A team to be led by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 7 has been created to check on the condition of the whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu amid allegations their welfare have been compromised due to constant unnatural feeding and contact with tourists. BFAR regional director Andres Bojos ordered his deputy, Dr. Allan Poquita, to head the team along with other divers from other organizations to check on the report of Lamave, a nongovernment organization, that the whale sharks or butandings were malnourished due to regular feeding and physical contact with tourist.

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