World's rarest shark caught ... and eaten
Fishermen in the Philippines accidentally caught one of the world's rarest sharks ... and then promptly ate it.The rare megamouth shark has previously been seen just 40 times since its discovery 33 years ago and little is known about it.
Megamouth (Megachasma pelagios) so named for their meter-wide mouth have previously been found throughout the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
A spokesperson for the WWF say fishermen based in Donsol were trawling for mackerel when they netted the four metre-long and 500 kg beast, which was later butchered and eaten.
The animal charity protested about the killing and would have liked to see the animal released or at least studied ... now the best they can hope for is to find out how it tasted.
They do now know the megamouth was swimming at a depth of approximately 200 metres and had a stomach full of shrimp larvae.
Eight megamouth sharks, a full fifth of all recorded encounters, have been caught in Philippine waters.
Four were caught in Cagayan de Oro and one each in Negros, Iloilo and Cebu. Megamouth 41 is the first megamouth shark to have been caught in Luzon, which is the Philippines’ largest island.
Sautéed with coconut milk if you mush know.
LINKS
WWF
Eight megamouth sharks, a full fifth of all recorded encounters, have been caught in Philippine waters.
Four were caught in Cagayan de Oro and one each in Negros, Iloilo and Cebu. Megamouth 41 is the first megamouth shark to have been caught in Luzon, which is the Philippines’ largest island.
Sautéed with coconut milk if you mush know.
LINKS
WWF
