Philippines raises alarm over shark ‘slaughter’

Updated Saturday, March 22, 2008 0:00 am TWN, AFP

Philippines raises alarm over shark ‘slaughter’

MANILA -- The Philippines on Friday expressed alarm over the commercial hunting of the thresher shark, considered a vulnerable species worldwide. They said there had been a wholesale slaughter of the 10-foot fish, considered a delicacy in Chinese restaurants here. “We should stop this slaughter to preserve the ecological balance of our priceless natural heritage,” said Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Joselito Atienza.

Local marine conservationist Gerry Reyes said many of the sharks were caught in the Verde Passage off the south coast of the main Philippine island of Luzon, which the government has designated a protected area.

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