Endangered sharks tagged, monitored

SANYA: For the first time on the mainland, fishery officials are using SPLASH, a state-of-the-art navigation technology, to tag and track two whale sharks - an endangered species and the world's largest mammal. The two sharks were released yesterday at Sanya, Hainan province.

The SPLASH navigation technology is one of the most accurate and innovative techniques in the world to conserve marine animals, said David Rowat, chairman of Marine Conservation Society in Seychelles and an expert in marine conservation.

SPLASH, a technique from the United States, includes sensors to measure depth, temperature and light levels and can provide locations within a radius of 350 m.