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The "end of the world" fish washed ashore a few hours before the deadly earthquake in Taiwan
2024-04-06 09:51:57 / BOTA
A fish caught by a fisherman has fueled the superstition associated with a type of fish that appears in shallow water only when impending disaster is expected.
A man in the Philippines caught an oarfish, known as the "end of the world" fish, just hours before the deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan. The earthquake was considered the strongest in the last 25 years.
The oarfish lives below the depth of 1,000 meters in the ocean, however, according to Japanese beliefs, it comes to shallow waters when there is a seismic event, according to Metro News. The report also noted that the fish was found on Kalanggaman Island, about 900 miles south of Hualien's epicenter.
Speaking about the capture, Brenjeng Caayon said it was no coincidence, linking it to superstition and saying, "This is a bad omen."
“And it may be an omen because just this morning an earthquake shook Taiwan. I didn't believe it before, but now I'm starting to believe it. I own the fishing boat and had three fishermen on board. The crew did not know the type of fish – it was the first time they had seen it.”
The earthquake in Taiwan killed at least 9 people and injured over 1,000 others.
The earthquake superstition is based on Japanese mythology, which states that oarfish will deliberately rise to the surface and beach themselves before an impending earthquake.
“When I saw him, I recognized him immediately; I've seen an oar fish before, but not this big," said the 53-year-old.
The fish was almost 1.5 meters long and weighed 15 kg.
Fears of oarfish increased during the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami, as dozens of these sea creatures washed ashore in the two years before the devastating events.
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