Diver Shares Moment He Encountered Very Rare Marine Animal

Diver Shares Moment He Encountered Very Rare Marine Animal

A free diver who spends a good deal of time underwater off the coast of Australia came across a once-in-a-lifetime find—a very rare marine animal called a “shark ray” or a bowmouth guitarfish. Bowmouth guitarfish populations are in trouble thanks to “intense fishing pressure on their coastal and shelf habitats.” The IUCN explains that fishing is largely unregulated across the majority of this animal’s distributions. Because guitarfish live in sh…