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Rare shark species found dead in CDO

Gerry Lee Gorit - The Philippine Star

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – A dead megamouth shark which got entangled in a net in shallow waters here recently is off to a museum in Davao City.

Patrick Inotao, a technician of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources regional office, said the megamouth shark, a rare species, was 18 feet long and weighed 400 to 500 kilos.

Inotao said this is the third sighting of a megamouth shark in Misamis Oriental and that less than 50 sightings of the rare species have been recorded worldwide.

With the permission of BFAR-Region 10 under regional director Visa Tanb Dimerin, the shark’s bones and skin have been taken to Davao City to be assembled and preserved in the D’Bone Collector Museum for educational purposes.

BONE COLLECTOR MUSEUM

BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES

CITY

DAVAO CITY

INOTAO

MEGAMOUTH

MISAMIS ORIENTAL

PATRICK INOTAO

SHARK

VISA TANB DIMERIN

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