"The National Ocean Service made the unusual declaration in response to public inquiries following a TV show on the mythical creatures.
It is thought some viewers may have mistaken the programme for a documentary."
Reminds me of the
Spaghetti Tree hoax.
I happened to watch that Mermaid show and I could tell that it was a hoax almost immediately. The supposed experts were obviously actors (or biologists doing a bad acting job), not biologists reporting factual evidence.
Edited by Taq, : No reason given.