Mermaid Jewelry, the mythical aquatic creatures having the upper body of a human female and the tail of a fish show how beautiful human imagination can be. There are many folklore, literature, and fictional movies that have references to these magical beings – with the most popular 1989 Disney movie – “The Little Mermaid”. Even the famous Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus made mentions of mermaid sightings in his records – he wrote that he saw mermaids in Haiti in 1493. Whether it’s true or a mere hoax, we don’t know – people think that he likely saw manatees or dugongs.