Blue returns to the ocean after eight years in human care

Blue returns to the ocean after eight years in human care

Eight years ago, Blue’s future looked very different. The ragged-tooth shark was among four sharks intercepted by South African authorities at Cape Town International Airport in May 2018 after they were found in an illegal shipment bound for the Netherlands. According to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE), the sharks had been captured in Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape and were being exported without the permits require…