Sammy a 13 ft female whale shark was freed on government orders form her huge tank on Palm Jumeirah after 18 months of captivity
The “Free Sammy The Whale Shark” Facebook group climbed to 11,500 members withina few months of capture/ ‘rescue’ (versus a group called “Lets Eat Sammy the Whale Shark,” which suggested people should take some time to “decide whether Sammy prefers to swim free or become a main course in a Ramsay or Jamie Oliver restaurant,” and only had five members
Hope she steers of the Omani shark fishermen reported on recently by Al Jazeera
Her species only eats plankton and small fish.
