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I was expecting to see tourist shots of half destroyed fish on the beach
(since a great many of those species are actually quite delicate and would
probably be severely mangled by the force of the wave, etc.) when I saw the
subject line of the email.I was quite suspicious when I viewed the pictures
because they were all in collecting containers and then you can even see the
NORFANZ label in some of the pictures.
It's false. Certainly not the most scientific source but it's been debunked
http://www.snopes.com/photos/tsunami/creature.asp
and the original source of the photos are here
http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/CreatureFeature.htm
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Subject: Tsunami fishes
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> FISH-SCI Members:
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> I have recently received a number of forwarded emails containing
> pictures of deepsea fishes (e.g., fangtooths, gulper eels) that are
> claimed to have been found on the shore at Phuket, Thailand following
> the recent tsunami. As a scientist, I am naturally skeptical about the
> authenticity of these photos and I am curious if any other members have
> seen these photos. Several of my students have also seen this email and
> have asked me if these fishes were actually found on the shore. Do any
> of you have any information about these fish photos?
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> Cheers,
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> Paul James
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