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Rare type of Carpenter Shark caught at Malpe

Rare type of Carpenter Shark caught at Malpe


Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, Mar 11, 2022: An extremely rare and endangered species of carpenter shark (sawfish) was caught in fishnets at Malpe on Thursday.

The huge carpenter shark weighed around 250 kgs. The fish was accidentally trapped in the nets of a Leyland boat named ’Sea Captain’ that had left Malpe port to fish in the deep waters.

 

Carpenter Shark

 

Carpenter Shark

 

As per the experts, Carpenter sharks are an endangered species with its population has been on a decline. They are a protected species in India under schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.


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