Mermaids and Seafood

[ImaginMertrix]

I see so much talk on these forums how Mermaids are strictly against the consumption of their "ocean friends" but... that doesn't quite make sense to me? :P

Living in the ocean they'd need some source of protein, right? I doubt they could live on kelp salads, and there are plenty of animal-loving land-dwellers that eat meat... I think they might have rules, like there are domestic fish that aren't exactly seen as food (like cats and dogs, probably dolphins, manatees, whales, etc.) and fish that are free game! I imagine big game hunting parties bringing home sharks for a feast (I kid).

I always assumed mermaids would love seafood, seaweed, salty things, etc. and it didn't cross my mind they'd be too against it until I saw it here!

Then again, I'm probably a biased mergirl as seafood is my absolute favorite. :p

[SeaSister]

I totally get where you're coming from. Personally, I always imagined that mermaids would be more closely related to cetaceans, like dolphins and porpoises, than fish and would therefore have a similar diet. Herring, shellfish, anchovies, other small fish, etc. etc.

[leeloo]

I see your point, and honestly, if mermaids did exist, they probably would eat some fish. However, there are some good plant sources of protein in the sea, such as spirulina, which has 4 grams of protein per tablespoon. I don't eat my "ocean friends" but I also don't eat my "land friends" either. It does seem kind of odd to me though when people won't eat fish but will eat land animals. Although like you said many people will eat some land animals but not others (which I now find weird too since going vegan).

[Echidna]

Living in the ocean they'd need some source of protein, right? I doubt they could live on kelp salads

There are plenty plants and stuff which are of high nutritional value.
Seaweed has way more iron and other nutrients than meat.
You can live easily without meat on land (it's even healthier, because meat isn't suitable for humane intestines, but that's another story).

However, there is of course a lot more stuff on land than in water- domesticated plants, nuts, roots-,
so I'm not sure if a vegan diet could be accomplished if merpeople existed.

Legends do tell us merpeople are horrified and disgusted when they see humans eat fish, so that's where the notion comes from.
You can compare it to land-dwelling fairies, who also won't touch meat, and who can communicate with animals.

So even if there were not enough protein in waterplants to sustain a "real" water-dwelling species
(and who knows what their bodies would work on?), there is always the magical component.

[SeaGlass Siren]

I swear I think there was another thread dedicated to this topic

[Shaylee Moon]

I don't think I had ever heard of a mermaid being horrified and disgusted when they see humans eating fish until mernetwork to be honest. It just makes a lot more sense to me that mermaids eat fish.

[Thalassa]

What legends tell of this? I don't remember any but I love legends and would love to read where you got this.

And as I've always said: even if mer people were fish, fish eat fish. So it would be more natural for a mer person to eat fish than to abstain from fish. Abstaining from fish would more likely be a personal philosophical choice. (And saying mers eating fish is cannibalism is like saying mammals eating mammals is cannibalism. It's not. Some find it distasteful, but it's not cannibalism.)

And yes, there's another thread discussing this but if I recall correctly the original post in that thread was to tell everyone that mer people don't/shouldn't eat fish. Tapatalk search isn't working for me so I can't look it up right now.

[Shaylee Moon]

I think mers should because fish do eat fish and fish would most definitely fall into their main diet. Like people eat meat. We need the nutrients and vitamins from the meat. Thats why its advised that vegetarians take vitamins. So it would make sense the fish to mermaids would be like meat to humans.

[sashiyoop]

It's not so much a matter of should as it is a matter of what you personally think mermaids are like. For example, we all have slightly different ideas of what they look like, and so slightly different ideas of what their diet is like is natural. Personally, I think they would eat fish, but not as high a percentage as humans consume meat. Plants are actually a wonderful source of pretty much everything we need to survive, and even with lower levels of protein, they still have enough of it to live a healthy life on them alone. Seaweed is very nutritious, but I honestly can't see mermaids not hunting something.This is my personal opinion, though, and you don't have to agree with it at all.

[PearlieMae]

I eat fish and I'm a mermaid. And cake. I LOVE cake! Why do you think I come to the surface so often? Cake underwater is not good cake.

[Shaylee Moon]

Personally for me eating seafood makes me feel more mermaid like

[Shaylee Moon]

Its like mermaid food for me

[SeaSister]

Lol PearlieMeae! I have not yet tasted underwater cake but I will be sure to keep in mind that it's not as good as dry cake. :P

Also, Leeloo, am I weird because I eat fish but not meat (except for very occasionally, and only if I know it was local, organic and treated humanely. Nothing from factory farms)? And I agree about feeling more "mermaidy" when eating seafood.

