Since 2001, the Wildlife Trust of India has educated fishing communities about whale sharks, once hunted for oil and meat. Fishers are trained in safe disentanglement and provided compensation for damaged nets. More than a thousand whale sharks have been freed from entanglements off India’s west coast.
(c) Jeremiah del Mar

Les pêcheurs indiens sont formés pour sauver les requins-baleines

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Depuis 2001, le Wildlife Trust of India collabore avec les pêcheurs pour protéger les requins-baleines. Autrefois chassés, ces géants sont aujourd’hui sauvés par des communautés formées au désenchevêtrement. Plus de mille requins ont été libérés au large de l’Inde, et les pêcheurs sont indemnisés pour leurs filets.

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