[Exclusive] If Shark Bukangi Remains in the Channel Through the Chuseok Holiday, Rescue Using a 'Giant Net' Considered

[Financial News] Relevant agencies have agreed to take active rescue measures, including considering the construction of a giant net 50 meters wide, if the shark Bukangi, which is staying at Busan Port North Port Waterfront Park, does not leave the artificial channel by the Chuseok holiday.
According to Financial News reporting on the 22nd, officials from Busan Metropolitan City Government, Busan Port Authority (BPA), Busan Coast Guard Station and the National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) gathered that afternoon to hold a meeting on countermeasures.
At the meeting, the agencies agreed that if the shark trapped in the channel had not escaped by September 27, the last day of the Chuseok holiday, they would hold another meeting on September 28 to discuss specific rescue measures.
One measure under consideration is to make a 'giant net' and use it to guide the shark out of the channel. The channel is currently up to 50 meters wide and 3.5 meters deep. The agencies are considering commissioning a contractor to produce a net that fits these dimensions. It could take up to four days to make.
The agencies believe it would be best for the shark to leave the channel on its own during the Chuseok holiday. Applying force could stress the shark and lead to safety accidents.
Similar cases have previously occurred in Australia and South Africa, where sharks became trapped in aquaculture facilities or channels. In those cases, authorities reportedly gave the sharks sufficient time to escape on their own before launching rescue operations.
Meanwhile, NIFS explained that the shark trapped at the waterfront park occasionally raises its tail and fins above the surface because it turns its body in the shallow water while searching for an exit.
The shark entered the channel at the waterfront park on the 18th and had still not left by the 22nd, its fifth day there. With a brown appearance and a body length of up to 3.5 meters, it is believed to be a sandbar shark belonging to the requiem shark family.
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