Water animals:

  1. Dolphins will rescue drowning swimmers by pushing them back to shore
  2. Dolphins or porpoises swimming a long with a ship or playing in its vicinity are a prediction of good weather and good luck on the voyage
  3. You can cure a craving for alcohol by drowning an eel in liquor, then giving the drink to an alcoholic
  4. The first fish must be thrown back as payment to the sea and water deities. if you don't you wont have any luck fishing
  5. To see a whale is a sign of good luck, unless it is in a place where it hasn't been seen before. Than it is a sign of misfortune