to be fair to the concept, it's a pretty benign sea monster (as far as sea monsters go..)

>Jaw says Inuit parents take a pre-emptive approach and tell kids a special story about what's inside the water. "It's the sea monster," Jaw says, with a giant pouch on its back just for little kids.

>"If a child walks too close to the water, the monster will put you in his pouch, drag you down to the ocean and adopt you out to another family," Jaw says.

i'd much rather encounter that monster than any of the sea-yokai.