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04-08-2009, 06:44 PM
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Rare Shark Killed and Eaten By Fishermen
Fishermen in the Philippines have accidentally caught and then eaten one of the rarest sharks in the world, environmental group WWF has said.
The megamouth shark is one of the most elusive species in the world - so rare that the one devoured by the fishermen was only the 41st ever to be spotted. The four-metre, half-tonne fish was accidentally snared by fishermen trawling for mackerel off the coast of Donsol.
A WWF representative said the shark was butchered and its meat sautéed in coconut milk as a local delicacy, against the organisation's advice.
Ironically, the coastal town of Donsol has earned a global reputation for marine conservation. Campaigners recently convinced the locals to stop butchering giant whale sharks which feed in nearby waters.
The town prides itself as being the whale shark capital of the world and marine tourism is vital to the town's economy.
The megamouth shark is a fairly recent scientific discovery. The first specimen was caught off the coast of Hawaii in 1976. The fish was hailed by scientists as one of the 20th century's most significant marine finds. Only eight megamouths have ever been encountered in Philippine seas.
The species has also been spotted near California, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Australia.
Lol I can understand them accidentally killing it but how did they 'accidentally' eat it? 
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04-08-2009, 06:47 PM
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Lol I can understand them accidentally killing it but how did they 'accidentally' eat it? |
With rice on the side.
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04-08-2009, 06:54 PM
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Lol I can understand them accidentally killing it but how did they 'accidentally' eat it? |
well they killed it
by that point it would be a bit late to toss it back, so why let it go to waste 
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04-08-2009, 07:58 PM
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With rice on the side.
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..and garlic butter and lemon.
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04-08-2009, 08:04 PM
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I'm sure they wanted to dissect it and probe it, blah blah now they can just dig it's bits outta their poop.
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04-08-2009, 09:33 PM
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awwwwwwwwww  you posted something. This is an inaugural event for me  .
Seriously though why would someone want to eat it? Like whale blubber... wtf? Sticks with my fried catfish  .
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04-09-2009, 06:36 AM
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wow! what a bummer
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