Mermaids in popular culture

A man in England claims to have found the remains of a mermaid washed up in Great Yarmouth. Paul Jones posted a series of photographs taken on the Norfolk beach, which have been shared 15,000 times on social media in two days. He wrote: “Today at Great Yarmouth we found what looks like a dead mermaid washed up on the beach.” The creature has obvious fins and a tail, but a decayed head which loo

Here’s one unusual way to make a living: mermaiding?!

As Vice France notes, the “job” originated in the US and mainly involves cramming one’s (shapely) legs into a homemade fishtail, then frantically beating the “tail” at aquatic shows and …private pool parties.
Who organizes such parties and where could be a whole other story.