Fishing crew let whale shark escape from their net

[rooster59]

Fishing crew let whale shark escape from their net

By The Nation

 

 

A video clip of a Chokphapimol fishing boat crew helping a whale shark over four metres long after it was stuck in the net in the sea in Krabi's Ko Lanta district went viral on Friday (August 21).

 

 

 

 

Samart Munbut, the fishing boat's captain, ordered his crew to open the net to release the whale shark. It took around five minutes before the whale shark managed to escape from the fishermen's net.

 

"It was the first whale shark that we helped this year," he said. "Initially, we assumed that it had got lost with its mother while chasing a group of small fish."

 

He said he had saved many whale sharks so far, adding that sometimes he had to cut the fishing net to free them.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393371

 

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[2long]

Not sure it would have got lost with its mother (as this species don't care for their young) and certainly not chasing a group of small fish.

But it's a nice story and well done to the captain and crew for releasing it, and showing their efforts. ????????????????????????

[2 is 1]

1 hour ago, 2long said:

Not sure it would have got lost with its mother (as this species don't care for their young) and certainly not chasing a group of small fish.

Don't know what kind marine biology PHD you have! But in Philippines in Cebu they throw small fish and shrimp in sea.

This whale shark come to eat in close shore! People go swim and dive whit them! Not good that i do that also! But people there need money also! 

 

Not good vdo coz my Go Pro was proken at time.

 

[Geoffggi]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Fishing crew let whale shark escape from their net

Should this not read "Fishing crew release whale shark trapped in their fishing nets" ..............!!!!

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Fishing crew let whale shark escape from their net

How considerate.

[mok199]

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