PIODURAN, Albay: The 15-footer male megamouth shark fished out in Burias Pass by Albay fishermen here early Wednesday morning is the rarest species in the world, weighing one ton with a life span of 100 years, an official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bicol said.

Nonie P. Enolva, BFAR-Bicol Marine Fisheries Resources Management Section chief, said the megamouth shark (scientific name: Megachasma pelagios) is also the third biggest filter-feeding shark.

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