[Thalassa]

I'm not really familiar with underwater edibles, but for a long time I've thought that a mer person's diet must be very different. They might have fish eggs but a lot of other eggs are laid on land so they'd have to go there to collect them. Grinding anything into "flour" would have to be done differently otherwise the particles would float away. Not to mention there aren't many good ways of "cooking" something underwater. There are vents, but if I recall those are pretty deep and few. So pretty much mers would have to eat what they could catch and consume with a minimum of processing. Unless they wanted to go on land.

No wonder we go berserk when we taste something like a chocolate cupcake! ;-)

[leeloo]

Memaid Bonny, humans do not need to eat meat. They may choose to, but it definitely isn't a need. The only nutrient in meat that can't easily be obtained from plants is B12. B12 actually comes from bacteria, not the meat itself, so theoretically one could simply not wash their produce well and still get the B12 they need. We also don't need that much and our body can recycle most of what we need. However, it typically is recommended that vegans take a B12 supplement. Many vegan foods are also high in protein, such as beans, lentils, rice, wheat, tofu, tempeh, nuts, seeds, quinoa, spirulina, and so on. Quinoa is a complete protein, and rice and beans together also make a complete protein. Other nutrients like calcium and iron can be found in leafy greens. SeaSister I do not think you are weird for eating fish but not meat (although fish is still meat, but I do understand the distinction). That is actually pretty common. From a health standpoint I think eating fish is usually better than eating other types of meat, however you have to be careful with mercury and other poisons that can be found in fish. Many fish are also caught in trawling nets that produce a lot of by-catch such as turtles and dolphins. Some are raised in factory farms which are overcrowded and filthy which can spread disease. Fish is also commonly mislabeled as other types of fish, so even if you choose fish that is supposed to be lower in mercury you may not actually get what you think you are getting, so be careful.

[SeaSister]

Leeloo you make some good points about fish farms and mercury labels. I absolutely do not support fish farming, especially since I live on the West Coast where seafood is so abundant I see no need for having farms. One of the main controversial issues is the farming of Atlantic salmon which, honestly, is pointless to me. We already have so many varieties of salmon that can be wild-caught (although, the numbers have begun to dwindle due to over-fishing... another controversial issue) that it's really not worth the risk that comes with farming foreign fish species in local waters. A "spill" of the larger and more aggressive Atlantic salmon around here would be catastrophic for the local salmon species, so it's something I feel very strongly about. Naturally, I only eat wild-caught or sustainably-sourced seafood, which is made easier thanks to programs such as "SeaChoice". I generally avoid high-mercury fish (high mercury = fish that are higher up in the food chain), but I do occasionally eat canned tuna. I've never had things like shark or swordfish, nor do I intend to lol.

Ps, I'm glad you know about the rice and beans thing! Not many people know about how they make up a complete protein when eaten together. I love rice and beans, yay Mexican food! Lol.

[Shaylee Moon]

Really? I had no idea about the meat thing. I feel like I probably should because my parents are nurses, hahah.

[Shaylee Moon]

Oh, yeah and I guess the rice and beans thing will probably come in handy since I'm puerto rican

[leeloo]

lol I love rice and beans too! And Mermaid Bonny, its a common misconception. :)

[Shaylee Moon]

You learn something new every day!

[ImaginMertrix]

Hehe, considering my own personal idea of what Mermaids are like, they're pretty individual, so while the majority would live on an omnivore diet, it wouldn't be strange for one to be vegetarian/vegan, much like humans are. Everyone's different after all! I was just reading through some threads and a lot of Mers were commenting on the horrors of humans consuming their fishy friends and was interested to know if that was common here.

[Shaylee Moon]

Yeah, I think thats what I would think too. It all depends in the mer

[Blondie]

I totally thing mermaids would eat fish. I mean fish eat fish. They're not all friends. It's just the food chain.

[SeaGlass Siren]

Some fish are vegetarian lol! Dory from finding nemo... Her species are vegetarians. I know because I have the DVD with special features :P "my names dory, and here's my story, I'm from the reef and I don't eat beef"

[Merman Dan]

Hobson: Yes, bathing is a lonely business.
Arthur: Except for fish.
Hobson: I beg your pardon? Did you say "except for fish"?
Arthur: Yes... fish all bathe together. Although they do tend to eat one another. I often think... fish must get awfully tired of seafood.

