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Whale Shark Homecoming.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Wild Hope ; Season 2, Episode 23
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- India. Government.
- Environment and Ecological Issues.
- Marine life.
- Habitats.
- Wildlife conservation.
- Whales.
- Sharks.
- Fish and seafood.
- Fisheries.
- Gujarat.
- Local Subjects:
- India. Government.
- Environment and Ecological Issues.
- Marine life.
- Habitats.
- Wildlife conservation.
- Whales.
- Sharks.
- Fish and seafood.
- Fisheries.
- Gujarat.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (17 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2024.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in Gujarati.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Along the tropical coast of Gujarat, fishing communities have long used oil from whale sharks to waterproof their boats. Then, a spiritual leader likened the sharks to daughters who come home to give birth to their children. The number of sharks that were harvested fell from 900 a year to fewer than 10--and that gives the next generation of world’s largest fish a much greater chance.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 27, 2026).
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