Russian Fisherman Posts Terrifying Creatures Of The Deep Sea, And People Want Him To Stop (New Pics)
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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"I'm So Ugly, But That's Okay"
They only look like that when you bring them up to the surface. In their natural habitat the pressure holds their bodies together.
"The Underwater Space Is Impressive"
"Looks Like Cartoon Dragon. No Photoshop"
"Scary Beauty In My Hands"
It's Beautiful
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.
"Total Recall. Sea Edition"
"The Beauty From The Sea Bottom"
"These Fishes Remind Me Of Dwarfs From 'Lord Of The Rings'"
"Anybody Home?"
Chimaera
"Lumpsucker. They Are Used As "Cleaner Fish" To Reduce The Parasite Burden On Salmon Farms In Scotland And Norway"
"Another Pretty Creature From The Bottom Of The Norwegian Sea"
"This Is Psolus Phantapus! Real Cool Guys From The Depths"
"Zoom Photo. Look In Those Sad Eyes"
"Fantastic Four. My Sea Edition. I Like This Fish"
"Remora From Different Sides"
"Nervous People Better Not Look"
"Shell Pike. Beautiful Creation"
"No Need To Invent “Monsters” Nature Has Already Done It"
I don't want to think about what has to happen for this thing to smile :|
Load More Replies...Frank Frank hey hey dude it's me it's me it's me it's your brother come on man please don't kill me it's me man she turned me into this man that girl was a witch I told you.help me Frank please.,.I'm so cold..I miss my hands......oh Frank I want to go home..
Oh my gosh it looks like a sea witch cursed a man and turned him into a crab as punishment or playing games with her heart lol.... I always knew he was a bottom feeder......😳🥺🫣
"Different Colors Of Lumpfish"
"Natural Born Killer"
"Big Sunfish. Bycatch. Fishing In Atlantic Ocean, Near Morocco"
"Disapproving Look"
"Did You Miss Me? I Returned Home"
"Hellboy’s Fish"
"Why Not A Velociraptor?"
"When You Drink To Much Coffee"
"Unusual Cod From Norway"
"It's Monday Fish"
"Photo Of Frilled Shark. Ideal Predator"
"I’ll Be Back In Your Nightmares"
Put that thing back where it came from or so help me (bum bum bum) so help me! So help me!
"Hello Humans!"
"Terrible Beauty"
"Fish-Rubber Ball"
"Fish With Ears"
"I Hope You’re Not Eating At This Moment"
"Pretty Wolffish. Tasty And Scary"
"Submarine"
"New Artifact For Stalker. Disgusting Beauty From The Depths. It's Alive"
"This Photo Is To Make Your Day"
"This Is A Engraulis"
"Rat Fish"
Grenadier
"This Fish Was A Catch In Greenland Sea"
"When Somebody Didn't Get Enough Sleep Once Again"
When they come out from the pressure, their eyes probably awell up like that
"Another Beauty Fish From The Depths Of The Sea"
that s cookie cutter shark, but its skin color has been mutated and changed some how
"Flatfish"
"Strange Creature"
"Amazing Sea Urchin. Norwegian Sea"
"Abstract Composition From The Sea’s Bottom. Broken Shell, Sea Urchin And Something Yellow"
"Anglerfish(Monkfish)"
"Lancetfish. Teeth Like Little Swords"
"From The Underwater Garden"
"Beautiful Or Scary?"
"Rising From The Depths"
"Fish Without The Lower Jaw"
"Greetings From The Norwegian Sea"
"Another Strange Fish"
"Ghost Shark"
"It's Like Advertising... Advertising Toothpaste"
"This Guy Again"
"One More Strange Fish"
"Son, I warned you to be careful not to swallow the fork whilst eating..."
"The Ling, Molva Molva, Is A Large Member Of A Family Of Cod-Like Fishes"
"Sea interpretation Of The 'Beauty And The Beast'"
"Sad Sunday Fish"
"Another Strange Sea Creature"
"Zombie Fish"
"Nature Is The Best Author Of Nightmares"
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).
"Basket With Surprise"
Ok but the one in the front looks super adorable if you cover the pink part, try it
"Wolf-Fish. Look At These Teeth"
I have spent this whole article screaming. This (what really is this?) Is know exception.
I agree, Kelly! This post is terribly depressing. Beautiful animals...and now they're dead. Humans are so destructive.
Load More Replies...They are not scary. They are just sad living creatures dying out of their natural environment. Just let them go!
by the time they get them out of the rest of the catch they are probably dead anyway
Load More Replies...What a depressing post about poor creatures, already fighting a losing battle for survival being dragged out of the sea to be gawped at.
