Shark Bite Incident in Khan Younis Sea, Gaza Strip, State of Palestine by Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf

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Shark Bite Incident in Khan Younis Sea, Gaza Strip, State of Palestine ‫ دولة فلسطين‬، ‫ قطاع غزة‬، ‫حادثة عضة سمك قرش في بحر خان يونس‬ By: Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-Prinz Sakerfalke von Jaffa Shark Bite Incident in Gaza: The Palestinian Fisherman Khaled Radwan Al-Lahham from Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, State of Palestine, was injured as a result of being bitten in his thigh by a shark, while he was removing the shark from the fishing net, after catching it in the Sea of Gaza on Saturday 13th March 2021. Subsequently, he was treated and taken to hospital. Living in the Palestinian coastal waters of the east Mediterranean are the two coastal shark species: The Dusky Shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) and the Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus).

‫ جنوب‬، ‫ إصابة الصياد الفلسطيني خالد رضوان اللحام من خان يونس‬: ‫حادثة عضة سمك قرش في غزة‬ ‫ بجراح نتيجة نهشه في فخذه من قبل سمكة قرش أثناء قيامه بتخليص شبكة الصيد‬، ‫ دولة فلسطين‬، ‫قطاع غزة‬ ‫ مارس‬13 ‫من سمكة القرش بعد إصطيادها ؛ وقد تم إسعافه ونقله إلى المستشفى وذلك في يوم السبت الموافق‬ ‫ وتعيش في المياه الساحلية الفلسطينية في شرق البحر األبيض المتوسط نوعين من أسماك‬. 2021 )‫(آذار‬ . ‫ القرش الداكن وقرش الجرف الرملي‬: ‫القرش الساحلية‬

The Dusky Shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) and the Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus). https://www.facebook.com/unfecenter/photos/letshas-meet-some-first-coast-sharks-the-dusky-shark-and-thesandbar-shark-are-b/10156709519060127/

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Scientists believe that the warm waters in the Mediterranean and the warm water discharge from electricity power plants in the winter months draw sharks to Palestine’s coasts, whose numbers have risen in the last years.

Palestinian Ambulance staff treating the fisherman Khaled Radwan Al-Lahham from Khan Younis, after being bitten by a shark in the Sea of Gaza. https://www.facebook.com/khbrpress1/posts/271707724684724 Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – ISSN 0178-6288 – Volume 40 – Number 213 – September 2022

Shark meat is considered one of the special seafood meals on the dining tables in the Gaza Strip. It is distinguished by its delicious taste, and the price per kilogram ranges between 20 – 30 Israeli shekels (6.5 – 9.5 US dollars) in the fish markets of the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Tons of sharks are caught every year in the besieged Gaza Strip.

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Fishermen off the shores of Khan Younis Sea, south of the Gaza Strip, managed on 24.05.2017 to catch abundant quantities of sharks. Mr. Fouad Al-Amoudi, head of the Fishermen’s Union in Khan Younis, said in a press statement that sharks invaded the shores of Khan Younis Sea, indicating that about 120 sharks of varying sizes were caught (Meqdad, 24.05.2017). It is noteworthy that sharks invade the shores of the Gaza Strip every year in March and extend to late April, pointing out that this year’s season is delayed until May (Meqdad, 24.05.2017). Mr. Al-Amoudi pointed out that the price of one kilogram of sharks is sold in the local fish markets at prices ranging from 27 – 33 Israeli shekels (8.5 – 10.5 US dollars). The Palestinians of the Gaza Strip call sharks “Samak Al-Wahsh” (The Monster Fish) or “AlFatal” (The Spinner) (Meqdad, 24.05.2017).

On 18 February 2019, The General Administration of Fish Resources at the Ministry of Agriculture in Gaza announced, that Gaza Strip fishermen managed to catch about 70 Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – ISSN 0178-6288 – Volume 40 – Number 213 – September 2022

sharks, off the coast of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, weighing each between 10 to 50 kilograms, in an amount estimated at three and a half tons. The fish was caught using 10 fishing boats, according to the General Administration of Fish Resources in the Gaza Strip (Al-Quds Al-Arabi, 18.02.2019).

