Fish frozen in the ice as a display

[Catherine]

Quote:Here is what I wrote in my latest post on AF:

"I suspect that they thought they could make lots of money because of something "new". But the public reaction shows what people thought of the idea. The attraction park has claimed that the fish were already dead when they were frozen, but I suspect that this is just a public relations damage limitation cover-up. The fish can be seen in one photo with all their mouths gaping wide open. Also, I doubt whether the attraction park bought old, already dead fish which were no longer fit for consumption (as it claims), as such fish could have presented a health risk. So the poor fish were probably frozen alive.

Quote:If the fish weren't already dead, and were killed for that purpose, then that is terrible.

Looking at the fish gasping, I think they froze them alive.  That was my initial thought and I still stand by it.
Transporting that many dead fish and setting them out would be tricky. they would spoil very quickly. The only fish and other sea creatures that wouldn't spoil, would be live ones.  

They are defrosting them as fertilizer. All those animals died to become fertilizer!
It is a tragic loss of life and with hungry people all around it is a tragic loss of food. At least if they died they could have given life back as food. To just kill animals for a publicity stunt is shameful

I don't know about the larger animal (whale shark?). They say it was a picture. Then why not use pictures of all the other creatures.

They could have used fish figures that look very lifelike and it could have been a pretty display. The sight of all those fish gasping is creepy. Knowing what they are is heartbreaking.

I hope this is a global lesson for anyone who wants to do a similar display. The public won't like it and it seems that we the public have the last word.