[pullyorkshire]

we better start throwing some bread in the ocean before they get hungry...:)

[tealmermaid]

Fish are food, not friends. :p And if you pick up some lunch near the kelp fields, hey, sashimi waiting to happen.

Mermaids eat lots of sashimi, I'm sure of it.

[Mermaid Adriel]

Like ImaginMertrix (http://mernetwork.com/index/member.php?3046-ImaginMertrix), I also think mermaids would be omnivorous, or vegetarian, just like humans xD

[Mermaid Kalliope]

Personally, I can barely stand the taste of fish. I think it is gross and disgusting. I only make the exception when I catch perch from the pier and cook it m'self. Or halibut. I like halibut. :3 Though, I looooooove crustaceans. Gimme some crab, shrimp or lobster and I'm a happy mer!

I also do like smoked kelp. :3 Yum yum and I love salty foods. ><

I did, however, try and eat tuna the other day.... blech. Only after making a homemade sauce could I eat it. SO GROSS. I only try to eat fish because I don't get the omgea-3 in my diet enough. :-(

Also, for the whole "there are plenty of vegetarian options for protien" thing, there are many people who would say that most of those are things our bodies can't digest. Our bodies evolved to eat fruits, veggies and meat, not grains like wheat and rice or legumes. They actually can be argues that they are bad for you.

And another thing, I have to eat meat. My body will not feel right if I try to get protein from anything but meat.

SO what I'm trying to say is:

No one is right. Some people's bodies can't digest meat and thrive on a vegetation/vegan, while others need to have meat in their diet and do just fine and are healthy. So, going around and telling people that humans aren't able to digest this and that is a load of malarky.

I have been told that humans can't digest the following:
Meat
Potatoes (varying types)
Starch
Legumes (beans, peanuts, soy beans, tofu (soybean based), etc...)
Rice
Grains (bread, pasta, granola, oats, etc... )
Milk (cheese, yogurt, ice cream, etc... )
Corn
Uhmm.... other things. (I'm tired and this has gotten long.)


All in all, I think it would vary species to species of mermaid. Just as all the creatures in the sea eat different things, so would merfolk.

OKAY I'M DONE.

[Echidna]

No one is right. So, going around and telling people that humans aren't able to digest this and that is a load of malarky.

Not quite.
You mentioned milk and milk products, those can indeed only be digested by people who had cattle herders as their ancestors, and thus developed a lactose-splitting enzyme.
Folks who lack said enzyme will get bad stomach ache, diarrhea, and so on.

Leeloo already made an informative post about why people don't have to eat meat.
Just take a look at your teeth.
Do they look like a carnivores', long and sharp?
If yes, then you need meat.
If no, you are just someone who won't admit eating no meat would probably be better for them ;)

[Mermaid Momo]

fun fact! Starch can indeed be digested! The saliva in our mouths have an enzyme just for digesting and breaking down starch and fat before it even starts down the digestive track :)

Personally I love seafood! Nothing better than fried catfish (I know it doesn't come from the sea but its a fish lol) and a crab boil! and baked tilapia, yum! I've been trying to convince my parents to let me set up an aquaponics thing in our backyard so we can have more fresh seafood. But since I'll be leaving next fall and I doubt anyone will take care of it, I just gave up lol (on that and the laying hen I wanted and mini cow)

[Mermaid Octavia]

omg I LOVE seafood NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM

But I agree with others that have said they believe merfolk would be omnivorous - I think so too! They would probably eat whatever they could catch and consume without much processing, maybe using bone or rock tools to cut the meat/seaweed/plants/what-have-you. Personally I love eating seafood so much, I could not be a vegan/vegetarian mermaid in the slightest. XD

Regarding the lactose thing, I used to be able to eat all the dairy I wanted (minus cheese, I think cheese is totally gross) until recently. Maybe a month or so ago, I started to get extremely sick. After eliminating things systematically from my diet, turns out the culprit is... lactose. :C And I love me some milk and yogurt but it's now just wrecking me internally. I haven't gotten the guts to try yogurt again but one small glass of milk will ruin me for a full 24 hours. Sadness! Sudden-Onset Lactose Intolerance?

[Shaylee Moon]

I also got a recent case of lactose intolerance. Well, not really that recent anymore. xD
I use to drink a lot of milk when I was younger though and then one day... Bam! I'm lactose intolerant.

