THE ART OF BUTCHERY by NICK COBURN PHILLIPS
NICK COBURN PHILLIPS

THE ART OF BUTCHERY by

An extremely large Guitar Shark ~ the largest ever recorded at 130Kgs and almost three and a half metres in length from snout to tail end ~ hits the deck at the Jerudong Fish Market Brunei Darussalam.

Within a ‘matter of minutes’ ~ is butchered at the hand of an expert knife wielder.

This is the FATE of many SHARKS on the Island of BORNEO ~ much goes unnoticed ~ nor ‘governed’ nor ‘enforced’ ~ partly due to lack of due diligence and also due to the efficiency and speed of ‘marketers’ and the high demand of Fins with meat as a ‘lesser’ side-product.

This female Guitar Shark was laden with 20 Ovoviviparous (eggs hatched inside the mother before live young are born) juveniles each one an essential link in the food chain that regulates the Oceans.

Why can’t WE regulate the OCEANS?

ALL proceeds towards the work of BORNEO SHARKARMA.

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About NICK COBURN PHILLIPS

As a Marine Scientist, Underwater Photographer, Wildlife Conservation FilmMaker & emerging Explorer ~ Nicks’ recent film “Colours of the Gulf” documented the plight of whale sharks and other marine life in the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill.

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