Video: Rare Carpenter Shark Caught Off Karnataka Coast
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The sawfish, which weighed about 250 kilograms, was caught by fishermen in the deep sea fishing boat 'Sea Captain'.
A rare sawfish was netted by fishermen in Karnataka's Malpe on Thursday. A sawfish or a carpenter shark is a critically endangered species, protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. According to The New Indian Express, the 10-foot sawfish was brought to the coast by deep sea fishermen with the help of a crane. Footage of the huge fish being carried in the crane was widely shared on social media over the weekend. As per the experts, Carpenter sharks are an endangered species with their population has been on a decline. They are a protected species in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.pic.twitter.com/mEruTiwFyQ
The footage also shows people crowding at the harbour to catch a glimpse of the carpenter shark.
The sawfish, which weighed about 250 kilograms, was caught by fishermen in the deep sea fishing boat 'Sea Captain'. It was reportedly sold to a Mangaluru trader after being brought to the Malpe fisheries harbour. However, auctioning off an endangered and protected species may land the fishermen in trouble. It could attract the same punishment as the killing of a tiger.
