Say a prayer for the 13 young sharks who departed this mortal coil in the morning when they became unwitting victims caught in three drift nets off Lazarus Island.
The tragic find was uncovered early this morning by St. John’s Island Marine Laboratory offshore research facility, whose personnel retrieved 13 juvenile blacktip reef sharks and over 30 crabs of various species entangled in the drift nets.
Alas, the sharks are all dead, and have since been stored in their freezer as they await a handover to the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum for scientific purposes. The crabs were all alive at the time of their release.
The facility’s personnel have also made a point to talk to those responsible for laying the nets, and it seems that they were sincerely remorseful over their actions.
“Drift nets kill indiscriminately and damage the corals,” they wrote on Facebook. “Please fish responsibly so that we can enjoy nature sustainably.”
