Share, like, comment below, and please, buy me a coffee. Ma/ 6:29 PM / CBS Miami MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) - Timing is everything, especially when it comes to spectacular photography. Subscribe to Taiwan English News to receive the latest news via email. Taiwan English News is an independent publication with no corporate funding. Two giant manta rays are seen at a fish market in Kaohsiung City, January 1, 2017.
In some countries they are hunted for their gill-rakes, which are used in Chinese medicine.Īlthough not native to Taiwan, mantas are known to follow the kuroshio current which flows off Taiwan’s east coast. Giant manta rays are protected in international waters by the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Failure to do so may result in a fine of between $30,000NTD-$150,000NTD. When a one-ton giant manta ray with a wingspan of 23 feet was caught last year in gill nets made by Peruvian fisherman, conservationists called for action. Under a law enacted May 2016, giant manta ray catches must be reported to relevant authorities. It is circumglobal and is typically found in tropical and subtropical waters, but can also be found in temperate waters. The captain confessed that he had accidentally caught the rays. In 2022, a giant manta ray was captured in a blurry. This morning at 3:30am, police raided a fishing boat. No specific records remain of the 1933 mega-ray caught off the coast of New Jersey, though, beyond media coverage from the time period. The anchor of the ship brought the stinging ray up while the ship was about to sail. Police interviewed the owner of a Facebook page to identify the port and fishing vessel. In a big fishing haul, a fisherman at Malpe fishing harbour caught two Giant Manta Ray and cranes had to be used to lift them. 'The stinging Manta ray was killed when the oil rig servicing ship anchored at the middle of ocean near Bonny Island.
Photos of the bloodied carcases of the manta rays laid on the ground at a fish market in Kaohsiung began to circulate on social media January 1, and were widely reported in Taiwan’s media January 3. The captain of a Taiwan fishing vessel will face a fine after failing to report the capture and deaths of 2 giant manta rays, which are listed as a vulnerable species by International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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