[SeaGlass Siren]

Ong same here Bonny! I LOVED milk. What happened? ;-;

[Shaylee Moon]

Thats exactly what I wonder! It was just really sudden and now theres no milk for me :c
Well sometimes mom buys lactaid but its not as good and my dad always drinks it all before I even get the chance to drink any!
But yeah, it seems like the sudden case of lactose intolerance is really common!

[Mermaid Momo]

for all of you wondering what happened: every mammal has lactase in their digestive system when they're born (or it's normal to) Lactase changes the lactose into glucose and galactose. most mammals normally cease to produce lactase after weaning (which makes them lactose intolerant) though the amount in which it's stopped being produced is mostly determined by natural selection that's better for people who live in places where dairy is available as a food choice (which is why most people don't have the symptoms of lactose intolerance now a days when drinking or eating dairy products because it's now readily available as a food.)

[SeaGlass Siren]

See this is why I fail at biology :P I only got to far learning about maltose and sucrose and fructose

So... How to get rid of it..?

[leeloo]

Our bodies evolved to take advantage of a variety of food sources, including plants and meat. That doesn’t mean we need to eat meat, just that we can. In addition, humans are more scavengers than true carnivores. Certain people have a hard time digesting certain foods, this is true. Lactose, as others have said is actually a very common intolerance. The majority of humans are lactose intolerant. Only after developing a mutated gene have some humans been able to digest lactose past infancy. There may be rare cases where some individuals require meat/animal products in their diets (such as serious inability to digest plant foods), but the vast majority of humans don’t need meat. Many chose to, and if eaten sparingly can still be quite healthy, but again, we do not require protein or any other nutrient from a specific source.

[Kumori Kitsune]

mermaids would eat fish most likely sea plants wouldnt hold enough extra nutrition to survive. you need fats and curtain minerals. If your vigin then you are but I'm talking biologically.
Like the food you do I could eat seafood all day. I love it so much but every one has their thoughts. there re animals that would eat mermaids too. is a giant circle.

[Echidna]

Lactose intolerance can develop at any time, but mostly in younger years.
That's because babies still have the enzyme to digest mother's milk (just like any mammal), which disappears in later life, when they should start eating something real.

Anyway, on topic:
with animals, you can tell from their mouth position/shape, and from the shape of their teeth, what their diet is.
(this might, or might not be the same for humans)
So, I imagine several types of merfolk to exist (which is backed by myth):

1) the carnivorous, aggressive type.
Having lots of small, sharp teeth (think Gollum), they might resemble piranha in their hunting pattern and behaviour.
They would prey on anything they find, including the occasional human.
(There are loads of stories about dangerous water fairies who drown and kill humans after all!)

2) the herbivorous, placid type.
These would have many flat molars, be fairly docile, friendly to humans, and live off seaweed and kelp.
There are stories about such merfolk too.
It's mentioned they are hunted by large toothed whales, which is why they will sometimes tell whalers where to find those.

3) the omnivorous type.
These could have any type of appearance, and they would probably be neutral towards humans, unless they are angered or hungry.

[Seatan]

i do think mers would eat some meat, because though you can get everything you need from veggies, you have to search carefully for the RIGHT veggies, which is probably why humans are omnivorous-- we did not always have the luxury of carefully examining a dozen items to make sure we would get our proper protein, B12, etc. scavengers just aren't that lucky!

When I was on a clean, veggie diet I got bruises all over my legs because I wasn't eating enough variety for my body to get its nutrients (I was eating mostly granola and some fruit because I am too lazy to cook). When I eat meat I may not be putting the healthiest stuff in my body, but I can count in never getting those bruises. Petsonally i am just too lazy to think that much about what i should eat, so i stick with a mix of everything. (Note that I'm Not saying that this is best just that I'm really lazy!!!)

On that line of thinking, Whether or not mers are vegetarians (if their systems are like ours) might have to do with the kinds of plants that grow in the area where they are from and if their bodies can easily get what they need from those plants without having a "grocery store" setting. Overall though, I am with Pearlie--as long as I got me some cake, I'm good. ;)

[Jeblily]

To be fair if you look at the fluke or "caudal fin" of most mermaids it indicates a predatory animal... So they would eat fish. Most marine mammals are omnivores as well, or carnivores. The only herbivore I know of is the manatee.
So mers I guess it all comes down to your favorite tail type, you could have a wave mono fin and be a vegetarian, or you could have a merbella angler tale and we all know what you eat!!!!!! :p (She-creature movie reference)

As far as eating in real life I respect vegetarians and vegans but personally I eat fish and support seafood eaters, as long as the animals quality of life is upheld and you don't over-fish!