The Palestinian fisherman Khaled Radwan Al-Lahham from Khan Younis, after being treated from a shark bite in the Sea of Gaza. https://www.facebook.com/fromgaza24/posts/939147620220817

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Despite the daily Israeli violations against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip and the policy of closing the Sea of Gaza and restricting it to areas in which there is less fishing, the fishermen continue to work in light of their poor economic conditions due to continuation of the blockade and siege on the Gaza Strip (RT-Online, 12.01.2020). Working in the fishing sector in the Gaza Strip are about four thousand Palestinian fishermen, who support about 50 thousand people, while Israel has imposed, for more than 14 years, a continuous siege on more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which led to the deterioration of their living and health conditions (RT-Online, 12.01.2020).

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Khalaf-von Jaffa, Dr. Norman Ali Bassam (2009). Fauna Palaestina – Part One. A Zoological Journey in Palestine, Arabia and Europe between 1983 – 2006 / Fauna Palaestina – Teil Eins. Eine Zoologische Reise in Palästina, Arabien und Europa zwischen 1983 – 2006. ISBN 978-9948-03-865-8. Erste Auflage/First Edition, September 2009: 412 Seiten/Pages. Self Publisher: Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates & Rilchingen-Hanweiler, Bundesrepublik Deutschland. http://drnorman-ali-khalaf-books.webs.com/faunapalaestinapart1.htm & eBook: https://www.yumpu.com/xx/document/view/59498633/fauna-palaestina-1-bookby-dr-norman-ali-khalaf-2009 Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa, Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher (October 2009). Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828) Records from the United Arab Emirates between 1989-2009. Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological Bulletin. ISSN 0178-6288. Volume 27, Number 94, October 2009, Shawal 1430 AH. pp. 1-28. https://issuu.com/dr-norman-alikhalaf/docs/whale_shark_records_uae Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa, Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher (2010). Walhai / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) “Sammy”, Palm Jumeirah Atlantis Hotel Aquarium, Dubai. 2. Januar 2010. Foto: Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa. https://www.fotocommunity.de/photo/walhai-whale-shark-sammy--prof-dr-normanali-b-khal/21373351

Cartilaginous fishes of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa, Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher (2010). Walhai / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) “Sammy”, Palm Jumeirah Atlantis Hotel Aquarium, Dubai. 1. Februar 2010. Foto: Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa. https://www.fotocommunity.de/photo/walhai-sammy-palm-jumeira-prof-drnorman-ali-b-khal/21449033 Khalaf-von Jaffa, Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher (2010). Fauna Emiratus – Part One. Zoological Studies in the United Arab Emirates between 2004 – 2009. / Fauna Emiratus – Teil Eins. Zoologische Studien in die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate zwischen 2004 – 2009. ISBN 978-9948-15-462-4. Erste Auflage/First Edition, November 2010: 350 Seiten / Pages. Self Publisher: Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa, Dubai and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates & Rilchingen-Hanweiler, Bundesrepublik Deutschland. http://dr-norman-ali-khalaf-books.webs.com/faunaemiratuspart1.htm & eBook: https://www.yumpu.com/xx/document/view/59546804/fauna-emiratuspart-1-zoological-studies-in-the-united-arab-emirates-between-2004-2009-by-drnorman-ali-bassam-khalaf-von-jaffa-2010 Khalaf, Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam (15.03.2013). Koran Angelfish at Dubai Mall Underwater Zoo ‫ سمكة القرآن المالئكية في دُبي‬. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5CyzVehqG4 Khalaf, Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam (29.03.2013). Koran Angelfish at Dubai Mall Underwater Zoo ‫ سمكة القرآن المالئكية في دُبي‬. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNR-JzbUn3w

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