PUBLISHED : 11 Dec 2023 at 04:30
A whale shark that was found dead in the sea of Krabi last Friday was believed to have died from wounds sustained from a ship’s propeller, said a senior park official.
The carcass of the 7.35-metre-long whale shark (Rhincodon typus) was reported to Than Bok Khoranee National Park on Friday after it was spotted by fishing crew north of Koh Pahusia in tambon Nongthalay of Muang district.
It was brought in for an examination. The marine animal was identified as a female adult whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the largest fish in the sea. The animal had sustained a…
