Whale Sharks In Decline
July 12, 2007 @ 08:02 AM (EST)
Source: Cdu.edu.au
Fears that whale shark numbers are in decline have been confirmed even though a large number of countries have ceased harvesting the world's largest fish.
"Because these animals migrate up to 12,000 km, Australia's whale shark population is shared with many other countries in South-East Asia and around the Indian Ocean," Dr Mark Meekan, of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, said...
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