Rare shark spotted in PH waters
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Marine scientists onboard a research vessel owned by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen has spotted a large bluntnose sixgill shark lurking around one of the wartime battleship wreckage in Ormoc Bay early this month. The crew members R/V Petrel of exploration vessel were caught by surprise when they spotted a large shark swimming out of the darkness while locating a World War II ship wreckage in Ormoc Bay. Using cameras on their remotely operated submersible vehicle (ROV), crew zoomed in to catch a better look and were able to identify the species – a bluntnose sixgill shark.
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Catoto, R. N. (2017, December 21). Rare shark spotted in PH waters. Manila Bulletin, p. 11.
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