Fishermen in the Philippines couldn’t believe their luck after discovering the 65k beast – but some fear it could be a sign of bad luck
Fishermen were stunned to discover the huge Moonfish (Image: ViralPress)Delighted fishermen say they couldn’t believe their luck after discovering a rare deep-sea Moonfish floating after an earthquake.
But they have been warned that the huge discovery could be a sign of bad luck.
They stumbled on the huge fish, which was at the surface of the ocean, after a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit the Philippines.
The giant pink fish was found by fishermen in Eastern Samar.
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Hours earlier the earthquake had happened hundreds of miles away in Masbate province on August 18.
The giant Moonfish was found on the surface of the ocean following a 6.6 magnitude earthquake (Image:
ViralPress)
Fisherman Archie Balibalos said he saw the large creature floating slowly, so he asked his friend Ranilo Ebron to help catch it using a hook and line.
When the 65kg fish was enclosed in the net, they dragged it to the beach where several others joined them to carry it.
The delighted fisherman, however, worried that the rarely-seen fish could be a sign of tragedy.
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The 65kg fish being brought ashore (Image:
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He said: “I do not know what plague will come. We fishermen believe that if we catch a strange fish, something bad will happen.”
The fishermen with the giant catch sold the fish at the local market at 200 pesos per kg – just under £4.
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Director Juan Albaladejo said there was a strong possibility that earthquake shockwaves spooked the fish causing it to surface in shallow waters.
It happened following a quake hundreds of miles away (Image:
ViralPress)
The massive fish was found floating on the surface
