Whale. Shark Rescue

Whale Shark Rescue

"We were just about to start diving when this juvenile whale shark approached our boat completely entangled in rope and plastic.

Seeing the distressed animal we jumped in the water as fast as we could. As you can see @lonubreak didnt even have time to do up his wetsuit. Quickly swimming over we managed to get close enough to cut loose the main tight rope that was cutting into its back. Unfortunately, though the ropes have also cut deep into the sharks left fin and we dont know if the rope has managed to dislodge itself from deep within its wound. I took the knife straight after this video to try cut the remaining rope loose but the distressed shark instantly disappeared deep into the depths.

We spent hours looking for it again but had no luck, I just really hope we can find it tomorrow and make sure its completely been set free🙏"

Film & Story // Storyteller Jono Allen Photography

Plastics and the demand for fish products leads to deadly debris and ghost nets like this drifting in our oceans, a disastrous result for our marine life. Please consider lowering your plastic & fish consumption where possible to help reduce the number of lethal nets and traps that plague our oceans!

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