Whale shark caught and hacked into pieces in Johor
solonavi
25 August 2009
Campaign, Endangered & Extinction, General
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STOMPer Eric was having lunch at a seafood restaurant in Johor when he saw a whale shark being hauled into the jetty and hacked to pieces.
In an email to STOMP today (Aug 24), the STOMPer says:
“These pictures were taken yesterday at a jetty in southern johor.
“I was there having lunch with some friends at a seafood restaurant when a local walked in and told the boss that a big shark was caught.
“I did not give much thought to it until the workers who went there to see came back and told their fellow colleagues that the shark was as big as a pick-up.
“This caught my attention. We paid for our meal and went over to the jetty to have a look.
“When we reached the jetty, it was already quite crowded. I managed to squeeze in some photos as the poor shark was being sliced by a hack saw.
“I’m not too sure who caught it but heard it was brought in by three fishing boats from the South China Sea.
“As you can see, the shark was being chopped up, did not stay long to watch as we had to catch our ferry.
“Seeing the poor guy being chopped up, I was quite sad.
“What you see in picture is very different from the actual situation. There was the noise from the hack saw, blood flowing out etc.”
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Fast Facts
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the world’s largest fish, and one of only 3 filter-feeding shark species. Whale sharks have a broad distribution in tropical and warm temperate seas. In Australian waters, they are known to aggregate at Ningaloo Reef and in the Coral Sea. The whale shark is a highly migratory fish and only visits Australian waters seasonally. The whale shark was listed as vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) in 2001.
The whale shark is also afforded a degree of international protection through its inclusion in Appendix II of the Convention for Migratory Species (CMS) and Appendix II of the Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Appendix II of CMS requires parties to cooperate to develop arrangements aimed at the protection and conservation of species listed on it such as the whale shark. Appendix II of CITES regulates international trade in whale Shark product so that any trade must not be detrimental to the survival of the species.
Detailed background information on the biology, population status and threats to the whale shark can be found at http://www.deh.gov.au/coasts/species/sharks/whaleshark/index.html.
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