[Mermaid Kalliope]

I never said I agree with my list that I posted, just that is what I've been told over the years. Every one I meet seems to have this solid set in stone "I know what's best for our bodies" idea.

Basically, I know what my body does and doesn't like, and, actually, on the subject of teeth, my canines are the largest ones in my mouth. My teeth don't do well chewing or grinding things like granola and nuts. It's very uncomfortable for me. Even carrots can be tiring. :-/ Also, I have a weird milk intolerance. O.o A glass won't bother me and if it is in tea or as ice cream, it won't, either, but if it is in coffee and sometimes whipped cream it causes a small disturbance. It's really weird. It only sometimes is an intolerance.

What about krill? Would there be baleen toothed mers? And as for the caudal fin/fluke, what if it is based off a fish? Not a mammal? Like my fluke is based on the Naso Tang. I like to think my mer is half fish half mammal, more leaning towards mammal on the breathing and stuff. (The fishy thing mainly being the scales and colour) So what about those? I still just love crabs, shrimp, lobster and squid with the occasional small fish (perch) or bottom dweller (halibut)... and maybe eel. (I had it once and it was yummy, had it again and it was gross.)

[SeaGlass Siren]

What about jelly fish ? We don't have teeth xD

[Shaylee Moon]

I think its probably a lot like humans where they have a variety of things they could it and they know what they like and what they don't. The same way some people might like baked goods, others don't so its probably a lot like that where some mers might love fish and whatnot but others might simply not like the taste of it and just wont eat it and will probably get those nutrients from other sources.

[SeaSister]

@Kailani ROFL! Baleen mers. Just imagining what that would look like made me crack up. XD

[Mermaid Kalliope]

Seasister- I know, right?! It's a legitimate curiosity! We're all talking about teeth and fish eating and how most mammals are carnivorous and I was wait... even baleen... oh! krill. Why can't mers eat krill? Baleen toothed mers! :-D Or the jellyfish eaters. Would they have those hooked throats like turtles?

[Jeblily]

http://www.peta.org/blog/topless-mermaid-seattle-cops/ A mer was protesting at a fish market....
I do have to say I HATE fishing with hooks. I was hooked in the lip once, not pleasant.

[MermanZen]

I love seafood if all I could eat is seafood id be in heaven

[Mermaid Ellowyn]

I dislike seafood, and my whole family doesn't eat it. It grosses me out a bit actually. To me, I think mermaids would be diverse in their eating habits, just like humans are. I suppose I would be a plant-based only mer if I had to live in the oceans for forever! Luckily I do not, and I can eat grilled cheese and burritos and cupcakes and fruits and a whole variety of yummy things :)

[MysticMerman]

Looking from a scientific point of view, and not magic or myth... Merpeople would be omnivorous with fish and possibly some marine mammals as the staple of the diet. Much like an orca. If you look at the sea ape theory (basically stating that prehistoric ancestors split in to two groups one advanced in living farther from the ocean. The other group stayed near the ocean an relied on the ocean for food, and over time the two groups adapted differently. The land based group stood taller, used fire, and essentially became what we are today. The group that stayed with the ocean adapted to ocean life. Holding their breath for long periods of time, eating raw fish, finger and hand webbing, etc... Humans aren't the only species this applies to too! The ancestors of many porpoises were at one time land animals who's feet eventually became fins. And a more modern example we can observe this process happening with is the polar bear! Polar bears were at some pony not too long ago brown bears that got divided due to environmental factors. So looking at that theory and the evidence supporting it, fish would be a huge part of the merpeople diet.

[MysticMerman]

By much like an orca, I meant the eating of some marine mammals btw. Not that they're omnivores. Lol

[Mermaid Jaffa]

I love seafood too!

What I don't get is, every movie and tv shows I've seen, the mer people eat their food cooked. Wouldn't it make more sense to eat it raw? They don't like fire or things that can dry them out, so why would one plop out of the ocean to cook the food if they're so afraid of fire? And if they do have to cook it, what other ways is there besides undersea hot vents?

[SeaGlass Siren]

underwater volcanoes :3

[SeaGlass Siren]

or using an electric eel to zap their food lol!!!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Hahaha! They must thread the food on sticks, much like how ppl toast marshmallows at campfires!

