Taiwanese Officials OK export of 2 Whale Sharks

Taiwanese officials have gotten over their reservations concerning permitting export of 2 additional sharks for the Georgia Aquarium. Once on the display the aquarium will have 5 sharks in an aquarium designed to accommodate 6.

We decided that there are no problems with their experience and techniques" in handling the whale sharks, Zhuang told the Atlanta newspaper. Zhuang, an associate professor at National Taiwan Ocean University, said the two whale sharks would probably be exported to the United States in June. Officials are waiting for some paperwork from the aquarium before finalizing the deal, he said.

The Georgia Aquarium continues to decline commenting on its intentions to add more whale sharks to its collection. The Georgia Aquarium is currently the only aquarium outside of Asia to display these animals. A new aquarium is underconstruction in Niagara Falls that has announced intentions to put whale sharks on display in the near future, however.





From: China Post