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Remarkable images and videos show a rare sighting of thousands of rare and valuable sea creatures washed up on a beach.
Martyn Green and his family, from New Brighton, were on a weekend near Caernarfon in North Wales when they came across what appeared to be a large piece of driftwood.
Stuck to the log were thousands of tentacled creatures in shells, which Martyn says is unlike anything he’s ever seen before.
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He said, “My wife Gemma, she found it. We were walking on the beach and she called us and said ‘come back, look at this.’
“We went and took a look and it looked like something out of this world.
“It was quite attractive to the locals.”
(Image: Martyn Green)
Martyn, 47, said her son Daniel searched for answers on Google and soon realized that the amazing creatures were gooseneck barnacles, a rare specimen considered a delicacy, particularly in Portugal and Spain, where they are known as barnacles.
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He said: “Turns out they are one of the most expensive sea creatures you can buy.
Googling I think it costs around £ 25 each, and on the record there were probably around 2000. “
(Image: Martyn Green)
Martyn, who runs a marketing agency, said he did not want to reveal the exact location of the otherworldly view to prevent opportunists from flocking to the scene and destroying it.
Martyn’s fears are not unfounded, as there have been reports of fishermen in Galicia, northeastern Spain, risking death to capture the mobilizing illegal and violent creatures and groups.
At prices that reach 360 euros per kilo at peak times, barnacles are a lucrative find. despite its horrible appearance.
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