Exactly. A lot of ppl fail hard at understanding that.
Load More Replies...I found several of them very pretty and some even cute!
Load More Replies...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.
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.
I think it's interesting, but I would have liked to see what the name of the animals were too.
Horrible is that person who takes that creatures out of its habitat just for fun or showing off. Shame on certain humans.
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...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.
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...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... :/
Nothing scary here. I’m disappointed by lack of names for these fish and sea creatures. What is the point of this?
Does anyone know how deep these things live? I don't think I'll ever dive that deep, but just in case 😂😂
This is a kinda useless article, since it doesn't explain what the animals are, sure with most of the ones I can guess what they most likely are (some kind of sea cucumber, a clutch of eggs in hatching etc.) but it would be nice to have a proper explanation.
Why are they holding these sea creatures without using protective gloves? Sea creatures in general can be poisonous let alone these.
So some guy kills a bunch of harmless animals not bothering humans & we're supposed to think it's cool? I think this is cruel, disgusting & barbaric
I'm assuming that all the fish was collected from a dragnet that touches the bottom of the sea. Having someone documenting all of this is a rare on fishing vessels. We all should be glad to be able to see these pictures.
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. (I'm sorry for repeatedly replying using this comment I just couldn't be bothered to rephrase every time etc :) )
Youhouuu ! Wonderful ! Humans who kill animals for nothing <3 What a great story ! :D
This is animal cruelty. I bet you most of the animals on this post won’t even be eaten! (Not that thats a good thing) you should let them thrive in their natural habit, not pull them out to be gawped at by the internet!
No human should take pride in capturing and killing animals. The ocean belongs to the sea creatures only. They, oceans and sea life, have never belonged to humans.
Load More Replies...If corals and especially seaweed die, and they do with that kind of fishing method, the oceans will run out of oxygen and their unique beauty.
These are kinda gross but seriously... They should not be taken from the ocean...
My special friend, the blobfish, it´s an endangered species & I signed several petitions for this fish, on #Care2 & other petition sites, but I don´t find him that ugly, he looks like an elderly human somehow, with that big "nose".... Even has something cute!!!
you must not be chinese, coz your pictures looks that you on a boat, not on a kitchen....
Well, yay, let's all look and comment on dying sea creatures that have been dragged off the bottom of the sea. Frankly, while somewhat interesting, this is disgusting and inhumane. Especially since a Bored Panda writer decided it was a good idea to add cutesy captions. Shame on you, Bored Panda.
I appreciate seeing these creatures, but if you can get close enough to catch them, you can get close enough to take a picture. I'd rather see them alive in their own environment than dead in your hands.
fine lol swim to the very bottum of the ocean please read above comments
Load More Replies...Results of over fishing and the "waste" that comes with it... once the human hand has touched them - they'll prob be endangered in a few years. #fuckoffandleavenaturebe 😡🤬
I love that we are able to see pics of those creatures but... i am pretty sure they suffered a lot so we are able to see that article and i am not very happy about it... some of them look terrified.. i believe humans are really naive and we should respect those elders more...
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. p.s how do you know terrified isnt their normal expresson alot of these animals dont really have that sought of brain ability
Load More Replies...leave them in the environment they belong, our oceans are depleted enough without people like you messing further.
secondly see this post I have been trying to show everyone who has stated a comment like yours. 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...Whom exactly are these people who want him to stop. S**t posting never ceases to amaze me!
the question is why did you have to kill those beautiful creature ? you're not cool at all .. poor fish
Please look at my above comments their are two sides to every story
Load More Replies...If you're going to do this, at least make it educational and take time to post what they are and something about their habitats and behaviors and maybe where the came from or even at what depths, because while seeing photographs of these creatures is fascinating, knowing more would be useful otherwise, just leave them be ....or get your photos and release them
Almost all are dead by the time they come up.. I'd rather have them go down in some sub and take pictures/film.
Load More Replies...Seems like this f****r, excuse my accent, kills everything he finds for a picture.
LET THEM LIVE! How like a human being to destroy all that is natural and beautiful. My heart aches for these poor creatures!
When scientist do this lets say it's kind of okay but when you do this for fun....no.
All of these are dead. Most of these 'weird and wonderful' things are caused when humans do a certain thing to them. Humanity deserves to die, as all it has done is destroy and conquer.
u forgot about love! yes, we are evil but we are also good. Look at a baby in the face and say you me everyone deserves to die cause that is not true yes we can be pure evil but we can also be kind and good.
Load More Replies...I agree, Kelly! This post is terribly depressing. Beautiful animals...and now they're dead. Humans are so destructive.
