Hi steemians ... how are you to day??? This time I try to discuss about the biggest marine mammals. Look at my writing.
Taking the title as the largest fish in the world today, does not make whale sharks into safe marine animals.Its existence is still a target of many people and continues to be hunted in tropical waters and warm water. As in Indonesia, a country that since 2013 has implemented full protection for these marine animals.
The world community is challenged to be able to preserve the whale sharks indefinitely. In Indonesia, the challenge also applies, because the whale shark is a fish that can be found in almost all parts of Indonesia.
To be able to keep the whale sharks, it needs a broad understanding of these marine animals. Whatever it is, I will try to describe as below:
Hiu whales are the largest fish and are included in the shark group (Rhincodontypus). However, although large, per individual is known to be benign to humans and other marine animals. He also has 6mm-sized teeth only and is not as sharp as other sea animals of sharks.
In Indonesia, whale sharks are also known as totol sharks or gurano stars. The naming came because the physical whale shark was filled with patterns of spots on the skin. Unique, like human fingerprints, each individual whale shark is sure to have a different pattern of spots
Hiu The whale is able to live like a human age. Per individual, the average whale shark is able to live up to the age of 70 years. In addition, because of its gigantic figure, the whale shark is believed to be a sea animal from prehistoric times and its existence is estimated to have been since 60 million years ago,
Movement of whale sharks is very slow and can reach 5 km / hour only. Because of the slow, whale sharks could have been hit by a shipwreck collision. But although slow, the whale shark is able to dive to a depth of 1,000 meters. And it turns out, though good in the deep waters, the favorite location of whale sharks are in shallow waters about 50 meters away,
Since 2013, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia through the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) issued Decree of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia No.18 of 2013 on Determination of Status of Whale Shark Protection. Thus, from that time on, the Whale Shark is fully protected in Indonesia. Protection is very important to do, because the Whale Shark in Indonesia is still a poaching. In addition to Indonesia, other countries that have issued full protection, are the Philippines, India, and Taiwan.
With other sharks in the shark, the proliferation of whale sharks goes very slowly and it makes them vulnerable
As a predator in tropical oceans and warm waters, the presence of whale sharks provides benefits for maintaining the balance of marine ecosystems (food chains), and preserving marine biota (exotic). In addition, it also maintains the value and diversity of fish and environmental resources in a sustainable manner, and provides economic benefits to the community through the development of marine tourism based on whale sharks;
Despite having a big mouth and a giant physique, the whale shark is still a benign marine animal. He ate plankton or in eastern Indonesia his food was known as furi fish.
The mouth of the whale shark is 1.5 meters wide and contains 10 filter sheets and about 300 to 350 small rows of teeth. This fish also has five pairs of large gills. Two small eyes lie on the front end of his flat, wide head. The color of his body is generally grayish with a white belly; three longitudinal elbows on each side of his body, as well as paintings of spots and whitish yellow lines forming a plaid pattern. The skin has a thickness of 10 centimeters.
The dorsal fin and pectoral fin are each pair. In young animals, the tail fins are longer on the upper side, while in adults these fins are more shaped like crescent moon.
In Indonesia, whale sharks can be found in all tropical and warm waters. However, its emergence is only known in a number of areas such as Nabire and Kaimana (West Papua), Maluku, North Maluku, Gorontalo, Sabang (Aceh), Situbondo (East Java), and Nusa Tenggara.
So that is the facts about the world's largest fish, whale sharks. Hopefully my explanation can give a brief but solid understanding to Steemian all. No need to wait tomorrow or later, if you want the whale shark still in Indonesia, keep it from now.
Spread the understanding of these marine animals to your surrounding environment. Implant the values of conservation to them. Whale sharks are entitled to live long and free on this Mother Earth.