This Fisherman Saves A Whale Shark Trapped Until The Road And The Boat Engine Is Broken

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MATARAM - Government officials and residents collect money to help replace fishing nets and boat engines to save whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) that are caught in fishing nets in the waters of East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara.

Employees of the Center for Coastal and Marine Resources Management (BPSPL) Denpasar West Nusa Tenggara Working Area, the Directorate General of Marine and Fishery Resources Supervision in Labuhan Lombok, Ketapang Raya Village officials, and a resident of Tanjung Luar Village, East Lombok, a collection of money to replace nets and The fisherman's boat engine was damaged by a trapped whale shark.

"Alhamdulillah, they have been released at around 2:35 p.m. WITA. The whale shark was saved and fishermen can still be helped with the aid agreement and receive the results of the compensation agreement," said BPSPL Denpasar Coordinator for West Nusa Tenggara Working Area, Nurhamdani, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, June 16.

Fisherman named Abdul Kadir boat engine and nets were damaged because a whale shark entered his fishing gear. The price of the damaged fishing boat engine is estimated at IDR 6 million and the fishing gear purchased for IDR 4.5 million.

"The amount of money collected is IDR 5 million. It can't really compensate for the overall loss, but hopefully it will help the fishermen," said Nurhamdani.

A 1.5-ton whale shark entered the net belonging to Abdul Kadir, a fisherman from Ketapang Raya Village, Keruak District, East Lombok, in the waters of Labuhan Haji Beach, on Wednesday (16/6) at around 05.00 WITA.

The fisherman's net had to be cut to save a whale shark about six meters long that was caught in a fishing net.

Whale sharks are protected animals according to the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Regulation No. 18 of 2013.