An array of stingrays dumped on Omani shores: Much to the ire of locals and animal rights activists, hundreds of honeycomb stingrays have been ditched on Seeb beach in Muscat, the National reported on Wednesday.

The reason? Some Omani fishermen discard stingrays on the country’s beaches because the local population hasn’t developed a taste for the species, rendering them of no economic value to the fishermen. “There is no market for them because nobody buys them. So why should we waste our time putting them back into the water?” a local fisherman told the National.