Does the Grey Nurse shark visit Green Island or Orchid Island. Has anyone seen this species? Easily identified by the twin dorsal fins of almost equal size and the needle-shaped teeth. A nocturnal feeding shark it rests by day in gutters, usually about 20-30 meters deep. If the shark can be found regularly in Taiwan, [...]
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SHARK GOLDMINE – IF EXISTING IN TAIWAN WATERS
AUSTRALIAN PRAWN TRAWLER CATCH
95% wasted seafood example Australian Fisheries departments in various states are buying-back licenses from prawn fishermen to cut the damage and waste. The under-sized part of the catch gets thrown back, mostly dead. This feeds other things in the sea. Sharks and dolphin follow these boats knowing an easy meal rewards their patience. Fishermen say, [...]
MARINE SCENE AND TAIWAN AQUACULTURE
In the night market street at KaohSiung, there’s a seafood shop with a huge and very faded poster showing this species of fish. We know them as Queensland Groper in Australia. This one was speared in 1968. The fish has been protected by law for many years since maybe 1980. They have increased in number [...]
