An endangered mako shark had accidentally gotten into the nets and was about to be sold in the market as swordfish
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himBetween selfies and laughter, the 700-kilo shark had been unloaded lifeless from a fishing boat on the quay of the port of Ognina in Catania, and had been considered of considerable interest by the director of the Museum of Natural Stories in Comiso, who allegedly had to take over for exhibition purposes. Instead, the female shark was about to be sold as swordfish. The carabinieri of the Cites unit and the personnel of the Harbor Master's Office seized him from the Maas, the agri-food markets of the city, in a cold room of a wholesaler. In addition to violations on the possession of protected species, the retailer was also sued for commercial fraud.
Source: Nucleo Carabinieri Cites Catania
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