The National Aquarium of New Zealand released two sharks into the ocean early this morning, returning them to the waters from which they originated.
These were the aquarium’s last remaining sharks, a 2.2 metre broadnose sevengill shark and a 1.2 metre school shark. Both species are naturally occurring in Hawke Bay and are wide spread throughout New Zealand waters.
Rachel Haydon, General Manager at the National Aquarium, explains that the decision to release the sharks was due to recurring abrasions the sharks experienced to their noses (rostrums).
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