Million Dollar Worth Of Whale Vomit Found By Fishermen; Treasure Of The Ocean

Nature is indeed mysterious. Three fishermen caught a disgusting whale vomit. But it is not bad news. It is worth millions of dollars.

Ambergris or whale vomit was caught by three fishermen from Oman. With a total weight of 176 pounds or 80 kilograms. The value of the whale vomit can cost up to US$3 million.

The whale vomit or ambergris is a rare ingredient in high-priced perfumes and other fragrances. It causes the scents last longer and it is bought at a high price because it is very hard to find -- and whale vomit is not available every day.

Scientists think that the ambergris came from the secreted whale stomach to help them quandary food items and other objects that they were not able to digest. After a vast amount of ambergris is produced, the whale then poops it out or vomit it.

The three fishermen found the ambergris off the coast of Quarayat, which is a region in northeast Oman. Khalid Al Sinani has been spending almost his entire life fishing around the area. He admitted that he hopes to find the nasty treasure, as reported by Hasan Shaban Al Lawati in Times of Oman.

عثر الصيادون خالد و راشد سلطان السناني وزميلهم راشد السناني من قريات على ما يعادل 60 كجم من عنبر الحوت في عرض البحر أثناء قيامهم بالصيد. pic.twitter.com/mAYXgANPVE

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Khalid Al Sinani said, "We used a rope to collect it and carry it inside the boat. I was told earlier that ambergris has an icky smell, but after a couple of days, it imparts a pleasant scent. We rushed back to the beach with joy and happiness."

As of now, a Saudi trader already offered the fishermen to purchase the ambergris for 13,500 (US$3,599.91) SR (Saudi riyal) per kilogram that are a total of 1 million SR equivalent to more or less $2.8 million. However, Al Sinani will wait for an auction and hopes to sell the ambergris for a higher price.

Meanwhile, it has already been reported that not only Al Sinani and his fellow fishermen who found the treasured vomit but also different people already have. However, the ones that they found is the largest to be recorded as of today, according to Science Alert.