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PUBLISHED: 06:57 EST, 3 August 2014 UPDATED: 11:13 EST, 3 August 2014

 

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Dwindling in numbers, whale sharks are protected in China - and black market salesmen are punished with hefty fines.

But when fisherman Cai Chengzhu, 48, spotted this 16-foot-long, two-tonne beast, he could not resist having a go.

He heaved it to shore and dragged it to the street.

Then, incredibly, he dumped it onto a truck - and drove it for half-an-hour to the nearest market.

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All in a day's work: Cai Chengzhu was fishing in Xianghzhi, eastern China, when he found this 16ft-long whale shark - before lugging it onto his tractor and driving it for half-an-hour to a market in nearby Shishi

Regulation states the valuable whale sharks, which can live for up to 100 years, should be set free immediately if caught.

 

But Cai, from Xianghzhi, in the far-eastern province of Fujian, admitted he planned to sell the creature from 10,000 to 20,000 yuan (around £1,000 to £2,000).

 

He claims the fish was already dead by the time they reached the market in Shishi, 10 miles away, after accidentally getting caught in his fishing net.

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Trapped: The endangered mammal had broken into his fishing net and started eating all the fish he had caught

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Despite strict laws against selling whale sharks, Cai could sell his (for £1,000) because it was already dead

He told local media he did not know it was a whale shark.

'The giant creature broke our net and got inside to eat the fish we caught,' he explained.

'As you can see it had eaten a fair few but after being trapped in the net, it had died.  

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Valuable: The enormous creatures can live for up to 100 years and weigh around 20 tonnes at full maturity

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Fascinated: Passers-by were astounded to see Cai, 48, trundling through the village with the whale shark

'By the time we managed to free it, sadly it was too late. 

'It was really unfortunate and we did our best to free it, but having caught it and because it was already dead, it seemed a shame to waste it.

'I asked the fish market officials that monitor this sort of thing, and they said that as it was already dead when we caught it and as it was there we may as well sell it.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2714680/Off-whale-weigh-station-Fisherman-transports-massive-whale-shark-truck-China.html

 

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Um, that's not a "massive" whale shark. Adult ones average twice that size ...

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The whale shark exhibit at the GA Aquarium is a sight to behold.  They are beautiful fish.  Not buying the claim that the whale shark was already dead. 

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How in the world did he "lug" it on top of his car?! That thing must weigh a ton!...literally!

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The whale shark exhibit at the GA Aquarium is a sight to behold. They are beautiful fish. Not buying the claim that the whale shark was already dead.

Do they treat whale sharks like they do killer whales in captivity?

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The whale shark exhibit at the GA Aquarium is a sight to behold. They are beautiful fish. Not buying the claim that the whale shark was already dead.

Do they treat whale sharks like they do killer whales in captivity?

 

 

Wasn't sure what the issues were so I did some very brief, light research.  They probably have it better than the killer whales.  Looks like there is documentation out there that captivity is extremely stressful for killer whales and that the whales' homes in captivity are nothing like the conditions in the wild. 

 

There doesn't seem to be nearly the controversy with whale sharks in captivity as there is with killer whales.  Part of it might be that the whale shark is a fish, compared to the mammalian killer whale. 

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If the truth is even halfway between what Sea World says and what's shown in the documentary Blackfish, you'll never go to the park again in your life.

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