Saving Sharks

Sub-title: 

Sharks are creatures of legends – whether it’s the great white man-eater in Jaws, or the ginormous whale shark that divers love taking selfies with.

Description: 

"Everyone has a good understanding of these sharks, but what about those species that rarely cross our human paths? There are many globally endangered species, and some of them can only be found in our local waters. When U Zaw Lunn goes diving, he looks for these species. He is an oceanographer with the Fauna and Flora International Myanmar Programme and, together with his team of experts, has dived over 500 times in and around the waters off the Kawthaung coast. Kawthaung is at the southern-most part of Myanmar, and to the west lies a stretch of water called ‘Burma Bank’ – famous for sharks. “Some of the sharks that feed there are endangered,” he said. Last year we spotted many species, but this year haven’t managed to identify as many..."

Creator/author: 

Myat Moe Aung

Source/publisher: 

"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)

Date of Publication: 

2019-10-25

Date of entry: 

2019-10-25

Grouping: 

  • Individual Documents

Category: 

Countries: 

Myanmar

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good