A young female whale shark was killed after getting entangled in a gill net in Marabut town, Samar, recently. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Re­sources Regional Director Juan Albaladejo said the 17.4-foot juvenile shark was trapped in a fisherman driftnet last Monday. The fisherman, identified as Rodolfo Flores, said he was fishing in the waters between Marabut and Lawaan town in Eastern Samar, locally known as Capinis Point, when he noticed that he had difficulty lifting his net.

Marticio, M. T. (2019, February 14). Samar fisher's net snags dead whale shark. Manila Bulletin, p. 7.