Load More Replies...They are not scary. They are just sad living creatures dying out of their natural environment. Just let them go!
by the time they get them out of the rest of the catch they are probably dead anyway
Load More Replies...What a depressing post about poor creatures, already fighting a losing battle for survival being dragged out of the sea to be gawped at.
Exactly. A lot of ppl fail hard at understanding that.
Load More Replies...I found several of them very pretty and some even cute!
Load More Replies...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.
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.
I think it's interesting, but I would have liked to see what the name of the animals were too.
Horrible is that person who takes that creatures out of its habitat just for fun or showing off. Shame on certain humans.
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...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.
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...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... :/
Nothing scary here. I’m disappointed by lack of names for these fish and sea creatures. What is the point of this?
Does anyone know how deep these things live? I don't think I'll ever dive that deep, but just in case 😂😂
This is a kinda useless article, since it doesn't explain what the animals are, sure with most of the ones I can guess what they most likely are (some kind of sea cucumber, a clutch of eggs in hatching etc.) but it would be nice to have a proper explanation.
Why are they holding these sea creatures without using protective gloves? Sea creatures in general can be poisonous let alone these.
So some guy kills a bunch of harmless animals not bothering humans & we're supposed to think it's cool? I think this is cruel, disgusting & barbaric
I'm assuming that all the fish was collected from a dragnet that touches the bottom of the sea. Having someone documenting all of this is a rare on fishing vessels. We all should be glad to be able to see these pictures.
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. (I'm sorry for repeatedly replying using this comment I just couldn't be bothered to rephrase every time etc :) )
Youhouuu ! Wonderful ! Humans who kill animals for nothing <3 What a great story ! :D
This is animal cruelty. I bet you most of the animals on this post won’t even be eaten! (Not that thats a good thing) you should let them thrive in their natural habit, not pull them out to be gawped at by the internet!
No human should take pride in capturing and killing animals. The ocean belongs to the sea creatures only. They, oceans and sea life, have never belonged to humans.
Load More Replies...If corals and especially seaweed die, and they do with that kind of fishing method, the oceans will run out of oxygen and their unique beauty.
These are kinda gross but seriously... They should not be taken from the ocean...
My special friend, the blobfish, it´s an endangered species & I signed several petitions for this fish, on #Care2 & other petition sites, but I don´t find him that ugly, he looks like an elderly human somehow, with that big "nose".... Even has something cute!!!
you must not be chinese, coz your pictures looks that you on a boat, not on a kitchen....
Well, yay, let's all look and comment on dying sea creatures that have been dragged off the bottom of the sea. Frankly, while somewhat interesting, this is disgusting and inhumane. Especially since a Bored Panda writer decided it was a good idea to add cutesy captions. Shame on you, Bored Panda.
I appreciate seeing these creatures, but if you can get close enough to catch them, you can get close enough to take a picture. I'd rather see them alive in their own environment than dead in your hands.
fine lol swim to the very bottum of the ocean please read above comments
Load More Replies...Results of over fishing and the "waste" that comes with it... once the human hand has touched them - they'll prob be endangered in a few years. #fuckoffandleavenaturebe 😡🤬
I love that we are able to see pics of those creatures but... i am pretty sure they suffered a lot so we are able to see that article and i am not very happy about it... some of them look terrified.. i believe humans are really naive and we should respect those elders more...
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. p.s how do you know terrified isnt their normal expresson alot of these animals dont really have that sought of brain ability
Load More Replies...leave them in the environment they belong, our oceans are depleted enough without people like you messing further.
secondly see this post I have been trying to show everyone who has stated a comment like yours. 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...Whom exactly are these people who want him to stop. S**t posting never ceases to amaze me!
the question is why did you have to kill those beautiful creature ? you're not cool at all .. poor fish
Please look at my above comments their are two sides to every story
Load More Replies...If you're going to do this, at least make it educational and take time to post what they are and something about their habitats and behaviors and maybe where the came from or even at what depths, because while seeing photographs of these creatures is fascinating, knowing more would be useful otherwise, just leave them be ....or get your photos and release them
Almost all are dead by the time they come up.. I'd rather have them go down in some sub and take pictures/film.
Load More Replies...Seems like this f****r, excuse my accent, kills everything he finds for a picture.
LET THEM LIVE! How like a human being to destroy all that is natural and beautiful. My heart aches for these poor creatures!
When scientist do this lets say it's kind of okay but when you do this for fun....no.
All of these are dead. Most of these 'weird and wonderful' things are caused when humans do a certain thing to them. Humanity deserves to die, as all it has done is destroy and conquer.
u forgot about love! yes, we are evil but we are also good. Look at a baby in the face and say you me everyone deserves to die cause that is not true yes we can be pure evil but we can also be kind and good.
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