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A trawler from the fishing port of Tarragona accidentally caught a pilgrim shark more than 7 meters near Salou on Tuesday and now, the CRAM Foundation and the Institute of Marine Sciences are studying the specimen.
The Port of Tarragona reported on its social networks the unique capture of this shark that, despite being the second largest in the world, feeds primarily on plankton and small fish .
It is a protected species , so the fishing boat patron immediately alerted the authorities and took him, still alive, to the port of Tarragona, although later the animal died.
Biologists from the Marine Animal Recovery Center (CRAM) and the Institute of Marine Sciences have collected shark samples for necropsy.
Once the studies are finished, the body will be returned to the open sea to integrate it again into the marine ecosystem.
The skipper of the trawler, Jordi Albiol , in statements to Catalunya Ràdio collected by Efe, has lamented the accidental capture of this endangered species.
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