Shocking Video Shows Chinese Fishermen Butchering Whale Shark While It’s Still Alive

A video taken in China has been posted online, showing fishermen butchering a whale shark while it is still alive.
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Shocking Video Shows Chinese Fishermen Butchering Whale Shark While It’s Still Alive
Whale sharks in Canderwasih Bay National Park, 15th May 2013, Papua, Indonesia. ( Photo: Paul Hilton / Greenpeace)
Jack Phillips
8/7/2015
Updated:
8/7/2015

HUNTED: The whale shark, the world's largest shark and fish species, is now a luxury meat item, according to the United National Environment Program (UNEP). (Scott Tuason/GETTY IMAGES)
HUNTED: The whale shark, the world's largest shark and fish species, is now a luxury meat item, according to the United National Environment Program (UNEP). (Scott Tuason/GETTY IMAGES)

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Jack Phillips
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Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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