Whale Shark Slaughtered In China
September 21, 2007 @ 12:40 PM (EST)
Source: Epochtimes.com
On September 13, 2007, early morning, fishermen from Lianjiang, Fujian Province caught a giant whale shark. It weighed 8.5 tons and was 8.5 meters long.
After the whale shark was slaughtered, it was delivered to Zhejiang Province. There, it was sold for 85,000 yuan (USD 11,300). According to experts, such a large whale shark is rarely caught along the Fujian Coast.
According to the mainland newspaper, The Straits News report, the local fisherman who caught the whale shark was 33 year old Lin Jianhai, "This is the first time that we have seen such a big fish for so many years...
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