January 22, 2005
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Thu Jan 20, 2:51 PM ET
By JOCELYN GECKER
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Top hotels in several Asian capitals have stopped ordering sea bass and sole from waters off their tsunami-ravaged coastlines to ease diners' concerns about fish feasting on corpses.
In a region that suffered through bird flu and other recent food scares, several top eateries and their suppliers are unwilling to take chances.
Villagers across tsunami-hit coastlines in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia and elsewhere have reported losing their appetite for fish. Fish mongers in Indonesia reported sales were poor as many who had seen the waves engulf loved ones worried about fish feeding off bodies.
Health ministry officials cut open the bellies of tuna, sea bass and other fish caught in the Andaman Sea to show there were no human remains inside.
Fish sales in Penang had plunged by about 50 percent after rumors that a human finger was found in a fish's belly.
Comments (4)
two outrageous fish stories AND WD-40, all on one page!
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The fishermen can't win--first their boats are battered and destroyed if they were close to shore. And the boats that escaped devastation can't find buyers for the fish that are now feared to be eating human remains. I wonder if there have been a lot of sharks in the vicinity. Now those probably would yield body parts.
i found myself wondering bout the missing .. its not a nice thought but nature does its own clearances...
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