Researchers have released scores of juvenile bamboo sharks in the Gulf over the past several months, hoping to remove the species from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's 'Near Threatened' red list
Prapan ChankaewRAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand - In the Gulf of Thailand, fisheries researchers use a guideline to scuba dive to the ocean floor where they release baskets full of young bamboo sharks.
Researchers have released scores of juvenile bamboo sharks in the Gulf over the past several months, hoping to remove the species from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's "Near Threatened" red list. Researchers last week released 40 of the brownbanded bamboo sharks, aged between 2 and 3 months, in an purpose-built artificial coral reef at a depth of 18 metres .
The sharks are one of the smallest marine predators, growing to a maximum length of around 1.2 metres , and are not threatening to humans. They feed mainly at night, using their small teeth to grasp or crush prey.
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