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A whale shark and a green sea turtle were found dead on the shoreline of two localities in southern Negros Occidental Wednesday night and Thursday morning. In a report, the Himamaylan City Environment and Natural Resources Office said the whale shark, measuring about 16 feet, was first sighted in Barangay Aguisan around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. By 11 a.m.
“We will once again conduct a massive information campaign among fisherman to let them know they need to release big fish trapped in their nets. They can report the incident to our office so that we can provide them assistance,” she said. Whale sharks are protected nationally under Sections 67 and 107 of Republic Act 8550 or the Philippines Fisheries Code of 1998, as amended by RA 10654 and under Fisheries Administrative Order 193 Series of 1998.
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