[00:01.75]Growing up to 12 metres long, the whale shark is a gentle giant.
[00:09.18]And these days, a rare sighting.
[00:20.71]As sharks, small and large, are plundered to supply the East Asian shark meat trade,
[00:26.53]the fate of these fabulous creatures hangs in the balance.
[00:35.03]While healthy coral reefs still survive in the remote islands,
[00:38.66]the situation close to the Chinese coast is quite different.