http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44896 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:41:08 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44896#post-128473 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:34:45 +0000 roybland 128473@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>A reported sighting of a mermaid off the Isle of Wight is being investigated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.</p> <p>The sighting comes on the day a US scientific agency said there is no evidence that mermaids exist. </p> <p>'No evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found,' the National Ocean Service said in a statement.</p> <p>But Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon said it was possible that the exceptionally wet conditions could have encouraged mermaids to make a comeback in the UK.</p> <p>One Isle of Wight resident said she would like to see mermaids re-introduced back into the wild, 'like otters - and it would be good for the tourist season'.</p> <p>Isle of Wight fisherman Dug Coles claims he once caught a mermaid in his nets. </p> <p>'She were a beauty - and this big,' he said. 'But, if I'd kept her, I'd have exceeded my bloody EU quota, so I had to chuck her back in the sea.' </p>