Sea Myths Fact or Fiction?

Where: Loch Ness, Scotland What: a Sea Monster living in the lake! #1: Nessie Where: Loch Ness, Scotland What: a Sea Monster living in the lake! 1st reported in the 7th century! 1st reported sighting was in 1933

#2: Mermaids Where: Every where in the ocean, especially along rocky coasts What: ½ fish, ½ human creature Said to sing songs (like sirens – more on them tomorrow!) and lure sailors to them Sometimes said to inhabit Atlantis (more on that as well!) Some stories say they drown the sailors Pirates of the Caribbean! Some stories say they help people The Little Mermaid

#3: Kraken Where: Anywhere, but mostly in the frigid waters between Norway & Iceland What: a giant, tentacled sea creature…sounds kinda familiar….

#4: The Fish that came back… From EXTINCTION! Say what?! Coelecanth Believed to have been extinct for over 65 million years! Scientists only knew it from fossils Found, ALIVE off the coast of Africa in the 1900’s Survivability in danger due to trawling Doesn’t taste very good, so it has no real commercial value An example of a Lazarus taxon