Fishermen Held Hostage: The 120,000-Dollar Ransom That Freed Ilan’s Clam Buyers
2024/9/24 13:06
(Updated 9/24 at 14:10)
Rare “Dragon Palace Shell” Caught in Yilan
(Central News Agency reporter Wang Chaoyu, Ilan, 24th) Ilan fisherman Lin Tianming caught a rare living “Dragon Palace Shell” (commonly known as the Dragon Palace Shell), the highest price of which was 160,000 yuan, but he sold it to a buyer who offered 120,000 yuan because the other side was willing to give it up. Lin Tianming took Longongbei to the waters of Guishan Island and returned to the sea as promised.
Lin Tianming drove a boat out to sea from Dexi Fishing Port in Taocheng Town at 2:10 a.m. today and reached the waters near Guishan Island where the clams were captured at around 4 a.m. Lin Tianming recorded on his mobile phone and asked the crew to take the clams out of the bucket. The release brought alongside the ship proves that Long Gongbei has returned to the embrace of the sea.
He said there were six groups of buyers to buy the Longgong clam, with bids of NT$60,000, NT$116,000, and NT$120,000. After another buyer bid at NT$160 to sell to a buyer who offered NT$120,000, the buyer returned the shell to the sea. wanted to pay, so the buyer took the cash to his house around 8 pm yesterday evening to complete the transaction
As soon as Lin Tianming released this 20 cm wide and 15 cm long clam on the 21st, the National Taiwan Museum said through its Facebook fan page that different species have their own suitable environment and it is recommended not to keep them secret, but do not hunt, do not interfere. Following do and do not destroy principles and allowing them to return to nature to ensure that future generations can enjoy these resources.