Has anyone noticed that all the very rare sealife being caught in Japan is dying?

Question

Within the last couple months, Japanese scientists or fisherman have caught a giant squid, a gill shark & now a goblin shark - all have never been seen alive. It's absolutely amazing! What's more amazing is that every one of these rare creatures has died within hours or days of having been caught.

What the hell is going on over there?

Answer 1

Well, the reason that most of them have never been seen alive is because we currently do not have the capabilities to venture down to the depth that they normally live.

Once they leave their normal environment, and come up to the depths that we can actually get to, they are so stressed by the change in pressure, light and temperature that they tend to die quickly.

I imagine there is something going on down at those depths that are driving these animals out of their natural environment.

Any change in the global environment is going to be magnified at the extremes of our planet. The coldest areas, the highest areas, the lowest areas and the areas of highest pressure are going to show changes long before anywhere else does.

Answer 2

I was alarmed by the story of the goblin shark dying as well as the others. But I don't think the Japanese are at fault. Unfortunately, as the other answer pointed out, there are probably a number of environmental factors causing the animals to leave their natural habitats. Along with pollution and global warming, a more specific cause might be all of the tsunamis (caused by underwater earthquakes) making the rare creatures' habitats difficult. But it is hard for us to tell, we can only speculate since, as far as I know, we do not have the technology readily available to make first hand observances of what is occurring at that depth in the ocean.