Over 560,000 visitors flock to Busan to see canal-trapped shark Bukang
Officials plan to use vessels and water pumps to guide the 3.5-meter shark out of the canal before its stamina weakens.
- Busan city government announced Monday it will launch a rescue operation this week for a 3.5-meter shark trapped in a local canal, first spotted Sept. 18 at North Port.
- Affectionately named Bukang-i—a combination of Bukhang and the Korean suffix 'i'—the animal has drawn 568,800 visitors since Sept. 19, according to the Busan Infrastructure Corp.
- Public interest spiked during the Chuseok holiday, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, with 483,000 visitors flocking to the waterfront park over four days, a fiftyfold increase from the usual daily average.
- The National Institute of Fisheries Science reports the shark's activity and respiration level remain stable, though it refused to leave when maritime police initially tried to drive it away.
- Starting 10 a.m. Tuesday, authorities will guide Bukang-i out of the park using vessels and water pumps, with a custom-made net as backup if this method fails.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Soo-hyun = As 'Bukang-i,' a shark that appeared at Busan North Port Waterfront Park, garnered public attention, a meme coin modeled after it was released.
A meeting will be held to rescue a shark staying in the artificial waterway of the Busan Port North Harbor Waterfront Park in Dong-gu, Busan. The Busan Metropolitan City announced that it will hold a closed-door meeting with the National Institute of Fisheries Science, the Korea Coast Guard, and the Busan Port Authority at a conference room inside the waterfront park at 2 p.m. on the 28th to discuss rescue measures for the shark.
Over 460,000 tourists visited Busan's North Port during the Chuseok holiday to see Bukang, a shark that appeared there, revitalizing local businesses. The Busan Metropolitan City government is currently pursuing promotional and marketing strategies to capitalize on this, while experts analyze that the rarity of the shark and the vicarious satisfaction derived from seeing wild animals are the causes of the enthusiasm. Currently, measures to lure …
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"Bukang-i," the bull shark that became Busan's "star" during the Chuseok holiday while staying in the waterway of Busan North Port Waterfront Park, is set to return to the open sea as early as the 29th. ◆ Decision to Guide to Open Sea on the 29th On the 28th, the Busan Metropolitan City held a meeting with the Coast Guard, the National Institute of Fisheries Science, and the Busan Port Authority to discuss countermeasures and decided to guide …
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