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Four spotted gully sharks released back into the wild

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Four spotted gully sharks released back into the wild
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Four spotted gully sharks in the care of Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium have returned to the sea.



According to the aquarium, the sharks – consisting of three males and one female – were released into the ocean at Mgwalana in the Eastern Cape on 19 October 2026.



STORY OF THE SHARKS



Spotted gully sharks are currently classified as “Near Threatened”, as per the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species. They are vulnerable to overfishing, habitat destruction and pollution, among other threats

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