Marine experts call for boats to keep clear as whale sharks feed off Phuket

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Marine experts called for all boats to keep clear from whale sharks off Phuket's west coast. Image: Screengrab from jet-ski operator video

 

PHUKET: -- Officials from the Marine Endangered Species Unit at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) called for all boats to keep clear of whale sharks spotted feeding off Kamala Beach yesterday afternoon (Feb 14).

 

The PMBC marine experts, along with officials from the Phuket office of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), were called in after jet-ski operators spotted the whale sharks 500 metres offshore at about 3pm.

 

Local residents voiced their concerns that the whale sharks might be ill, causing them to come close to shore, possibly with the intent of beaching themselves.

 

However, by the time the officials arrived, the whale sharks had gone.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/marine-experts-call-for-boats-to-keep-clear-as-whale-sharks-feed-off-phuket-61031.php

 

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Whale sharks hardly ever beach themselves.

Marine experts called for all boats to keep clear from whale sharks off Phuket's west coast. Image: Screengrab from jet-ski operator video .

 

Yes, please keep clear and anchor your boats on the endangered coral reef for better viewing.

So no Chinese take out for the sharks?

An opportunity to reduce prison numbers? Stop overcrowding. And get rid of a few "enemies of the state" also.

 

What a draconian punishment and future deterrent.