Protected whale shark on open sale in Chinatown, says uni doctor

 

Image: Sanook

 

Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat posted pictures on his Facebook page of parts of a whale shark being sold openly in the Yaowarat area of Bangkok, the city's Chinatown. 

 

The items appeared to be fins. 

 

Dr Thon, from the department of marine and fisheries at Kaset University in Bangkok, said that the whale shark is a protected species.

 

He also said that other parts of two other protected whale species and a protected turtle species were on display though it was not clear that these were in the same place.

 

Action has been called for under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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If they can kill this kind of animals so please start to kill all the soi dogs 

42 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

the whale shark is a protected species

 

So are the dealers.

 

 

Nothing is protected in SE Asia.....if it's edible, eat it!

Greed, corruption and lawlessness is the prefered meal of many business people and those entrusted to uphold laws. It is finished by a dessert of hypocracy at the local places of money oriented ceremony.

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Dr Thon, from the department of marine and fisheries at Kaset University in Bangkok, said that the whale shark is a protected species.

 

So my dear doctor...instead of posting on FB....why not report to the relevant authorities....?

1 hour ago, JOC said:

So my dear doctor...instead of posting on FB....why not report to the relevant authorities....?

Meaby he did but how you will know 

"He also said that other parts of two other protected whale species "

 

Whale shark is not a whale, just like the Elephant man is not an elephant...

8 minutes ago, Eagleizer said:

"He also said that other parts of two other protected whale species "

 

Whale shark is not a whale, just like the Elephant man is not an elephant...

And a lot of the women in Nana are not women.

 

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I am surprised that anyone is surprised

18 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said:

If they can kill this kind of animals so please start to kill all the soi dogs 

They kill sharks for money only, how could they make money killing stray dogs.

The Chinese-Thai dealer will get a much lighter punishment than the tourist for possession and cleaning dead corals.

20 hours ago, Eagleizer said:

"He also said that other parts of two other protected whale species "

 

Whale shark is not a whale, just like the Elephant man is not an elephant...

Correct! The Whale Shark is a fish, not a mammal. The largest fish in the sea. Can grow over 12m and weigh over 21 tons! Despite their size, not a whole lot known about them...such as where they breed and where the females bear their young. It's status is: Endangered. 

 

 

This is extremely unacceptable and needs to be stopped. Education, conservation and severe penalties for violations is a must. This case will not garner the attention of the Black Panther case, though it certainly should. The name "shark" doesn't help, even though this huge fish is exclusively a filter feeder (feeds on plankton) and poses no threat to humans or sea creatures other than plankton. 

On 10-3-2018 at 6:48 PM, JOC said:

So my dear doctor...instead of posting on FB....why not report to the relevant authorities....?

Probably to shame the authorities into action after having contacted them with zero result.

Like these guys give a flying <deleted> 

On ‎3‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 6:48 PM, JOC said:

So my dear doctor...instead of posting on FB....why not report to the relevant authorities....?

He did, via FB.