Mermaid reports from the 1830s

1 case, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.

We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.

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   Mermaid · Shetland Islands, Alba / Scotland · 1833

   Shetland Islands, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

   Fishermen claim to have caught a mermaid with a halibut-like tail and webbed fingers, which they threw back after it wailed for three hours.