Written by:
Hans Kruit
It's not every day that fishermen catch the world's largest fish species in their nets, but this is what recently happened in Indonesia.
While catching anchovies and small bait fish in a stationary net off the coast of Java, a group of fishers discovered a much larger animal in their lift net -- a juvenile whale shark measuring four meters in length (more than 13 feet).
"Whale sharks have not been common in these waters over the past decade, so the appearance of this animal in a coastal net is a surprise," said Stuart Campbell of WCS's Marine Program. "Fortunately, the SMS (Short Message Service) set up to report fishery violations enabled rangers from the national park service and WCS to respond to this accidental incident fast enough to release the animal."
Well done
Hans
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