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Whale shark washed up at Hawksbay

A shark was washed up on the shores of Hawksbay in Karachi on Monday.

Express July 05, 2010

KARACHI: A whale shark was washed up on the shores of Hawksbay in Karachi on Monday.

The whale shark got caught in the nets of local fishermen, who were not able to free it in time.

Later, the fishermen dragged the fish back to shore. They said their only choice was to bring it back, as the weight of the fish would have sunk their ships.

The whale shark is around 17 feet long and weighs approximately two tonnes.

COMMENTS (10)

MA | 14 years ago | Reply An independent organisation needs to be set up, or the World Wildlife Fund Pakistan or Sindh Wildlife need to set up a new department or body to deal with situations of this kindm that is exclusively dealing with sea and marine life. This whale shark is near extinction.

misha | 14 years ago | Reply oh. too dangerous but i think it's very exciting to see in real.......................... enjoy everybody kps@ROCKS

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Adeel | geotauaisay.com | 14 years ago | Reply Dr Hussain (WWF) explained that “The fish is not an efficient swimmer and uses its entire body to swim, which is very unusual. This explains why it dies upon getting entangled in the net,

Azeem | 14 years ago | Reply Can't we stuff it up and put it on display somewhere?

nabeal malik | 14 years ago | Reply poor shark!! these sharks r already near extinction!!!

Farooq Baloch | 14 years ago | Reply Happens only when I am off the shore.

Osama Bin Arshad | 14 years ago | Reply that one big whale shark & strange its still in pieces....

Tahyr | 14 years ago | Reply Aah the animals we have become !!! Instead of reminiscing about the fact that there isn't a single qualified person to deal with these kinds of situations we are talking about "Great value fins".

S. Ali Raza | 14 years ago | Reply This a lot of shark meat... and some great value fins.

Sarah Batool Haider | 14 years ago | Reply Must have been a site too see!

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