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Dead pregnant shark bearing marks of fishing net washes up on central Israel shore
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter
A dead pregnant sandbar shark bearing marks made by a fishing net has washed up on the shore of the beach at the Beit Yannai National Park in central Israel, officials say.
An autopsy found that the shark was at an advanced stage of pregnancy and was carrying seven fetuses, none of which survived.
The two Haifa University experts who undertook the autopsy say they found deep marks consistent with a battle with a fishing net around the creature’s head, along with deep muscle bruising. They also discovered bleeding in the heart muscle — a sign of acute stress.
The sandbar shark is in danger of extinction.
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