Hunt for world's last giant fish as researchers find clues in ancient photographs

Hunt for world's last giant fish as researchers find clues in ancient photographs

Source: yahoo

9/16/2024

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Giant long-lived fish that filled our oceans a century ago have disappeared from all but the most remote corners of our seas. “Historical photos, human memories and data show [fish are] much smaller than they used to be,” evolutionary biologist Dr Asta Audzijonyte revealed.

There’s no mystery as to where they went. When Yahoo News asked Audzijonyte, her answer was blunt. “We just ate them. It’s really very simple. We caught them all and we ate them. Because generally, everybody wants to catch a big fish,” she said.

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