Replaced whale sharks in the aquarium as they grew and became cramped in the aquarium Ishikawa

At an aquarium in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, work was done to replace two whale sharks that had grown large with two new ones.

The two that grew up were released into the sea.

At Nanao City's Notojima Aquarium, two whale sharks were kept and exhibited in a huge tank with a diameter of 20 meters and a depth of 6 meters. It means that I decided to release it to

For this reason, work was carried out to replace it with two new animals, and aquarium staff guided the male "Nanabee", which had grown to about 4.6 meters in length, into a large container for transportation and carried it out.

The "Nanabee" that was carried out is said to have left the aquarium with a truck while being sent off by the staff, and was released into the sea off the coast of the Noto Peninsula.

After that, in August, a female whale shark caught in a fixed net off the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture was added to the tank.

In the aquarium, we will be looking for names in the future, as we will breed and exhibit the two newly replaced animals.

Toshihiro Matsuda, deputy director of Notojima Rinkai Park, where the aquarium is located, said, "I'm relieved that the large-scale work was successfully completed. I'm sad to say goodbye to Nanabee, but I hope she grows up healthy in the sea." rice field.