Thousands of sardines have washed up on the coast of Japan as locals fear a natural disaster is about to strike.
Pictures show a large school of fish in shallow waters at a port at Ishikari Bay in Japan last week. The rare sight prompted local fishermen to take advantage of the situation and catch bucketfuls of the epipelagic fish. Many residents also grabbed their fishing rod and tackle, and headed to the coast.
One fisherman told local media: “This is very unusual, I’ve never seen anything like this before.” In response to the phenomenon, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, research director of the Hokkaido Fisheries Research Station, pointed out that sardines prefer warm waters above 10C.The waters in Ishikari Bay have been much warmer than normal for this time of year. Large numbers were also reported in Rumoi City where authorities said they had to deal with 1.4 tons of dead fish along the coastline.
Hiroshi Yamaguchi (pictured), research director of the Hokkaido Fisheries Research Station, said that sardines prefer warm waters above 10°C (Jam Press)
Many local residents grabbed their fishing rod and tackle, and headed to the coast (Jam Press)Many locals believe the unusual scenes on April 10 are a precursor to a natural disaster, as reported by NeedToKnow. One resident commented: “I hope there won’t be an earthquake.”
Another wrote: “This often happens as a sign of a coming natural disaster, like what happened during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.” Someone else said: "A large number of surf clams also washed ashore, I hope that doesn’t mean an earthquake is coming." Another local commented: “I wonder if their distribution area is changing due to the rise in sea temperatures?”
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Many locals believe the unusual scenes are a precursor to a natural disaster (Jam Press)It comes as locals were left stunned after a giant mass of flesh washed up on a beach in Malaysia. The horrifying organic mass emerged from the sea on Telok Melano beach on April 5 to the disgust of beachgoers and coast guard rangers.
It is believed the lump, dubbed a “globster” are the decaying remains of a whale. This is not the first time a large fleshy mass has emerged from the sea - masses like this one are also known as “blobs” and are frequently found to be the decomposed remains of whales, sharks or octopuses.
The waters in Ishikari Bay have been much warmer than normal for this time of year (Jam Press)The gigantic putrid mass is about six foot long and the only way to be sure of its origin is a DNA test. The decaying lump was found by the coast guard while patrolling the beach. They shared a social media video of their grisly discovery which shows shocked locals peering at the foetid mass.
In a post the coast guard said: “On April 5, 2024, the APM Coastal Rescue Team found the body of a whale stranded on Melano Bay Beach around 12.03p.” Members on duty found the body while conducting surveillance around the beach."
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