Sea monster Theory
Since the beginning of history, humans were fascinated by the sea. ... The fear of unknown and rarely seen sea creatures ignited the first sea-monster stories. In today’s society, knowledge and technological advances have shed light on only a fraction of what the sea contains. Two decades ago a Japanese ship recovered a decomposing carcass that was believed to be a sea-monster. ... Before the body was pushed over the side of the ship, Yano was able to take samples of a horny fiber from the sea creature’s fin. Yano made a sketch of the sea creature two months later when he returned to Japan in June of 1977. Although Yanos sketches conflicted with his own measurements and statements, the Taiyo fishing company executives were amazed at the unusual photos of the sea creature. ... No one had ever seen anything like it before, but the majority of the Japanese press embraced the sea monster theory.