Roman Fedortsov (previously here) spends most of his time on fishing trawlers. Some of his catches, however, end up going viral on the internet instead of being quietly digested in someone’s tummy.
“I’m 39 and have been working onboard trawlers for seventeen years,” Roman told Bored Panda. “I live in Murmansk, Russia. It is a big port, and that’s why I enrolled in the Marine University after school. My specialization has a lot to do with fishing technology. I know how to prepare fish for freezing and further delivery to the customer.”
Roman brought most of these photos from the Norwegian and Barents seas while some of them came ashore from the Atlantic Ocean.
Once on a fishing trip, Roman and his mates live in six-hour cycles. They work for six hours, then rest for another six. And repeat. “We are to catch commercial fish such as Cod, Haddock, Halibut, Redfish, Herring, Mackerel, and so on,” he added. “The most extreme fish I have ever caught are Frilled Shark, Rabbitfish, Big Sunfish, Angler, Stoplight Loosejaw…”
“During my watch, I work at the fish factory. I’m responsible for processing the fish, so I have to control other seamen while they’re working, too.”
Roman really likes finding unusual types of animals aboard the trawl. “I decided to create social media accounts because many people have no idea how some of the fish look. I’m constantly impressed by the appearance of some deep water fish and want to share my experiences with other people.”
“I have never been scared of the fish I catch,” he said. “I’m always interested and impressed.”
Scroll down to check out the terrifying creatures Roman has grown so fond of!
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#1 “I’m So Ugly, But That’s Okay”
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#2 “The Underwater Space Is Impressive”
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#3 “Looks Like Cartoon Dragon. No Photoshop”
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#4 “Scary Beauty In My Hands”
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#5 It’s Beautiful
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#6 “Total Recall. Sea Edition”
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#7 “The Beauty From The Sea Bottom”
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#8 “These Fishes Remind Me Of Dwarfs From ‘Lord Of The Rings'”
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#9 “Anybody Home?”
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#10 Chimaera
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#11 “Lumpsucker. They Are Used As “Cleaner Fish” To Reduce The Parasite Burden On Salmon Farms In Scotland And Norway”
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#12 “Another Pretty Creature From The Bottom Of The Norwegian Sea”
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#13 “This Is Psolus Phantapus! Real Cool Guys From The Depths”
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#14 “Zoom Photo. Look In Those Sad Eyes”
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#15 “Fantastic Four. My Sea Edition. I Like This Fish”
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#16 “Remora From Different Sides”
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#17 “Nervous People Better Not Look”
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#18 “Shell Pike. Beautiful Creation”
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#19 “No Need To Invent “Monsters” Nature Has Already Done It”
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#20 “Different Colors Of Lumpfish”
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#21 “Natural Born Killer”
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#22 “Big Sunfish. Bycatch. Fishing In Atlantic Ocean, Near Morocco”
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#23 “Disapproving Look”
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#24 “Did You Miss Me? I Returned Home”
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#25 “Hellboy’s Fish”
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#26 “Why Not A Velociraptor?”
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#27 “When You Drink To Much Coffee”
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#28 “Unusual Cod From Norway”
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#29 “It’s Monday Fish”
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#30 “Photo Of Frilled Shark. Ideal Predator”
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#31 “I’ll Be Back In Your Nightmares”
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#32 “Hello Humans!”
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#33 “Terrible Beauty”
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#34 “Fish-Rubber Ball”
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#35 “Fish With Ears”
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#36 “I Hope You’re Not Eating At This Moment”
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#37 “Pretty Wolffish. Tasty And Scary”
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#38 “Submarine”
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#39 “New Artifact For Stalker. Disgusting Beauty From The Depths. It’s Alive”
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#40 “This Photo Is To Make Your Day”
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#41 “This Is A Engraulis”
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#42 “Rat Fish”
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#43 Grenadier
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#44 “This Fish Was A Catch In Greenland Sea”
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#45 “When Somebody Didn’t Get Enough Sleep Once Again”
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#46 “Another Beauty Fish From The Depths Of The Sea”
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#47 “Flatfish”
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#48 “Strange Creature”
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#49 “Amazing Sea Urchin. Norwegian Sea”
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#50 “Abstract Composition From The Sea’s Bottom. Broken Shell, Sea Urchin And Something Yellow”
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#51 “Anglerfish(Monkfish)”
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#52 “Lancetfish. Teeth Like Little Swords”
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#53 “From The Underwater Garden”
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#54 “Beautiful Or Scary?”
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#55 “Rising From The Depths”
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#56 “Fish Without The Lower Jaw”
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#57 “Greetings From The Norwegian Sea”
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#58 “Another Strange Fish”
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#59 “Ghost Shark”
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#60 “It’s Like Advertising… Advertising Toothpaste”
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#61 “This Guy Again”
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#62 “One More Strange Fish”
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#63 “The Ling, Molva Molva, Is A Large Member Of A Family Of Cod-Like Fishes”
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#64 “Sea interpretation Of The ‘Beauty And The Beast'”
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#65 “Sad Sunday Fish”
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#66 “Another Strange Sea Creature”
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#67 “Zombie Fish”
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#68 “Nature Is The Best Author Of Nightmares”
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#69 “Basket With Surprise”
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#70 “Wolf-Fish. Look At These Teeth”
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#71 “Successful Weekend”
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