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Beached whale shark in Masbate a‘possibly hunted,’ says BFAR

LEGAZPI CITY ---- A male juvenile whale shark (Rhincodon typus) found floating off the coast of Cataingan town in Masbate Tuesday may have been hunted, the spokesperson of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Bicol told the Inquirer Friday. Nonie Enolva, BFAR Bicol spokesperson, said the whale shark had bruises on its ventral or bottom part and two wounds on its dorsal fin. "It may have been beached the previous night," Enolva told the Inquirer. She said the dorsal fin wounds "look like they were caused by a sharp object like a bolo." "I have seen a lot of propeller cuts and the wounds didn't look like they were from propellers," Enolva said. Enolva said a...

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