Begging whale sharks off Cebu sea stirs debate 01/08/2012

Begging whale sharks off Cebu sea stirs debate

01/08/2012

 Whale sharks begging for food off Cebu sea have sparked a debate on whether feeding the giant fish may ultimately be hurting the creatures, officials said yesterday.

While the mayor of the coastal town of Oslob insists that the practice of feeding the whale sharks does no harm and is good for tourism, environmentalists have recommended that it be halted.

Fishermen in Oslob in the central resort island of Cebu have been feeding whale sharks with baby shrimp since the 1980s and now use this feeding to make the creatures rise to the surface of the water for the amusement of tourists..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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