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Sharks found trapped in illegal gill net

(From kitv.com) Honolulu- A Nature Conservancy team on patrol around Kaneohe Bay found an illegal gill with more than a dozen dead hammerhead sharks. The net was about 350 feet long and in the water for more than a day, Nature Conservancy representative Ken Conklin said.The net appeared to have killed about 16 small hammerhead sharks.

 

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