[Ariadne]

Well this mer for one will eat anything that doesn't eat me first...pretty sure that makes me "well-rounded" in more ways than one! lol And wasn't there mention of cake upthread? (swims off in search of cake)

[Taz]

If you truly care about the ocean, I would not recommend eating ANY seafood. It is being over harvested and disregarded left right and centre.

But if you just can't shake the habit, then please please PLEASE do not just eat any ol' seafood. Educate yourself on the issues and make better choices for the health of the oceans.
If you are still eating tiger prawn, then you have some reading to do.

Its getting easier and easier to make informed choices, here are a few places to start:
http://www.oceanwise.ca (OceanWise also has an app which allows you to search for seafood on the go, as well as searching for restaurants and supermarkets nearby that they are partnered up with)
http://www.seafoodwatch.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx
http://www.seachoice.org

[SeaGlass Siren]

Taz the point of this thread was to question "if mermaids were real what WOULD they eat."

Theres a bunch of threads with detailed discussions about sustainable eating. This thread isn't one of them :|

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Sea slug chips! Or fries as you Americans like to call them! With a delicious sauce of fish slime... Mmmm!:lol:

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

I can't stand to et regular fish but shell fish like shrimp dear Neptune I could live on a diet of strictly shrimp lol

[Mizuko]

Personally, I love sea food. Being from a fisherman family does that :P
But I like to think, that just like humans, mermaids can choose what they eat. They can be omnivores or carnivores or vegetarians; and really, just like it should be in the human world, no one can be judged by what they choose to consume. I guess my impression of the mer world is one not dissimilar to our own.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Whenever we go to a buffet, we just pig out on the seafood! Who cares about roast duck and fancy spaghetti when you could be nomming on giant prawns and stir fried mussels in shells!

[leeloo]

I've seen a couple people mention cake and cupcakes....just throwing it out there, you can have these things as a vegan too, but as a mermaid that might be tricky, lol. Maybe make some friends with human folk and entice them into giving you cake, lol.

[Anahita]

I wonder if you can eat cheesecake underwater.... It seems to have a more durable consistency compared to regular cake, so it might be able to make it underwater without falling apart. I'm just not sure it would taste so great with the salt getting all over it... :p

[leeloo]

lol I was thinking more like sitting on the shore or rock or something and eat it. I love food, and could imagine if I were a real mermaid I'd get myself into trouble trying to get humans to bring me delicious land food, lol

[Mermaid Jaffa]

lol I was thinking more like sitting on the shore or rock or something and eat it. I love food, and could imagine if I were a real mermaid I'd get myself into trouble trying to get humans to bring me delicious land food, lol

Have a sign next to your fave rock, "Feed mermaid here"

Then when they do, you can be a wild mermaid and try to bite their fingers too! Eventually, you'll get someone throwing cake at you!

How fun is that?:lol:

[leeloo]

haha, awesome

[merlounge]

I love seafood and it's the majority of my diet. I generously include seaplants as well as crustaceans and fish. I gather much of my seafood myself through spearfishing, raking for clams and diving for scallops and lobsters. Though I see many variations of sea plants, I have yet to harvest though I do hope to begin so this year (I purchase a variety of my sea plants at Maine Coast Sea Vegetables (http://www.seaveg.com)). By gathering the seafoods myself, I am able to maintain freshness and sustainability as well as personal fulfillment. I like to think that merfolks would do the same!

[merlounge]

http://www.peta.org/blog/topless-mermaid-seattle-cops/ A mer was protesting at a fish market....
I do have to say I HATE fishing with hooks. I was hooked in the lip once, not pleasant.

This is kind of funny though misguided. Would prefer seeing the messages of harvesting sustainability as well as introductions of sea vegetables into mainstream diets.

[Coradion]

Sea animals are cute and delicious. I eat just about everything in the ocean, I have some pictures of various seaweeds and invertebrates I collect for food on my Instagram.

@Hawaiianmerman if anyone is interested, I'd love to follow more mers. I love the mer feed popups!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Sea animals are cute and delicious. I eat just about everything in the ocean, I have some pictures of various seaweeds and invertebrates I collect for food on my Instagram.

@Hawaiianmerman if anyone is interested, I'd love to follow more mers. I love the mer feed popups!

That depends... Would you be following us with food?

[Coradion]

Sure!

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