Coast Guard locates illegal gill net, hundreds of dead sharks

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

12.24.2012

Photo by Bert Blanchette 

U.S. Coast Guard PADET Texas

Almost 350 dead sharks lay on the ground outside of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, after its boat crew located a 5-mile-long gill net floating 4 miles offshore Dec. 24, 2012. There were 225 black tip sharks, 109 bonnet and 11 bull sharks. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 12.24.2012
• Date Posted: 12.26.2012 14:31
• Photo ID: 806637
• VIRIN: 121224-G-XX001-001
• Resolution: 2185x474
• Size: 410.84 KB
• Location: SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS, US