12 March 2016A senior marine official has urged Trang fishermen to help a seine-entangled male
12 March 2016A senior marine official has urged Trang fishermen to help a seine-entangled male dugong spotted in the area if it gets caught in a dragnet.Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, the head of Phuket Marine Biological Centre’s Rare Sea Animal Division, said the animal was spotted during the division’s latest annual survey of the seagrass zone off the province. “We have been monitoring him and found that this teenage male dugong swims slower than usual,” Kongkiat said. “Although it can still find food by itself, there is a risk that a seine [dragnet] might one day get caught on a big undersea rock and trap this animal under the sea. "It will die if it can’t swim to the surface and get some oxygen.He told fishermen to alert officials if the animal was injuredSource: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Trang-fishermen-told-to-look-out-for-slow-moving-m-30281381.html -- source link
Tumblr Blog : moodud.tumblr.com
#dugong#moodud#ตัวพะยูน