Shark Caught On Spain Beach Dies
August 23, 2007 @ 09:45 AM (EST)
Source: Guardian.co.uk
A shark that was captured in shallow waters where it had become a daily lure for tourists on a beach died Wednesday at the Barcelona Aquarium.
Biologists had said they did not expect the 7-foot female sandbar shark to survive because it stopped swimming after being brought to the aquarium on Monday and needed help from divers to keep moving and thus breathing.
An autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death, the aquarium said in a statement...
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