Sharks In The Philippines

Last March, possibly the youngest whale shark was rescued in the Philippines.

In April, a rare megamouth shark, the 41st ever caught/seen since its discovery, was slaughtered and eaten in the Philippines.

On the one hand, we save while on the other, we butcher.

The slaughter was splattered all over the newspapers and the internet. It was so distressing and totally embarrassing. Sharks of all kinds are protected all over the world and we know it! It even provides us with livelihood since they are a tourist attraction. Whale sharks frequent the Philippine waters almost half of the year and people come from all over the world to swim with these magnificent animals.

How can you stomach (the pun is intended) the thought that you ate the 41st megamouth ever discovered? EVER!!!