A Tutul Shark Was Found Stranded On The South Coast Of Jember

Shark Fish stranded on Jember Beach (Between)

A spotted whale shark (Rhincodon typus) measuring about seven meters weighing five tons was found stranded on the south coast of East Java's Jember Regency in a dead condition.

"The leopard was found by residents who were fishing on Saturday, September 21, dying on Getem Beach, Mojosari Village, Puger District," said Head of Bin Opsnal (KBO) Jember Water Police Unit (Satpolair) Aipda Agus Riyanto to reporters on Getem Beach, Sunday.

After finding the stranded shark, he continued, the fisherman also reported to officers the presence of a spotted whale shark stranded and assisted by volunteers.

"We were assisted by Brandal Alas volunteers and Southwest volunteers trying to return the dying whale shark to the waters, but the waves were big enough and the shark pulled over again and could not be saved, so the spotted whale shark died," he said.

He explained that his party coordinated with the Jember Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and the Marine and Fisheries Service (DKP) regarding the stranding of the spotted shark.

"It is possible that the whale shark will be buried around the beach because it is dead, and we will secure the shark carcass while waiting for coordination with the BKSDA and DKP," he said.

The leopard shark is one of the protected animals based on the Decree of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries No. 18 of 2013 concerning the Determination of the Full Protection Status of Whale Sharks, so it must be preserved.

If the shark is stranded alive, it must be returned to its habitat at sea, and if it is stranded on the beach dead, it must be buried.

According to the information gathered, several times the leopard shark was stranded on the southern coast of Jember, including at Nyamplong Beach, Kobong, which is in Kepanjen Village, Gumukmas District, then on Cangak'an Beach in Sumberejo Village, Ambulu District, and is now being found in Mojosari Village, Puger District.