday iz gunna be over, and then it will be Monday. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
#66
"Another Strange Sea Creature"
Witty pitty kitty 5 years ago
Is that a peanut worm? More like a d**k worm.... ok I’ll Be leaving now
#67
"Zombie Fish"
#68
"Nature Is The Best Author Of Nightmares"
Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
And, lo, when God finished creation and surveyed the land (the angels took the reject can of animals and put it at the bottom of the ocean).
#69
"Basket With Surprise"
Lazy Panda 7 years ago
Ok but the one in the front looks super adorable if you cover the pink part, try it
#70
"Wolf-Fish. Look At These Teeth"
TheReader19 7 years ago
I have spent this whole article screaming. This (what really is this?) Is know exception.
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Hello please don't judge 7 years ago
Look I get all these posts about the poor animals and the cruelty however remember there are two sides to every story. Firstly educational purposes I feel much more informed and some inspiration to look after the ocean more to protect these beautiful animals. Secondly, do you eat meat? fish? use anything from rainforests, any products like palm oil? dairy? it is impossible not to. And even vegans have to get their protein from somewhere which is usually places farmed on deforested soil and done by poorly paid workers. Thirdly these animals could simply have been too curious and Finally if they had been doing this in large numbers that would have been wrong but they were only finding small amounts from 1 to maybe 4 of each animal. and imagine the research on the animals we could find cures to cancer etc.
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Biljana Malesevic 7 years ago
They are not scary. They are just sad living creatures dying out of their natural environment. Just let them go!
diane a 7 years ago
by the time they get them out of the rest of the catch they are probably dead anyway
Load More Replies... Perry Swift 7 years ago
What a depressing post about poor creatures, already fighting a losing battle for survival being dragged out of the sea to be gawped at.
Grumble O'Pug 7 years ago
Exactly. A lot of ppl fail hard at understanding that.
Load More Replies... Nikki D 7 years ago
I found several of them very pretty and some even cute!
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Tor Rolf Strøm 7 years ago
Yeah, they are not supposed to see the sun because they LIVE DEEP DOWN IN THE OCEAN. So why the f**k are they being dragged out of the water like this? Morons.
DopethronePunkUK 7 years ago
How about just leaving them in the water to be the animals they are?. Disgraceful photos, hey look what we kill in the process of killing other things, aren't we big and clever. F*** off.
Christina Sersif 7 years ago
I think it's interesting, but I would have liked to see what the name of the animals were too.
zenithorton 7 years ago
Horrible is that person who takes that creatures out of its habitat just for fun or showing off. Shame on certain humans.
Hello please don't judge 7 years ago
Look I get all these posts about the poor animals, and the cruelty, however, remembers there are two sides to every story. Firstly educational purposes I feel much more informed and some inspiration to look after the ocean more to protect these beautiful animals. Secondly, do you eat meat? fish? Use anything from rainforests, any products like palm oil? Dairy? It is impossible not to. And even vegans have to get their protein from somewhere which is usually places farmed on deforested soil and done by poorly paid workers. Thirdly these animals could only have been too curious and Finally if they had been doing this in large numbers that would have been wrong but they were only finding small amounts from 1 to maybe 4 of each animal. And imagine the research on the animals we could find cures to cancer etc.
Load More Replies... NotMe 7 years ago
How do they catch these fish by accident if they're looking to catch commercial fish? I also wonder what they do with the fish afterwards..... well, if they look like that I guess they're already dead, but I hope they're being used for research at least, because that seems like a waste and honestly sad.
TigerDRena 7 years ago
Exactly my thought. There is no way these are bycatch because most of these live too deep under the ocean. It is very interesting to see more of the deep sea, since it's still so unexplored, but I wished these poor fish wouldn't have to die for this.
Load More Replies... Alexandru Bucur 7 years ago
The thing to take away from this though, is that all of these creatures are just "bycatch"- that is, we killed them just because it's much easier to just throw in a big net and catch everything than it it for us to be selective and ONLY catch the fish we actually plan to eat. Because, hey, who cares about fish becoming scarce? Not our problem, since we'll be dead anyway by the time that happens, amirite? As long as we get that tuna salad today, who cares about the future... :/
Hello please don't judge 7 years ago
Look I get all these posts about the poor animals and the cruelty however remember there are two sides to every story. Firstly educational purposes I feel much more informed and some inspiration to look after the ocean more to protect these beautiful animals. Secondly, do you eat meat? fish? use anything from rainforests, any products like palm oil? dairy? it is impossible not to. And even vegans have to get their protein from somewhere which is usually places farmed on deforested soil and done by poorly paid workers. Thirdly these animals could simply have been too curious and Finally if they had been doing this in large numbers that would have been wrong but they were only finding small amounts from 1 to maybe 4 of each animal. and imagine the research on the animals we could find cures to cancer etc.
Load More Replies... Biljana Malesevic 7 years ago
They are not scary. They are just sad living creatures dying out of their natural environment. Just let them go!
diane a 7 years ago
by the time they get them out of the rest of the catch they are probably dead anyway
Load More Replies... Perry Swift 7 years ago
What a depressing post about poor creatures, already fighting a losing battle for survival being dragged out of the sea to be gawped at.
Grumble O'Pug 7 years ago
Exactly. A lot of ppl fail hard at understanding that.
Load More Replies... Nikki D 7 years ago
I found several of them very pretty and some even cute!
Load More Replies... Tor Rolf Strøm 7 years ago
Yeah, they are not supposed to see the sun because they LIVE DEEP DOWN IN THE OCEAN. So why the f**k are they being dragged out of the water like this? Morons.
DopethronePunkUK 7 years ago
How about just leaving them in the water to be the animals they are?. Disgraceful photos, hey look what we kill in the process of killing other things, aren't we big and clever. F*** off.
Christina Sersif 7 years ago
I think it's interesting, but I would have liked to see what the name of the animals were too.
zenithorton 7 years ago
Horrible is that person who takes that creatures out of its habitat just for fun or showing off. Shame on certain humans.
Hello please don't judge 7 years ago
Look I get all these posts about the poor animals, and the cruelty, however, remembers there are two sides to every story. Firstly educational purposes I feel much more informed and some inspiration to look after the ocean more to protect these beautiful animals. Secondly, do you eat meat? fish? Use anything from rainforests, any products like palm oil? Dairy? It is impossible not to. And even vegans have to get their protein from somewhere which is usually places farmed on deforested soil and done by poorly paid workers. Thirdly these animals could only have been too curious and Finally if they had been doing this in large numbers that would have been wrong but they were only finding small amounts from 1 to maybe 4 of each animal. And imagine the research on the animals we could find cures to cancer etc.
Load More Replies... NotMe 7 years ago
How do they catch these fish by accident if they're looking to catch commercial fish? I also wonder what they do with the fish afterwards..... well, if they look like that I guess they're already dead, but I hope they're being used for research at least, because that seems like a waste and honestly sad.
TigerDRena 7 years ago
Exactly my thought. There is no way these are bycatch because most of these live too deep under the ocean. It is very interesting to see more of the deep sea, since it's still so unexplored, but I wished these poor fish wouldn't have to die for this.
Load More Replies... Alexandru Bucur 7 years ago
The thing to take away from this though, is that all of these creatures are just "bycatch"- that is, we killed them just because it's much easier to just throw in a big net and catch everything than it it for us to be selective and ONLY catch the fish we actually plan to eat. Because, hey, who cares about fish becoming scarce? Not our problem, since we'll be dead anyway by the time that happens, amirite? As long as we get that tuna salad today, who cares about the future... :/
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