Ya there were a lot of beasts too, with tonnes of them in the water, only a few had ran aground..

Here in Japan though there are all kinds of critters in the water that will ruin your day.

I can imagine! The Japanese seem to have a great relationship with the sea though and eat lots of seafish from what I know, which is great. As an island country, you would expect Ireland to be the same and while we do eat fresh seafood, given that we are surrounded by water, you'd think we would eat more.