Learn more about early marine animal witness accounts that likely fed mermaid and other sea monster legends.

Why the latest Princess Ariel, played by Halle Bailey, is just one in a long line of Black mermaids.

Not all mythology makes mermaids sound so hardcore. In Australia, the Kuninjku people know mermaids as yawkyawk, according to the National Museum of Australia.

“We’re pairing mermaid mythology with ocean ecology,” said museum director Kim Roberts, who with her husband, Blain Roberts, also owns the Westport Winery and Ocean’s Daughter Distillery.

Regional The nation's first Mermaid Museum is in Washington This attraction lures visitors with mermaid mythology and ocean ecology.

Black mermaids have been part of mythology for a long time Why the latest “Little Mermaid,” played by Halle Bailey, is just one in a long line of Black mermaids.