Horace Beck, author of Folklore & the Sea writes, “In brief, the folklore of the sea is the flotsam and jetsam of folklore from many lands, from many peoples over many centuries, that has been immersed in the brine of the oceans and has become a product as different from the original as is the resin that is soaked in seawater and becomes amber.” Here, he describes the creation of folklore, as the composite of hundreds of cultures, groups, and their stories all combining to create the fisherman’s tales we hear today. Flotsam and jetsam can be described as the wreckage of a ship, or the cargo found floating or washed up in its carnage. This collection is best encapsulated as flotsam, the bits and pieces that hit the shores, creating a map or story of what was left at sea that cannot fully be described.